A persistent military legend claims U.S. special forces encountered and killed a red-haired giant in the mountains of Afghanistan — and that the government has been covering it up ever since.
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WEIRD AFTER DARK: “A Demon Was Buried Under This Temple”
In this episode of Weird After Dark, we pull back the curtain on one of the strangest artifacts ever smuggled out of Japan — a nine-foot-tall “devil skeleton” that arrived in New York City in 1895. What was initially presented as the genuine remains of Satan himself turned out to be something arguably more disturbing: a meticulously crafted composite of cow, horse, human, and shark bones, manufactured by Japanese priests and buried beneath a temple to rule their region through fear. We explore the forensic takedown by Dr. William J. O’Sullivan, connect the demon to Japan’s oni mythology and ningyo mermaid tradition, and draw chilling parallels to America’s own golden age of hoaxes — including the Cardiff Giant and P.T. Barnum’s infamous Feejee Mermaid. The skeleton has since vanished from history, but the questions it raises about manufactured terror and institutional deception remain as relevant as ever.
A Demon Was Buried Under This Temple! Here’s What They Dug Up
A nine-foot skeleton with a skull nearly a foot wide, 28 interlocking teeth, and three-toed clawed feet was discovered buried under a Japanese temple — and men risked their lives to bring it to America. Did they dig up the skeleton of a demon, or the Devil himself?
Satan’s Skull: A Nine Foot Skeleton Smuggled Out of Japan’s Forbidden Tombs
In 1895, the bones of Satan himself allegedly arrived in New York City — smuggled from a Japanese temple where priests had ruled through fear.