The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe
Tag: halloween
333. The Legend of the Wendigo — The Thing That Should Not Be
“The terror of a whole race drove him. He knew what it all meant. Défago had seen the Wendigo.” The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood
Sources:
- https://moses.creighton.edu/kripke/jesuitrelations/relations_46.html
- https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/runner-swift.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190408171132/https://analepsis.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/windigo2.pdf
- https://husheduphistory.com/post/791002498116780032/the-tragedy-of-jack-fiddler-the-shaman-and-the
- https://www.executedtoday.com/2014/12/20/1879-swift-runner-wendigo/
332. Haunted Highways — Cross Road Blues
We take you on a ghostly trip down the highways and byways of America–with a focus on the legends and lore that surround them. And in one true story, a ghost may just have saved a boy’s life.
- A Haunted Road In Maine Through The Haynesville Woods
- NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE: The Flesher Witch: Menace in the Maine Woods
- Ghost Stories: Maine’s Route 2A – 13 Society
- 11 Eerie Stories About Clinton Road, New Jersey’s Most Haunted Highway
- Clinton Road Is The Most Haunted Street In New Jersey
- Clinton Road: The Most Haunted Street in America | Roadtrippers
- Jersey Devil – Description, Sightings and Investigations | Mythology.net
- Travelling through the haunted Route 666, the Devil’s Highway
- Haunted Roads in America: Ghostly Tales | ParaRational
- Highway 666 – The Unexplained Phenomenon
- 20 Terrifying Facts About Skinwalkers
- Allegedly True Hauntings: Shiprock, NM and Highway 666 | by C. J. Jennings | Medium
331. The Slenderman Stabbing — Eyes Without a Face
Two pre-teens agreeing to murder their best friend is creepy enough. But add in the Slenderman? Then you have a tale worthy of Halloween.
Sources:
- The origins of Slender Man – BBC News
- The True Story and Timeline Behind the Slender Man Stabbing
- Charges detail Waukesha pre-teens’ attempt to kill classmate
- State v. Morgan E. Geyser :: 2020 :: Wisconsin Court of Appeals Decisions :: Wisconsin Case Law :: Wisconsin Law :: U.S. Law :: Justia
- Slender Man Stabbing Timeline | Out of the Woods – ABC News
- Anissa and Morgan Case: Charges, Sentencing, and Release – LegalClarity
- Slender Man stabbing: Timeline of Morgan Geyser, Anissa Weier cases
- Slenderman Stabber Morgan Geyser Can Be Released from Mental Hospital, Judge Rules
- 2014CF000597 Case Details in Waukesha County
- DisplayDocument.pdf
- Payton Leutner: Where is the Stabbing Survivor Today?
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
274. The Death of Edgar Allan Poe — Annabel Lee
He was the master of the macabre, one of America’s greatest poets, short story writers, and artistic minds. But his death might have been as mysterious as the stories he conjured. What exactly killed Edgar Allan Poe?
Resources:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/edgar-allan-poes-greatest-mystery-was-his-death
Death of Edgar Allan Poe – Wikipedia
http://www.umm.edu/news-and-events/news-releases/1996/edgar-allan-poe-mystery
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221: Mark Twitchell, Revisited with Julia Cowley
We take another look at the crimes of Mark Twitchell, but this time we bring an expert–Julia Cowley, retired FBI profiler, and host of the acclaimed true crime podcast, The Consult: Real FBI Profilers. She reveals what she learned when she profiled Twitchell and offers up insights you will not believe.
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219. The Mothman of Point Pleasant — Spirit in the Sky
If you see a large dark figure like that of man but with wings and glowing red eyes, know that doom is coming.
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- Resources:
- Bedtime Stories
- The Why Files
- The Mothman Prophecies
- Astonishing Legends
- Search for the Mothman
- https://www.thinkanomalous.com/Mothman.html
- https://curiouscaseof.com/mothman-the-legend-of-point-pleasant/
- https://anomalien.com/the-fascinating-story-of-woodrow-derenberger-and-indrid-cold/
- https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman
- https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/HAR7101.pdf
218: Mark Twitchell — Copycat
Mark Twitchell’s friends knew he wanted to create horror movies that would shock audiences. They never imagined he’d turn his own life into one.
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215: The Man Who Killed Halloween
Always check your candy.
Resources:
- The Haunting Legacy of Ronald Clark O’Bryan, the Man Who Killed Halloween – A&E True Crime (aetv.com)
- The True Story of the Notorious Trick-or-Treat Murderer (vice.com)
- Texas Execution Information – History (txexecutions.org)
- Death Row Information (texas.gov)
- Killer Legends
- Death Makes a Holiday : a cultural history of Halloween by David J. Skal, Introduction: The Candyman’s Tale
- The Victoria Advocate – Google News Archive Search
- Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9Y1W-STYS?cc=1983324&wc=9T4V-4WP%3A263835801%2C285249601%2C285278501
- ‘Candy Man’s legacy still haunting today (chron.com)
- The neighbor who accompanied condemned killer Ronald Clark O’Bryan… – UPI Archives
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