Recently, I was caught off guard by a CNN Travel article about Mussolini’s World War II bunker opening to the public. Why? I’m not entirely sure, but I think it has to do with Hitler. When I think about the “bad guys” of WWII, I often forget it was plural.Continue Reading
CONTENT WARNING! Many of the exhibits at the Medieval Torture Museum contain explicit and graphic depictions of torture devices and methods. This post contains examples of some. Reader discretion is advised. “I think I’m going to go hunt ghosts at the Medieval Torture Museum,” I said when my husband askedContinue Reading
The first words we hear from David Glatzel in Netflix’s The Devil on Trial documentary is him introducing himself. Then he explains, “When I was 11, I was possessed by the devil.” There was another documentary about the case, The Devil Made Me Do It Shock Docs, which premiered onContinue Reading
“CREATURE is a Captivating Historical Thriller Streaming only on Netflix October 20th,” the Gofobo email subject line read. #InterestPiqued. The synopsis that accompanied the trailer read: “When tragedy befalls a reckless scientist in Ottoman-era Istanbul, his student uses untested methods to finish his work with devastating consequences.” Oh, wait. IContinue Reading
Most cemeteries contain at least one mystery, and the Rest Haven Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee, is no different. It contains the remains of an unknown Civil War soldier whose family and friends likely mourned him but never knew what exactly had happened to him. However, beyond an unknown identity, there’sContinue Reading
“I’m—I’m shit scared. I’m terrified,” Kudzanai says in “Believers,” the second episode of Netflix’s four-part docuseries Encounters. That’s how he felt following his sighting. He and his brother Tapfu were among the over 60 students who reported seeing a UFO and mysterious being during break time at the Ariel SchoolContinue Reading
When Walt Disney released “The Skeleton Dance” in August 1929, people were already in love with Mickey Mouse. Disney’s dancing animated skeletons were the first in a new series called Silly Symphony. But people were not amused when they learned about it. “Why does Walt want to fool around withContinue Reading
In 2019, Disneyland hosted a “50 spirited years of retirement unliving” event to celebrate the Haunted Mansion’s 50th birthday. You needed a special ticket for the after-hours event, but they also set up a Happy Haunts Materialize exhibit, which was open to any park visitor. Will the release of theContinue Reading
“Clotilda: The Exhibition” will mark the “inaugural installation” for Africatown Heritage House, a new museum opening in Mobile, Alabama, this summer. Specifically, it will open to the public on Saturday, July 8. Founded after the Civil War, Africatown is a residential area north of downtown Mobile. Many of its residentsContinue Reading
The Colorado mountain town of Estes Park has long been known for its creepy and macabre history, thanks to The Stanley Hotel, the legendary (and reportedly haunted) hotel where Stephen King was inspired to write his novel The Shining. But now the town is about to get weirder, creepier, andContinue Reading
The events of September 11, 2001, were horrific enough, but could they have been even worse? “It can’t get any worse, can it?” is one question I try as hard as possible to avoid asking when going through tough times. I know from experience that the answer is always yes.Continue Reading
At the start of each Sideworld documentary, George Popov delivers a monologue reminiscent of Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone introduction. It goes like this: “When the line between fact and fiction is enshrouded in mist and shadow, beyond that threshold is a place that can change our perspective on everything weContinue Reading
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