In 1980, a horror film was released that was so shocking and so controversial, it was banned in 50 countries.
Ruggero Deodato’s Cannibal Holocaust is one of the most infamous horror films ever produced. To this day it prompts debate and strong emotions from all who have seen it. But how did this movie come about? What was it like filming such an intense movie? And is its legacy cursed?
TW: Animal cruelty.
Edited by Maxwell Holechek
Join us as we uncover the chilling history of books bound in human skin, also known as anthropodermic books. Once symbols of prestige for physicians and collectors in the 18th and 19th centuries, these macabre artifacts have recently been a hot topic of critical ethical debates. We explore the science behind identifying these bindings, their historical context, the troubling lack of consent surrounding their creation, and the stories of the people who made them.
Audio editing by Max Holechek
Trigger Warning: Talk of suicide.
In the early 80s, the Von Erich family was wrestling royalty. An unstoppable wrestling dynasty founded by Father Fritz and followed by sons David, Kevin and Kerry. But soon tragedy after tragedy would hit the family in an unimaginable way. The true story of what would be dramatized in The Iron Claw contains even more devastation than what would play out on the silver screen.
Continue reading The Von Erich’s: Wrestling’s Most Tragic FamilyAppalachia holds its mysterious cards close, and with its cultural background, it is ripe for legend and lore that manifests into bizarre actual beliefs. Join us for a real Appalachian buffet of the strange and unusual. We’ve got it all: Cryptids, Native American lore, deformed humanoids, aliens, and unsolved disappearances. But what is believable, and what is just lore?
Edited by Max Holechek
The classic tale of teen angst isn’t just remembered as a coming of age drama, it’s also notorious for all three of its leads meeting tragic fates…
Where all three actors dying before the age of 45 is certainly tragic, how much was that was truly a curse and how much was it the inevitability of death claiming us all sooner or later?
Edited by Maxwell Holechek
Continue reading Cursed Movies: Rebel Without a CauseDeep in the heart of Cluj-Napoca, Romania lies what some call the “Bermuda Triangle of Romania.” The Hoia Baciu Forest has quite the reputation of bizarre happenings – between reports of paranormal phenomena like UFO sightings, ghosts, weird energy fields, and a clearing where nothing living can grow, to mysterious red and orange lights and disappearing children, it’s even been the subject of lots of scientific research trying explain what exactly is going on there.
But are these bizarre happenings explicable? What exactly is causing this serenely beautiful place to gain such a dark reputation?
Edited by Maxwell Holechek
As one of America’s most iconic heroes, everyone knows Superman. But does everyone know that attached to Superman is a curse?
From the untimely death of George Reeves to Christopher Reeves accident, America’s hero is steeped in tragedy. But like all stories, is it really a curse or a series of unfortunate events?
TW: Talk of suicide.
Continue reading It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s the Superman Curse!With owners like Aleister Crowley and Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, and bizarre history of fires while allegedly being built atop a cemetery, the Boleskine House in the Scottish Highlands has quite the reputation. Did Aleister Crowley’s occultist rituals leave behind evil remnants that continue to haunt the space, and leave him with the moniker “The Beast of Boleskine”? Did a local wizard in the 17th century really raise bodies of the dead, giving a local minister the not-so-fun job of having to put reanimated corpses back in their graves on that land?
One of the oldest OG Americana roadside attractions, The Oregon Vortex and House of Mystery attracts tourists, skeptics, and Mulders alike. With bizarre energy, trees that grow away from its center, animals that won’t enter, and its allegedly unexplained properties, it has been the cause of mystery for decades. Join us as we review every possible explanation of the weird behind this location – we’ve got it all: ghosts, aliens, demonic portals, optical illusions, capitalism, you name it!
Is the horror classic about the son of Satan cursed? Can a movie be cursed? There’s no denying that a few of the key figures linked to the film have gone through tragedy.
Continue reading Cursed Movies: Rosemary’s Baby
