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Category: Blog & Weird News
Weird or dark stories I mention in the podcast or radio show, stories I decide not to share but still find interesting, etc. Online articles, stories, videos, photos, and other strangeness about various topics that still cover the humorous, odd, or macabre! Click HERE if you are looking for my humor column, “Mind of Marlar.”
5 MISTAKES PEOPLE ALWAYS MAKE WHEN BEHEADING A VAMPIRE
We’ve all been there: thigh-height deep in a crypt slowly, slowly filling with the blood of centuries-old virgins as one, maybe one and a bat that turns into a vampire runs at you, arms flailing. If you’re reading this, you’ve survived, but so many of us end up ding-dong durn dead because we think a slash across the throat is enough to behead a vampire when really it’s a slash, a twist, and a pull. With vampire crypts turning up between the vape store and the other vape store in gentrified neighborhoods, we thought it was best to put together a guide to help you stay safe…
UFOs and the attempted assassination of Donald Trump
It was stated that the video was filmed at the same event shortly before the shots were fired, and the UFO in it flies past the same waving US flag that appeared in the now-historical photo of Trump with a bleeding ear and raised fist.
Degenerate Demons And Dangerous Demonology
Demonology is the study of demons. In religious as well as occult lore, one frequently finds references to this subject: the sorts and divisions of demons, their powers, and, of course, their limitations; the clumsy wickedness of their ways; the many names they have and where they rank in the council.
Fatal Dosage: The Unsolved Tylenol Murders
Mary Kellerman, a 12-year-old from Elk Grove Village in the outskirts of Chicago, took some Extra Strength Tylenol and died on September 29, 1982. Soon after, Adam Janus of Arlington Heights, IL, also died suddenly after taking Extra Strength Tylenol. These were only the opening salvos in a spree of killings that would come to be known as the Tylenol murders.
Beyond The Body: True Stories of Astral Projection
The idea of “leaving their body” is alien fantasy to some, but the phenomenon is far from unique; it has been documented for centuries across various cultures and among countless people. Scholars have taken the matter quite seriously since, well, way back in time.
Bizarre True Crime Stories
No matter how you consume detective stories, the more absurd true crime cases are usually the ones that stick with you the longest. Some cases are just plain weird—possibly hauntingly eerie. A prime example: Carl Tanzler kept his dead sweetheart’s body at home for seven years, occasionally buying her new dresses. Then there’s Danny LaPlante, who, at 17, lured a girl to his home, murdered her and her family, and lived secretly in their house for days. As you’re about to find out… our fascination with true crime runs deep.
Mystery around controversial Peru ‘alien mummies’ deepens after new fingerprint analysis indicates they’re NOT ‘HUMAN’
Bizarre diagonal grooves along the fingertips and toes of one of Peru’s eerie and hotly debated ‘alien mummies’ points to a nonhuman origin for these odd remains…
Unidentified object filmed hovering in the sky over southern Brazil
Filmed and uploaded by YouTube user Zona Desconhecida, the clip, which was recorded on July 21st and uploaded three days later, was quickly picked up by news outlets and shared on social media.
Woman Claims She Hasn’t Slept in Over 30 Years
A Vietnamese woman has been dubbed a “sleepless mutant” because of her alleged ability to shun sleep completely. She claims to have remained awake continuously for the last three decades…
Scientists analyze cameras used to capture the Cottingley Fairies
In 1917, two young girls claimed to have photographed real-life fairies in a small village in England. Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths – two young cousins who would often play next to a stream at the bottom of their garden – repeatedly claimed that they had seen fairies there. To prove it, Elsie borrowed her father’s camera and the girls set about capturing some photographs…
Eerie, ghostly face shows up in photograph of dark attic doorway
A very eerie spectacle was recently captured on camera at the dark and foreboding entrance to someone’s attic.
Scares In The Sensabaugh Tunnel
Imagine driving through a graffiti-stained, decaying tunnel late at night when your car suddenly breaks down, and you notice a shadowy figure in your back seat. This eerie experience is just one of the chilling legends surrounding the Sensabaugh Tunnel in Kingsport, Tennessee, a place known for its haunted history and ghostly encounters.
Yikes! A Yowie!
In the wilds of Australia, the persistence of Yowie folklore has endured for centuries, continuing into modern times with dozens of reported sightings and tales coming out of the area every year.
A Real-Life Sleeping Beauty
Karolina Olsson climbed into bed in 1918 on a Swedish island and when she woke up, thirty years had passed – yet her life was barely changed as the decades of bizarre mystery surrounding her continued to mount. Her 30-year coma, combined with her 7.5 year recovery and the bizarre behaviors it all caused, provided countless wonder to doctors around the globe.
Death Row Granny
Velma Barfield was a sweet God-fearing grandmother. Unfortunately, everyone in her life seemed to die mysteriously.