The Devil’s School: The Most Haunted Place in Jacksonville, Florida
When it was first opened in 1918, the Annie Lytle Elementary School—then simply known as Public School No. 4—must have been an impressive structure. The brick walls and white columns out front probably made the Jacksonville, Florida school seem almost palatial. Today, however, the ruins of the Annie Lytle Elementary School are a far cry...
Beware the Black Angel of Oakland Cemetery
Nestled in a quiet neighborhood near Hickory Hill Park is Iowa City’s Oakland Cemetery. The burial ground is home to numerous monuments to the dead, including one striking statue with a dark reputation—the bronze Black Angel. The figure dates back to the early 20th century and stands watch over the graves of Teresa Dolezal and...
8 Haunted Places You Can Actually Rent on Airbnb
Need a place to stay? Forgo weak motel coffee and mysteriously stained bath towels for the spooky room service your dark heart desires. Russia may have its haunted chateaus and England its chambers of doom, but the United States has historic homes with their own eternal guests. Here are eight haunted places on Airbnb you can rent right now. Don’t...
The Mass Grave of Point Lookout Lighthouse
Phil was in the Navy, but we’d known each other since high school. He had been the sort of angry kid who never met a fight he wouldn’t back down from, which was why it was so shocking to see those eyes alive with fear after he told me, over a beer, about the time...
Was the 1945 “Pitchfork Murder” of Charles Walton the Result of Occult Activity?
The brutal murder of Charles Walton, on February 14, 1945, remains one of Britain’s strangest unsolved cases. Seemingly motiveless, riddled with rumors of occult practices, and hampered by a wall of silence from potential witnesses, it confounded even the greatest detective of the time, Scotland Yard’s legendary Robert Fabian. On the day of his murder,...
Who Was the Boston Strangler?
It is one of the most famous cases of serial murder in American history. Yet the criminal investigation of the so-called Boston Strangler is riddled with inconsistencies and contradictions. Were the slayings truly committed by Albert DeSalvo, who confessed to the murder of 13 women in the Boston area between 1962 and 1964, or were...
8 People Who Allegedly Sold Their Souls to the Devil
Be careful what you wish for. These men and women allegedly signed contracts with Satan to get what they wanted. The deals may have paid off in the short-term, but the eternal return was far from positive. 1. St. Theophilus of Adana Many view St. Theophilus of Adana (also known as Saint Theophilus the Penitent) as the first man who sold...
9 ‘American Horror Story’ Characters Based on Real-Life Killers
American Horror Story, currently in its sixth season, is one of the most terrifying shows on TV. While many of its sick and twisted characters come from the dark minds of co-creators Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy, others are directly based on real-life killers. Here are nine AHS characters inspired by murderers who were all...