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Ed Gein…The Man Who Made his Own Furnishings

Back in 1998 I watched my first actual horror movie. I had always had a secret love of terror and an unaccepted fascination with horrors, but hid them from public until that night. I slipped the DVD of the classic: Psycho into the DVD player and was mesmerized for the entire 109 minutes. Watching Norman Bates changed my life. I delved into everything I could get my hands on! I knew that I had a lot of catching up to do for missed years of macabre immersion. I watched Silence of the Lambs, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, House of 1000 Corpses and other horror movies. Imagine my absolute cryptic delight when I realized that one man, one real-life man, served as the inspiration for all of these villains. Ed Gein. One of the truest, most horrific villains ever to stain ground red with blood. One of two sons born to a religiously fanatic mother and an abusive, leather-tanning father, Ed grew

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Capt McNeely

Nov 17, 2016

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Chloë Sevigny To Play Lizzie Borden In New Film

“Lizzie Borden took an axe. And gave her mother 40 whacks. And when the job was nicely done, she gave her father 41.” We’ve all heard that rhyme. The true story of Lizzie Borden is still as popular as ever. In fact, a new (still untitled) biopic is preparing to begin filming next week. Chloë Sevigny (American Horror Story) will star opposite Kristen Stewart (Twilight), and Jay Huguley (The Walking Dead), in the film directed by Craig William Macneill. Macneil will direct from the script penned by Bryce Kass. William Henry Moody, the prosecuting attorney, will be played by Huguley. Stewart will co-star as Bridget Sullivan, the Borden’s live in maid. Naomi Despres and Elizabeth Destro will be producing. The film centers on infamous killer Lizzie Borden (Sevigny), who was first convicted, then acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe in 1892. Photo Credit: appsdirectories.com

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 15, 2016

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True Crime Documentary Beware The Slenderman Gets Premiere Date And Trailer

We reported back in January that HBO, capitalizing on the current obsession with true crime documentaries like Netflix’s Making a Murderer, would soon release a dark documentary of there own titled Beware the Slenderman, from director Irene Taylor. Today, the television premiere date has finally been revealed as January 23, 2017 on HBO. Beware the Slenderman, set to have a special screening at DOC NYC this weekend, delves into the legend of Slenderman and the case of Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, two 12- year-old Wisconsin girls, and their brutal attempted murder of their friend and classmate, Payton Leutner, another 12-year-old girl. The documentary first premiered at this year’s SXSW. What makes the case so interesting are the girls’ claims that it was an attempt to please Slenderman, a legend created by Eric Knudsen on the Something Awful internet forum. The two girls were convinced that Slenderman was very real and that he would hurt their families if they did

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 10, 2016

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The Story Of Ronald O’Bryan The Real Candyman

Have you ever wondered why parents began checking their children’s candy after Trick-R-Treating? It all because of one man, known now as “The Candyman”. Ronald O’Bryan of Pasadena, a father of two, laced candy with cyanide and gave it out to five trick-r-treaters, including his own 5-year-old daughter and his 8-year-old son in 1974. You see, the twisted optician was deep in debt and had taken out a life insurance policy on his children worth $40,000. In his mind it would have been suspicious if only his children had fallen ill so he handed out the poisoned candy to other kids. His son, Timothy, ate the poison, hidden in an old-style Pixy Stix, which O’Bryan had opened, mixed with poison and resealed with staples. Only one of the five children ate the candy, Timothy. O’Bryan later claimed he held Timothy while he was vomiting and the child went limp in his arms. Timothy died en route to the hospital less

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 31, 2016

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Freddy Krueger Shoots Four At Halloween Party

Halloween is supposed to a time of fun, gathering with friends and trick-r-treating. But on Saturday night at a party in San Antonio, Texas five people’s live were forever changed when a man dressed as Freddy Krueger shot five people. At the party in question, five men showed up uninvited to a Halloween party in the early morning hours. Around 5 am the men started causing trouble. The party’s host asked the men to leave and the man dressed as the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ character pulled a shotgun hidden beneath his costume and opened fire, injuring 4 men and 1 woman. The male victims were rushed to two different hospitals. The female victim attempted to drive herself to the hospital but wrecked her car. Miracusly, all 4 victims four survived. Police are still searching for the shooter and his companions who fled the scene. Maybe they should check Elm Street. After we called 911, we were hesitant to open

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 31, 2016

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Young Woman Dies During Real Life Exorcism

Movies like The Exorcist, and The Conjuring put on quite a show when it comes the subject of exorcism, but for some, it can be all too real. Jaqueline Sanchez was 22-year-old years old when her family first reported that she was possessed by a demon. The Mirror reports that her symptoms began shortly after playing with a Ouija board. The young woman’s parents told local news reporters that Jaqueline began suffering from random convulsions and bouts of hysteria. After examining the women, doctors reported that they could not find the source of her symptoms. Her parents, not knowing what else to do, next took their daughter to the Church of San Ignacio de Velasco where she reportedly levitated off of a table and spoke in a man’s deep voice. During the exorcism that followed, Juaqueline lost her life. After an autopsy, the cause of her death was determined to be cardio respiratory arrest. Noting that aside from some cuts

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 11, 2016

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A Look At The Story Of H. H. Holmes America’s First Serial Killer On The Anniversary Of Death

Today (May 7) marks the anniversary of the death of America’s first and most prolific serial killer, Henry H. Holmes. Born on May 16, 1861, as Herman Webster Mudgett, H. H. Holmes built a grand hotel, often referred to as “The Murder Castle”, which operated during the World’s Fair, a hotel built with murder in mind. Holmes’ “Murder Castle” had hidden body shoots, and rooms that appeared normal, but were actually gas chambers. There was even a crematorium built into the basement so that he could dispose of bodies and evidence. Holmes would also kill guests, clean and bleach their bones, then sell their skeletons to medical schools and doctors. When police began to investigate the missing people, last seen checking into the hotel, Holmes fled. The hotel was then burned to the ground thanks to an unknown arsonist. Holmes was captured in 1895 and soon confessed to killing 27. However, officials believed that the real body count was actually

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 7, 2016

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