Benjamin Barker, The Killer Barber of Sweeney Todd
Known as the legendary “demonic barber,” he killed his victims with a razor, later serving and selling them to customers in the form of meat pies.
Horror Tales
Horror Tales is the column dedicated to exploring legends, haunted locations, and all things eerie in the world. In this section, we’ll take you on a captivating journey through ghost stories, spectral myths, and chilling places that provoke shivers. We’ll delve into urban legends and popular beliefs that have spanned centuries, uncovering the most unsettling tales and the spookiest spots that continue to capture collective imagination. Join us for an adventure into the darkest and most mysterious aspects of reality, where the supernatural intertwines with the everyday.
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Francesco Lentini
Born in Syracuse with three legs, two genitalia, and four feet, he was quickly given the derisive nickname by his fellow townspeople: “u maravigghiusu” (the marvelous).
Due to superstition and embarrassment, he was abandoned by his parents and spent the early years of his life in an orphanage. -
The Russian Sleep Experiment
When a human becomes a guinea pig, one of the most fascinating and disturbing creepypastas of the web is born.
In the late 1940s, some Russian scientists kept five men awake for two weeks using an experimental stimulant gas. -
Dyatlov Pass and the Mystery of the Missing Hikers
The Dyatlov Pass is the site of a mysterious and tragic incident involving a group of nine Russian hikers in 1959. The group, led by Igor Dyatlov, was in the northern Ural Mountains in the Siberian region when all members died under unexplained circumstances. The event is known as the “Dyatlov Pass Mystery” and remains one of the greatest unsolved enigmas of modern history.
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Erzsebet Bathory
Erzsébet Bathory descended from one of the oldest and most powerful families of Transylvanian Protestant nobility.
She was the niece of Stephen I Báthory, Prince of Transylvania and brief King of Poland between 1575 and 1586, and among her close relatives were numerous war heroes and some prelates. -
The Suicide Forest
Even before being labeled “The Suicide Forest,” this mysterious place was known as Jukai, meaning “Sea of Trees.”
It extends northwest of Mount Fuji, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. -
The Unsettling Story of Mercy Brown
Her father believed she had contracted the disease from a family member who had been vampirized, who had visited her during the night and bitten her.
Years earlier, her mother, Mary, had died from the same illness, as had her sister Mary Olive. -
The Creepy Story of Blanche Monnier
Blanche Monnier (Poitiers, March 1, 1849 – Blois, October 13, 1913) was a woman who was held captive in her home for 25 years, known as the Séquestrée de Poitiers.
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The True Story of Delphine LaLaurie
The character portrayed by Kathy Bates in AHS Coven.
If on April 10, 1834, a fire hadn’t erupted at 1140 Royal Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the sadistic and criminal nature of Madame Marie Delphine LaLaurie might never have been uncovered. -
Cecil Hotel di Los Angeles
The Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles is a historic building known for its controversial reputation and connections to unsettling events. Located at 640 S. Main Street in downtown Los Angeles, the Cecil Hotel was inaugurated in 1927 and, in the subsequent decades, gained notoriety for a series of disturbing and tragic incidents that occurred within its walls. Here are some highlights:
