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In lieu of a Wednesday Weirdness Roundup, here's one big ol' chunk of weirdness for you... As you probably know, David Carradine, star of Kung Fu and the Kill Bill movies, died in Thailand on June 3rd. His death was apparently caused by either suicide or auto-erotic asphyxiation (sorry for TMI, but it's kinda central... Continue Reading →
A Haunting in ConnecticutThe haunting of a Connecticut funeral parlour that was turned into an apartment building was featured on the Discovery Channel series A Haunting in 2002, and is the basis of the recent horror movie The Haunting in Connecticut. The Discovery documentary should be the more factual of the two retellings, but as... Continue Reading →
The Arne Johnson Case In February, 1981 Arne Cheyenne Johnson of Connecticut was charged with murdering his girlfriend's employer. His attorneys presented the novel defense that while Arne physically committed the murder, he wasn't ultimately responsible for it because he had been possessed by the same demons that plagued his girlfriend's little brother. Ed and... Continue Reading →
Ghost hunters like the legendary Harry Price and Most Haunted star Derek Acorah want to capture evidence of the afterlife, and perhaps get famous while they're at it. Ghostbusters, on the other hand, actually try to de-ghostify homes and businesses by finding out what the ghost(s) or demons want, then helping them or banishing them.... Continue Reading →
spaceTo be fair, the story of Debra Hunter Pitts can't really be called a conspiracy theory. The proper designation would be "unadulterated bullshit".She waited many years to tell her tale, and when the time was right, she selected only the most unimpeachable information outlets: Rabid anti-Zionist broadcaster Greg Szymanski, and conspiracy researcher Wes Penre (founder... Continue Reading →
"Hi, my name is Bill and I'm the AntiChrist." A website called A True Church declares that Bill W.'s 12 steps came from Satan, and that Bill W. is the "master deceiver" of Revelations 12:9 because he was "heavily influenced by demons", fascinated with ouija boards, seances, psychics, etc. An Unlikely Prophet, Alvin Schwartz's 1997... Continue Reading →
The weirdest, most confusing website I've seen in a looong time: Lika Diplomat (AKA Lika Valentino, AKA the Queen of Iraq). Badly mangled English + conspiranoid rants + incoherent woman who seems to think she deserves a place on the world stage = WTF?. (Please, don't visit if you're epileptic - those flashing clowns will... Continue Reading →
How have claims of Satanic ritual abuse held up over the past two decades? Generally, not well. There have been retractions, apologies, and debunkings in many of the high-profile cases of the '80s and '90s. And I think we can learn a lot from how the accusations were handled then, compared with how they look... Continue Reading →
If you thought Mormon Zeitgeist was bizarre, check out Richard Evans' thoughts on the Mountain Meadows massacre, posted at Henry Makow's website. Evans suggests the massacre, which was apparently fueled by militant paranoia and some nasty rumours, was really a Satanic ritual sacrifice (you know, like 9/11). For the record, Makow is a batsh** insane... Continue Reading →
It's an outrage. It's an abomination. It's utter B.S. The short-lived hoax of Ashley Todd isn't particularly interesting (nor unique), but the reactions it elicited in the blogosphere were quite revealing. For those who missed it: Ashley Todd is a 20-year-old Texan, a member of the College Republican National Committee, and a McCain campaign volunteer.... Continue Reading →
Swallowing The Camel 