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How Serial Killer Albert Fish’s Letter To The Parents Of One Of His Victims Finally Landed Him In Prison

In 1934, Albert Fish wrote a letter to Grace Budd’s mother and described how he'd murdered her before cutting her into pieces and eating her flesh.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 23, 2022

How Serial Killer Albert Fish’s Letter To The Parents Of One Of His Victims Finally Landed Him In Prison

In 1934, Albert Fish wrote a letter to Grace Budd’s mother and described how he'd murdered her before cutting her into pieces and eating her flesh.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 23, 2022

The Terrifying True Story Of The Winchester Mystery House And The Tormented Heiress Who Built It

Over the course of 40 years, Sarah Winchester had the so-called Winchester Mansion built in San Jose to her bizarre specifications — in order to appease the ghosts she thought were haunting her.

By Katie Serena • Mar 11, 2022

The Terrifying True Story Of The Winchester Mystery House And The Tormented Heiress Who Built It

Over the course of 40 years, Sarah Winchester had the so-called Winchester Mansion built in San Jose to her bizarre specifications — in order to appease the ghosts she thought were haunting her.

By Katie Serena • March 11, 2022

Meet Carl Panzram, The Most Twisted Serial Killer You’ve Never Heard Of

Before he was executed in 1930, Carl Panzram confessed to a litany of crimes that included burglary, arson, rape, and murder — and didn't express one bit of remorse.

By Laura Martisiute • Mar 1, 2022

Meet Carl Panzram, The Most Twisted Serial Killer You’ve Never Heard Of

Before he was executed in 1930, Carl Panzram confessed to a litany of crimes that included burglary, arson, rape, and murder — and didn't express one bit of remorse.

By Laura Martisiute • March 1, 2022

Richard Chase And The Grisly Crimes Of The ‘Vampire Of Sacramento’

In the late 1970s, serial killer Richard Chase murdered at least six people in Sacramento, California — and drank the blood of his victims.

By Kara Goldfarb • Feb 5, 2022

Richard Chase And The Grisly Crimes Of The ‘Vampire Of Sacramento’

In the late 1970s, serial killer Richard Chase murdered at least six people in Sacramento, California — and drank the blood of his victims.

By Kara Goldfarb • February 5, 2022

Inside Earlshall Castle, The Sprawling Scottish Mansion Haunted By A 17th-Century Baron That’s Currently For Sale

Earlshall Castle in Leuchars, Scotland, was built in 1546 and has 10 bedrooms, six bathrooms — and the ghost of "Bloody Bruce" that allegedly haunts its stairs.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 25, 2022

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Inside Earlshall Castle, The Sprawling Scottish Mansion Haunted By A 17th-Century Baron That’s Currently For Sale

Earlshall Castle in Leuchars, Scotland, was built in 1546 and has 10 bedrooms, six bathrooms — and the ghost of "Bloody Bruce" that allegedly haunts its stairs.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 25, 2022

The Creepy Confines Of Aokigahara, Japan’s Suicide Forest

Aokigahara Forest has always haunted the poetic imagination. Long ago, it was said to be the home of yūrei, Japanese ghosts. Now it's the final resting place of as many as 100 suicide victims every year.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 2, 2022

The Creepy Confines Of Aokigahara, Japan’s Suicide Forest

Aokigahara Forest has always haunted the poetic imagination. Long ago, it was said to be the home of yūrei, Japanese ghosts. Now it's the final resting place of as many as 100 suicide victims every year.

By All That's Interesting • January 2, 2022

Inside H. H. Holmes’ Hotel, The Murder Castle Of 1890s Chicago

The 100 rooms of the H. H. Holmes house were allegedly filled with trapdoors, gas chambers, staircases to nowhere, and a human-sized stove.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Dec 29, 2021

Inside H. H. Holmes’ Hotel, The Murder Castle Of 1890s Chicago

The 100 rooms of the H. H. Holmes house were allegedly filled with trapdoors, gas chambers, staircases to nowhere, and a human-sized stove.

By Jaclyn Anglis • December 29, 2021

11 Prolific Serial Killers Most People Have Never Heard Of

From the "Giggling Granny" to the "Toy Box Killer," these brutal murderers number among history's most disturbingly prolific serial killers.

By John Kuroski • Dec 18, 2021

11 Prolific Serial Killers Most People Have Never Heard Of

From the "Giggling Granny" to the "Toy Box Killer," these brutal murderers number among history's most disturbingly prolific serial killers.

By John Kuroski • December 18, 2021

China’s Lunar Rover Just Discovered A ‘Mystery Hut’ On Far Side Of The Moon

Landing in January 2019 as part of China's fourth-ever mission to the moon, the Yutu 2 rover just encountered a mysterious cube-shaped object in the moon's Von Kármán crater.

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 9, 2021

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China’s Lunar Rover Just Discovered A ‘Mystery Hut’ On Far Side Of The Moon

Landing in January 2019 as part of China's fourth-ever mission to the moon, the Yutu 2 rover just encountered a mysterious cube-shaped object in the moon's Von Kármán crater.

By Marco Margaritoff • December 9, 2021

Why The Coconut Crab Is The Crustacean Of Your Worst Nightmares

Also known as the robber crab and terrestrial hermit crab, the Indo-Pacific coconut crab reigns supreme as the largest arthropod on Earth.

By Mark Oliver • Nov 21, 2021

Why The Coconut Crab Is The Crustacean Of Your Worst Nightmares

Also known as the robber crab and terrestrial hermit crab, the Indo-Pacific coconut crab reigns supreme as the largest arthropod on Earth.

By Mark Oliver • November 21, 2021