Jul 14, 2022Member-onlyThe Siege of WacoThe Waco siege is one of the most well-known catastrophes caused by the deadly combination of the US government and religious cults. The Branch Davidians are a religious group started in 1955 by a schism in the Shepherd’s Rod after the death of the found Victor Houteff. Houteff started the…Waco13 min readWaco13 min read
Jun 26, 2022Member-onlyChupacabra and The Mothman: American CryptidsWhat constitutes a great American myth? Is it something where a Google search can’t help you find its origins? Maybe it’s something that permeates the minds of the inflicted and the communities that are built from them. …Cryptis10 min readCryptis10 min read
Jun 25, 2022Member-onlyThe Ghost of AnimalsWhether you are religious or not, you have likely discussed the idea of what happens to your pets when they day. Among religious people, there seems to be a divide between those who believe pets are completely different from humans and couldn’t possibly go to heaven, and those who believe…Ghosts5 min readGhosts5 min read
Feb 14, 2021Member-onlyThe Murder of Denise LeutholdIt’s Valentine’s Day, and as such, our story takes place on Valentine’s Day. I’m sure we are familiar with the infamous Valentine’s Day massacre that took place in 1929 when seven members of Chicago’s North Side Gang were killed at a Lincoln Park garage. The four unknown assailants lined them…Valentines Day16 min readValentines Day16 min read
Feb 7, 2021Member-onlyThe Whaley HouseSan Diego is considered the birthplace of California. Father Junipero Serra established the mission of San Diego de Alcala on Presidio Hill on July 16, 1769. During the early 1820s, a small Mexican community was created that eventually became El Pueblo San Diego by 1835. Since it became the first…Haunted6 min readHaunted6 min read
Dec 27, 2020Member-onlyThe Bermuda TriangleThe Bermuda Triangle, or Devi’s Triangle, covers around 500,000 square miles of the ocean located off the southeastern tip of Florida. One of the earliest suggestions of unusual disappearances taking place in this area appeared on September 17, 1950, in an article published in The Miami Herald by Edward Van…Bermuda Triangle7 min readBermuda Triangle7 min read
Dec 20, 2020Member-onlyThe Murder of JonBenet RamseyThe case of JonBenet Ramsey is another case that looks like it will remain unsolved, but we all desperately want to know who brutally murdered that young girl. As the decades pass, she would have been 30 this year, the answer looks less and less likely. The search for her…Jonbenet Ramsey12 min readJonbenet Ramsey12 min read
Dec 13, 2020Member-onlyPhantom HitchhikersEverybody has likely heard some variation of phantom hitchhiker story. It is likely one of the most well-known and most universal so-called urban legends. Here’s a recap to help set the mood for today’s episode. A salesman or some college student is driving down a lonely country road late one…Phantom6 min readPhantom6 min read
Dec 6, 2020Member-onlyThe Legend of Count von CoselThis story to kick off the last month of the year is a strange one. It’s both creepy, disturbing, and disgusting all at the same time. And you should be warned that this does deal with necrophilia. Not exactly a holiday story for the children, but here we are. This…Count Von Cosel7 min readCount Von Cosel7 min read
Nov 29, 2020Member-onlyZelda Fitzgerald and Highland HospitalWhat is it about Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald that continues to inspire the imagination of those in Asheville? Is it the stark contradictory love of money and rebellion, beauty and darkness, glamour and destitution that says something about the Asheville of the past and present? …Zelda Fitzgerald12 min readZelda Fitzgerald12 min read