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Explore the dark corners of the world through weird news, historical oddities and unexplained mysteries.

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Cult of Weird Fall Reading List
September 22, 2022InWeird Book Club

Fall Reading List 2022

Find the perfect scary books on the Cult of Weird Fall Reading List, a selection of creepy, paranormal and disturbing reads for the spooky season.

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Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
November 10, 2015InFrom the Grave

Edmund Fitzgerald Bodies: The Shipwreck that Never Gave Up Its Dead

World's most famous circus freaks
October 8, 2014InSideshow

Most Famous Circus Freaks

The two-headed boy of Bengal
April 6, 2012InMedical

The Two-Headed Boy of Bengal

Eben Byers, whose skull was rotted away by the radium water he touted as a miracle cure-all
December 15, 2010InMedical

The Radioactive Death of Eben Byers

Oddities for sale

Oddities for sale

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Weird and creepy books

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Time Travel

According to Andrew Basiago, a government experiment called Project Pegasus sent him back in time to the Gettysburg Address.

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Weird News
August 19, 2022InWeird News

Ghost Shows, Snakes with Legs, Mullet Championship Finalists

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August 15, 2022InWeird News

Top Secret Calvine UFO Photo, Shrunken Heads, Vabbing, Death by Ice Cream

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August 10, 2022InWeird News

Coffee Spiders, Deadly Garden, Celestial Sausage

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August 5, 2022InWeird News

Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Coffin, Walking Shark, Morgue Meatballs

Cthulhu power zones in Wisconsin
August 2, 2022InCult of Weird Blog

Cthulhu Power Zones in Wisconsin

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August 1, 2022InWeird News

Exorcism, Giant Penis Grave, Execution Dress Code

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Seely's Castle in Asheville, North Carolina
March 19, 2012InStrange Destinations

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?

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.

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Ed Gein

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.

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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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Grave Hunter

Grave Hunter

Salad Fingers

Salad Fingers

Wreck of the HMS Terror

Inside the wreck of the HMS Terror

The Periwig Maker

The Periwig Maker animated short film

Haunted Things

A haunted bunk bed that scared a family out of their home. A haunted toaster possessed by the devil himself. A haunted painting sold on ebay. An entire town left haunted by experiments to communicate with the dead. Go beyond the veil to explore more bizarre stories of the paranormal.

Paranormal Stories
"Old Sparky" electric chair at Sing Sing

WTFact

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.

Laurence Matheson "Asleep" gravestone
March 26, 2012InFrom the Grave

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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The Curse of Little Bastard

65 years ago, James Dean died in a tragic crash in his new Porsche Spyder. His story came to an abrupt end, but the curse of Little Bastard was just getting started.

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PHONE CALLS FROM THE DEAD: The phenomenon of peopl PHONE CALLS FROM THE DEAD: The phenomenon of people receiving phone calls from a friend or loved one who has recently died. Does it still happen with today's modern digital technology, or is it relegated to the past? Have you ever experienced anything like this?
The hands of Pope Emeritus Bendict XVI while he la The hands of Pope Emeritus Bendict XVI while he lay in state in St. Peter's Basilica.
O Holy Night O Holy Night
Houdini's Automatic Flowering Rosebush was used on Houdini's Automatic Flowering Rosebush was used on his final American tour prior to his death on Halloween night, 1926. This amazing piece sold this past saturday at @potterauctions for a record $324,000, making it the most expensive piece of magic memorabilia ever sold at public auction.

According to Potter & Potter, the device was crafted by Rudolph Schlosser, who invented unusual mechanical devices centered primarily around tricks with feather flowers, including hats and musical instruments that transformed into giant colorful bouquets, as well as the infamous "backpack” that visibly transformed a magician’s assistant into an enormous flower-covered tree without any special covering or apparent apparatus.

From the auction listing:

"The performer places a small earthenware pot atop an elaborate metal table terminating in four large claw feet. A short red flower surrounded by green foliage is then placed in the flowerpot, and the plant is covered with a gauzy cloth. On command, the flower began to grow and transform, expanding into a full size rose bush, revealed when the cloth was whisked away from the tabletop. To conclude, the performer then removed the plant in its pot from the tabletop to present it to the audience. Elaborate cast metal base with concealed crank-wound worm gear and mechanical tabletop, the claw feet on concealed rolling casters. As elaborate and intricate a mechanism as we have encountered. This was one of several flashy effects used to open the production Houdini created for his final American tour, billed as 'three shows in one,' being made up of magic, spiritualism exposes, and sensational escapes."

#cultofweird #houdini #halloween #oddities #curiosities #cabinetofcuriosities
Trying to settle a debate. Based on the décor of Trying to settle a debate. Based on the décor of the "Barbie House" in St. Cloud, MN, do you think the current owner is:

A: A school janitor who inherited the place from their grandma

B: A rockabilly musician who spends most of their time touring the US in a van?
4 random moments from 2021: House on the Rock, new 4 random moments from 2021: House on the Rock, newborn polydactyl kitten, cemetery honey, blooming corpse flower.

It's been a strange year. What are your most memorable moments of 2021?

#cultofweird #happynewyear #oddities #travel #polydactylcat #weirdwisconsin
Happy Halloween! The randomly selected winner of t Happy Halloween! The randomly selected winner of the Monsters in America map set from @hogislandpress is @nickiknacki. Contact us or @hogislandpress with your address and enjoy your cryptid road trip!
I first found this gravestone more than 20 years a I first found this gravestone more than 20 years ago in a completely overgrown, seemingly forgotten family cemetery in rural Wisconsin. It took this long to find it again. The cemetery has been cleaned up over the past few years and many of the stones have finally reemerged.

Watch the video at @wisconsinfrights 

#cultofweird #cemetery #wisconsin #gravestone #cemeterlovers #cemeteryexplorer #cemeterywandering #wisconsinhistory #travel #explore
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The most famous and unique human oddities to ever grace the dimly lit tents of the freak show.

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Demented Dollhouses

Demented Dollhouses

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Alien Encounters

Alien abduction, crop circles, and extraterrestrial pancakes.

UFO Sightings

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.

Self-Mummification

Mummified monk inside an ancient Buddha statue

Mummified Captain

Mummified captain found drifting at sea

17th-Century Time Capsule

Mummified remains of Peder Winstrup

Momias de Guanajuato

Mummies of cholera victims in Mexico

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