True Scares & Real-Life Nightmares·10h agoHow Friday the 13th Became a Symbol of Bad LuckThe number thirteen has long been considered unlucky. The idea is so ingrained in society that buildings seldom have thirteenth floors. It…
True Scares & Real-Life Nightmares·4d agoThe Haunting Story of “The Most Beautiful Suicide”On May 1, 1947, a young woman leapt to her death from the observation deck of the 86th floor of the Empire State Building in New York City…A response icon4A response icon4
True Scares & Real-Life Nightmares·Nov 5The Dark History Behind the Nursery Rhyme “Do You Know the Muffin Man.”The sing-song rhyme “Do You Know the Muffin Man” first appeared on the scene in 1820 in Merry Old England. In time, it would evolve into a…
True Scares & Real-Life Nightmares·Nov 1Deadly Repairman: The Horrific Murder of Betty Jo McClain ThomasSince having service personnel come to one’s home to repair appliances on the fritz is a part of life, most of us think nothing of opening…A response icon1A response icon1
True Scares & Real-Life Nightmares·Oct 22Old Bloody BonesStories of monstrosities that terrorize entire communities can be found in nearly every corner of the globe. While some are clearly…A response icon1A response icon1
True Scares & Real-Life Nightmares·Oct 19The Heavens Rained DownSince the first century, 77 A.D. to be exact, reports have surfaced of strange objects falling from the sky. We expect rain, snow, sleet…A response icon1A response icon1
True Scares & Real-Life Nightmares·Oct 15The Shocking Crimes of Gerald and Charlene GallegoWhen thirty-one-year-old Gerald Armond Gallego walked into a Sacramento poker club in September of 1977 and laid eyes on a petite blonde…A response icon3A response icon3
True Scares & Real-Life Nightmares·Oct 12The VanishingThis account, which I first heard as a teenager, has haunted me for years. I didn’t know what to make of it then and still don’t to this…A response icon3A response icon3
True Scares & Real-Life Nightmares·Oct 5The Buried BoyOn the morning of March 8, 1921, John Brlich, an employee of the O’Laughlin Stone Company, was overseeing an excavating project near a pond…A response icon1A response icon1
True Scares & Real-Life Nightmares·Sep 28The Red-Faced ManMy great-grandmother lived in a house on a hill overlooking the one in which my mother was raised. It was country living in every sense of…A response icon2A response icon2
