The Monster-God of Mamurth | Edmond Hamilton | Nightshade Diary Podcast

Murder at the River Rouge | M.P. Pellicer

On a frigid, winter day in 1879, a burlap sack floated underneath a vessel at the Springwells dry dock. It turned out to be the burial shroud of woman who was bound and gagged.

The woman's body was well preserved by the icy waters of the Detroit River.

V. Giest & Son's Undertakers allowed the public to view the girl, hoping someone would know who she was. A description of the body, her clothing and the articles in her pockets were listed and sent to the surrounding towns, hoping to solve the mystery of her death. At one point, it was thought she was a woman known as "The Spanish Doctoress." However this woman turned up very much alive and living in Ludington.

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Encounters | Interview with Heidi Popp | Stories of the Supernatural

Hexed Paintings | M.P. Pellicer

Are the stories about these cursed paintings real or just urban tales?

THE ANGUISHED MAN

This story started out as a creepypasta. The painting was allegedly produced by an unknown artist, where he mixed his blood into the paint, and after finishing the portrait committed suicide.

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Worth More Dead than Alive; Trafficking in Human Remains | M.P. Pellicer

Donating your body to science, doesn't guarantee that it will be used for this purpose. Instead it might become merchandise in a national network of human remains traffickers.

Not even giving your body to a university can keep it safe. On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, Cedric Lodge the morgue manager who worked at Harvard Medical School since 1995, was indicted. He is facing federal changes of selling heads, brains, skin and other body parts. These were taken from cadavers donated to Harvard Medical School for research and education. Harvard fired him on May 6, 2023.

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A Real Lady Killer | M.P. Pellicer

Billy Kipkorir Chemirmir, 50, was charged with smothering to death 18 elderly women over a two-year crime spree, but he insisted he was a “very innocent man from a good family.”

Chemirmir, was born in Kenya, Africa, the son of a village chief.

In October, 2022, he was convicted of capital murder for the death of Mary Brooks, 88, found dead in 2018. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. He is accused of killing at least 24 older women in north Texas.

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The Children's Bones | M.P. Pellicer

Undoubtedly historic homes develop a reputation for being haunted. In some cases it's undeserved, and other times there's no doubt that something still walks the halls and paths of what once its home.

The following is an allegedly true story, told by someone who visited Wollaton Hall, (U.K.) several times:

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Sacred Spaces | Interview with David Collis | Stories of the Supernatural

David Collis is an artist and author who characterizes his life as a quest driven by the romance of exploration and invention. "I traveled the world, explored sacred places, and searched religious and mystical traditions. The ‘intelligence’ of my hands built houses, furniture, cabinets, and coupled with my artistic personality created abstract art. The motto I’ve acquired: 'Life is remarkable; be ready for surprises, and nimble for the unexpected.'"

Horrors of a Victorian Dead House | M.P. Pellicer

"My first night in the morgue I shall never forget — in fact, the first month was so full of horrors I wonder how that I ever got through it."

1887
A morgue superintendent told of his times working at the St. Louis morgue. It's believed the source of the stories was Herman Praedicow (1831-1891), even though he was interviewed anonymously.

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Valley of the Worm | Robert E. Howard | Nightshade Diary Podcast

A short story in the James Allison series. It tells the story of a Texan who recalls his past lives as ancient heroes.

Dead Eyes and Other Eerie Encounters | Volume 2 | Supernatural StoryTime E284

A collection of short but scary ghost stories and strange encounters.

A Night of Horror and Another Strange Story | Nightshade Diary Podcast

Stories for aficionados of the strange. Narrated by M.P. Pellicer
Authors - Dick Donovan, John Gawsworth

When Your Lover Wants Your Heart, Along with the Rest of Your Organs | M.P. Pellicer

What's that saying about if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Blanca Arellano found this out in the most horrendous way.

Blanca Arellano, 51, met Juan Pablo Villafuerte, a med student 15 years her junior, online via a gaming app. Blanca who lived in Mexico was hooked, and on July 27, 2022, she completed a 3,000 mile trip to Huacho, north of Lima, Peru to meet the man of her dreams.

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The Ghost at the Sober Duck | M.P. Pellicer

In 1979, The Sober Duck Disco and Rock Club in Springfield, Illinois was blessed by three priests. The priests said they blessed the establishment to dispel fears that the ghost of a bartender who killed himself there in 1968, haunted the bar.

The owner Tom Blasko claimed the prayers and holy water worked like a charm. He said the "restless soul" of bartender Albert "Rudy" Cranor haunted the place where he shot himself in the chest (or head) on June 27, 1968.

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The Adventures of Carrie, Florie and Jack the Ripper | Stories of the Su...

Caroline "Carrie" Holbrook and her daughter Florence "Florie" Chandler, moved in the highest circles of American and European society. As Victorian ladies they were taught to run from any hint of scandal, but by the time they passed from this life their names were linked to infidelity, secret marriages, murder and even Jack the Ripper.

The Spirit of the Bartender | M.P. Pellicer

Bars, taverns, lounges or even man caves could be the places with the best memories, or perhaps the ugliest and bloodiest ones. There are spirits, and then there are Spirits; these are some of those stories.

The following is a story of a haunted bartender picture. This style of print is very common, in other words this is not tied to an original artist. Perhaps what this person experienced is what happened around this print while it hung on a wall.

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Terror in the Tatras and Another Creepy Story | Nightshade Diary Podcast

Ghost Stories for the Day of the Dead | M.P. Pellicer

Some ghost stories of yesteryear, of those that do not lie quietly in their graves.

CHATTANOOGA

For the first two years of the Civil War Charles Reed drove a hack to take dead soldiers from the battle field in West Virginia to where they would be shipped home. There were so many bodies that the practice was discontinued. He told the following story, stipulating that he was familiar with what a dead body looked like.

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Halloween 2023 with Marlene and Henry | Stories of the Supernatural

The Origins of Halloween | M.P. Pellicer

The tradition of Halloween originated from a civilization that dominated Northern Europe. These people were the Celts.

Originally they lived in Central Europe, and moved westward before the advent of the Romans. They had no written language, and their art was mostly decorative, however they had a rich oral tradition. ​​Most of their history comes from other civilizations that came in contact with them. They were herders and hunters, and fearsome warriors.

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The Omen of Death | M.P. Pellicer

In Appalachian culture a sure omen of death was something found in the pillows of those who were ill. It is a bizarre phenomenon known as feather crowns.

Different cultures have their version of premonitions of death. In Appalachia a circular crown or nest found in the pillows of those dying or recently dead are called Death Crowns. They point inward, and could only be found with feather pillows. In recent times, where pillows are made from synthetic fibers this phenomena has disappeared.

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Something About the Painting | M.P. Pellicer

What happens when you're a kid, and your parents are the one that bring home an object that opens the door to something sinister?

This story is allegedly true as told by the person that experienced it:

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In the Absence of Light | Volume 2 | Supernatural StoryTime E282

The Silver Hatchet | Arthur Conan Doyle | Nightshade Diary Podcast

A Fascination with Darkness | M.P. Pellicer

What would you do if your 8-year-old daughter was inspired by the movie The Omen, and waited with bated breath for the sequel titled Damien?

The girl's name was Kim Goytia, and she lived in Sacramento, California. When The Omen premiered in 1976, viewing the film kicked off a fascination with the devil. She went on to collect several copies of the novel, based on the screenplay. Two years later, the sequel Damien was released, and she was still enthralled with the dark side. According to her mother Carol Sommers, her daughter went goth before it became a thing, dressing in black, growling like an animal, and performing satanic rituals in her room.

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