The History of Spiritualism
Explore the roots of Spiritualism, from the Fox Sisters and their haunted home in Hydesville, to the seances, spirit cabinets and ectoplasm of the early 1900s.
Seely’s Castle and the Satanic Mountains of Asheville
Was the imposing mansion known as Seely's Castle the secret headquarters for Satanic rituals in Asheville, North Carolina?
Ghoul of Plainfield
He lived alone in his dilapidated farmhouse, dressing up in the skin of dead women he dug out of local graveyards. Today, more than 60 years after the bizarre crimes of grave robber and murderer Ed Gein were discovered in rural Wisconsin, the Butcher of Plainfield continues to fascinate.
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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Robert Greene Elliott was a quiet family man and devout Methodist with an electrical contracting business. On the side, he earned his reputation as the “Agent of Death” serving as a freelance executioner, or State Electrician, for six states. He threw the switch on 387 men and women during his 13-year career, earning $150 a head.
Elliott had his busiest day on January 6th, 1927, when he executed 6 inmates in two different states all on the same day.
The Gravestone of Laurence Matheson
The story of the marble sculpture created by artist Paul Shipperheyn that serves as Laurence Matheson's gravestone.
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Alien abduction, crop circles, and extraterrestrial pancakes.
Mummified
Mummified human remains, whether preserved naturally by the elements or purposefully through ancient practices and sacred rites, are not only a window into the past, but a direct connection to those who came before us. The dead are never really too far away, and they still have so much to say.
