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Inside The Tokaimura Nuclear Accident Of 1999 And Its Grisly Aftermath

On the morning of September 30, 1999, Hisashi Ouchi, Masato Shinohara, and Yutaka Yokokawa were preparing uranium-enriched fuel at a plant near Tōkai, Japan, when they triggered a nuclear reaction that killed Ouchi and Shinohara and exposed hundreds of others to high levels of radiation.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 21, 2024

Inside The Tokaimura Nuclear Accident Of 1999 And Its Grisly Aftermath

On the morning of September 30, 1999, Hisashi Ouchi, Masato Shinohara, and Yutaka Yokokawa were preparing uranium-enriched fuel at a plant near Tōkai, Japan, when they triggered a nuclear reaction that killed Ouchi and Shinohara and exposed hundreds of others to high levels of radiation.

By Austin Harvey • September 21, 2024

13 Petrifying Real Stories That Inspired Your Favorite Horror Movies

From Ed Gein's house of horrors to the botched exorcisms of Anneliese Michel, go inside the true stories that inspired Hollywood's most iconic scary movies.

By Caroline Redmond • Sep 16, 2024

13 Petrifying Real Stories That Inspired Your Favorite Horror Movies

From Ed Gein's house of horrors to the botched exorcisms of Anneliese Michel, go inside the true stories that inspired Hollywood's most iconic scary movies.

By Caroline Redmond • September 16, 2024

The Disturbing Story Of Kenneth McDuff, The ‘Broomstick Killer’ Who Murdered Up To 14 People Across Texas

Kenneth McDuff was sentenced to death for brutally murdering three teens in 1966. But then, he was paroled on a technicality — leaving him free to kill again.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 14, 2024

The Disturbing Story Of Kenneth McDuff, The ‘Broomstick Killer’ Who Murdered Up To 14 People Across Texas

Kenneth McDuff was sentenced to death for brutally murdering three teens in 1966. But then, he was paroled on a technicality — leaving him free to kill again.

By Amber Morgan • September 14, 2024

The Butchered Remains Of A Medieval ‘Vampire’ Child Were Just Found In The Garden Of A Former Bishop’s Palace In Poland

In a grisly burial dating back to the 13th century, the child was decapitated and weighed down with rocks on their torso to prevent them from climbing out of the grave.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 13, 2024

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The Butchered Remains Of A Medieval ‘Vampire’ Child Were Just Found In The Garden Of A Former Bishop’s Palace In Poland

In a grisly burial dating back to the 13th century, the child was decapitated and weighed down with rocks on their torso to prevent them from climbing out of the grave.

By Austin Harvey • September 13, 2024

Archaeologists In Germany Just Uncovered A 17th-Century Gallows Surrounded By Mangled Human Remains

Between 1662 and 1809, untold victims were killed at this gallows in Quedlinburg, with some broken on the wheel before being dumped into bone pits and one man buried with anti-zombie countermeasures to stop him from rising up out of the grave.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 9, 2024

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Archaeologists In Germany Just Uncovered A 17th-Century Gallows Surrounded By Mangled Human Remains

Between 1662 and 1809, untold victims were killed at this gallows in Quedlinburg, with some broken on the wheel before being dumped into bone pits and one man buried with anti-zombie countermeasures to stop him from rising up out of the grave.

By Amber Morgan • September 9, 2024

Inside The Terrifying Legend Of The Aswang, The Shapeshifting Filipino Monster That Devours Humans

According to Filipino folklore, the aswang combines the most terrifying traits of vampires, were-beasts, and witches into a single monster that inspires crippling fear to this day.

By Kristen Winiarski • Sep 6, 2024

Inside The Terrifying Legend Of The Aswang, The Shapeshifting Filipino Monster That Devours Humans

According to Filipino folklore, the aswang combines the most terrifying traits of vampires, were-beasts, and witches into a single monster that inspires crippling fear to this day.

By Kristen Winiarski • September 6, 2024

27 Objects From The Victorian Era That Were Unexpectedly Deadly

From books and baby bottles to makeup and billiard balls, even common household objects could be lethal in the 19th century.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 5, 2024

27 Objects From The Victorian Era That Were Unexpectedly Deadly

From books and baby bottles to makeup and billiard balls, even common household objects could be lethal in the 19th century.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 5, 2024

Camazotz, The Maya ‘Death Bat’ That Serves The Lords Of The Underworld

A fearsome spirit of the Maya underworld whose name means "death bat" in the K'iche' language, Camazotz was associated with night, death, and human sacrifice.

By Kathryn Olvera • Sep 2, 2024

Camazotz, The Maya ‘Death Bat’ That Serves The Lords Of The Underworld

A fearsome spirit of the Maya underworld whose name means "death bat" in the K'iche' language, Camazotz was associated with night, death, and human sacrifice.

By Kathryn Olvera • September 2, 2024

What Is The Wendigo? Meet The Cannibalistic Cryptid Of Your Nightmares

A humanoid monster with fangs, antlers, and glowing eyes, the Algonquian Wendigo either devours its victims or possesses their spirit and turns them evil.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Aug 31, 2024

What Is The Wendigo? Meet The Cannibalistic Cryptid Of Your Nightmares

A humanoid monster with fangs, antlers, and glowing eyes, the Algonquian Wendigo either devours its victims or possesses their spirit and turns them evil.

By Jaclyn Anglis • August 31, 2024

Kara Robinson: The 15-Year-Old Girl Who Escaped A Serial Killer, Then Helped Police Solve Three Of His Murders

On June 24, 2002, Kara Robinson was abducted by Richard Evonitz, who had already murdered at least three other girls — but she escaped 18 hours later, then helped police take the killer down.

By Amber Morgan • Aug 29, 2024

Kara Robinson: The 15-Year-Old Girl Who Escaped A Serial Killer, Then Helped Police Solve Three Of His Murders

On June 24, 2002, Kara Robinson was abducted by Richard Evonitz, who had already murdered at least three other girls — but she escaped 18 hours later, then helped police take the killer down.

By Amber Morgan • August 29, 2024