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Morris Pratt Institute school of Spiritualism in Whitewater, Wisconsin

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Spook Temple: The Morris Pratt Institute of Spiritualism

Did experiments to communicate with the dead leave the town of Whitewater haunted by restless spirits?

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Horror actor Bill Oberst Jr reads gothic literature

March 19, 2020InWeird Book Club

Listen to Horror Actor Bill Oberst Jr. Read Gothic Literature

Remains of world's first nuclear reactor in Chicago's Red Gate Woods

March 11, 2020InStrange Destinations

Radioactive Remains of Manhattan Project Experiments Buried in Chicago Woods

Haunted Toaster possessed by the devil

March 3, 2020InParanormal

Haunted Toaster Possessed by the Devil

Belvoir Winery Odd Fellows skeleton

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Cult of Weird Plague Diary

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Bizarro horror books by Danger Slater

March 25, 2020InWeird Book Club

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Tree trunk throne in Kendal, England

March 23, 2020InArt

Throne Carved Into a Tree Trunk

Cult of Weird Plague Diary

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The Stick Boy: A True Story

Tomb of Tutankhamun when it was discovered in 1922

March 18, 2020InWeird Book Club

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Max Headroom TV hack

March 6, 2020InFilm

5 Strange Things that Really Happened on TV #1

A comedian hilariously dies on live TV, a serial killer wins The Dating Game, and a newlywed confesses the weirdest place she gets the urge to "make whoopee."

The Magical Member of the Mad Monk

Long after he was poisoned, beaten, shot, and drowned, Rasputin’s infamous instrument of love may still linger on.

Inside the Head of a Serial Killer

The bisected and mummified head of executed serial killer Peter Kurten now hangs on display in the Waterpark Capital of the World.

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The bisected and mummified head of executed serial killer Peter Kurten now hangs on display in the Waterpark Capital of the World.

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Which is your favorite X-Files episode? I just rewatched "Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster," which is easily one of the best.#cultofweird #xfiles #iwanttobelieve #fortean #occult #paranormal #paranormalresearch #paranormalinvestigation #haunted #foxmulder #danascully #cryptozoology #oddities #curiosities #weird #lizardpeople #guymann #werelizard #thexfiles #ufos #ufosighting #ufosightings #extraterrestrial #alien #alienabduction #thetruthisoutthere

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Here’s another haunted house story, this one from the small town of Horicon, Wisconsin: The Tallmann House. Horror or hoax?In 1987, the Tallmann family purchased a bunk bed from a second hand store, and with it a demonic presence that terrorized the family in their home for the next 9 months. After a series of harrowing events in January 1988, they fled in the middle of the night and refused to return.Rumors quietly spread around town over the next couple weeks, and soon the story was making international headlines. Hordes of curious visitors descended on Horicon to see the house where alleged witnesses claimed the walls dripped blood, a portal to Hell opened in the basement, and the snowblower came to life to clear the driveway on its own.That’s when Horicon chief of police Doug Glamann called in Dr. Don Mueller, a professor at UW-Milwaukee and paranormal enthusiast, to investigate the abandoned house.In October of 1988, the story of the Tallmann house was featured in an episode of Unsolved Mysteries. The segment was filmed inside the actual house with permission by the new owners, but the haunted bunk bed had long since been disposed of.These photos from inside the Tallmann House were discovered a few years ago in Dr. Mueller’s files by researcher Allison Jornlin. They are the only known photos of the actual bed. Read more about the Tallmann case now on cultofweird.com - LINK IN BIO.#cultofweird #haunted #hauntedhouse #hauntedobjects #cursedobjects #paranormal #paranormalresearch #paranormalinvestigation #hauntedplaces #wisconsin #weirdwisconsin #wisconsinlore #unsolvedmysteries #haunting #ghostly #ghoststories #realghoststories #horicon #horiconwi

Amityville haunting - horror or hoax? What do you

Amityville haunting - horror or hoax? What do you think?#cultofweird #amityville #amityvillehorror #amityvillehorrorhouse #haunted #hauntedplaces #paranormal #paranormalresearch #paranormalinvestigation #edandlorrainewarren #travel #darktourism #horror #explore #creepy #truecrime #believeitornot #hauntedhouse #lorrainewarren #occult #highhopes #112oceanavenue #ronalddefeo

Glad to see the Bronze Fonz is staying safe during

Glad to see the Bronze Fonz is staying safe during the pandemic. 💀Share your art, oddities and weird adventures with #cultofweird to be featured💀#milwaukee #wisconsin #weirdwisconsin #bronzefonz #fonzie #travel #explore #coronavirus #covid19 #pandemic #socialdistancing #henrywinkler #happydays #quarantine #oddities #curiosities #washyourhands #coronapocalypse

Relationship goals 🖤 Thanks to @ridiculously_i

Relationship goals 🖤 Thanks to @ridiculously_interesting
for putting this odd piece on my radar - a couple kissing among the dead of Palermo's Capuchin catacombs. "Amore e Morte" by Calcedonio Reina, 1881.#cultofweird #capuchincrypt #palermo #mementomori #crypt #art #darkart #weirdart #oddities #curiosities #wunderkammer

A throne carved into a tree trunk in Kendal, Engla

A throne carved into a tree trunk in Kendal, England. It was sculpted by artist Andy Levy in 2012 with a chainsaw and chisel into the stump of a blown down beech tree. The intricate details represent the Parr family, including the coat of arms of Sir William Parr, who lived in Kendal Castle in the 16th century, and that of his granddaughter Catherine, who became the sixth and final queen consort of Henry VIII. The faces in the throne are replicas of stone sculptures of a King and Queen found in the Kendal Parish Church, where the remains of William Parr rest in a black marble tomb. 💀Tag your art, oddities and weird adventures #cultofweird to be featured💀#kendal #england #kendalengland #fletcherpark #kendalcastle #throne #woodsculpture #art #woodcarving #oddities #curiosities #travel #explore #believeitornot #exploremore

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Read FREE on Kindle right now. Cult contributor J. Nathan Couch's search for the origins of goatman legends all over the country. Goatman:Flesh or Folklore? was named "Best Weird Cryptid Book" by International Cryptozoology Museum founder Loren Coleman in 2014.Read NOW and help support creators who are struggling in these strange times.#goatman #cryptozoology #cryptid #book #bookrecs #bookrecommendation #occult #paranormal #paranormalresearch #paranormalinvestigation #fortean #weirdbookclub #books #bookstagram #oddities #curiosities #folklore #lore #horror #urbanlegends #cultofweird #internationalcryptozoologymuseum #jnathancouch #weirdwisconsin #sheepsquatch #popelickmonster #satyr #creepy

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