Weird History Posts

The Kara Alongi Kidnapping Hoax
Dec. 17, 2022

The Kara Alongi Kidnapping Hoax

The Kara Alongi Kidnapping Hoax On September 30th, 2012 the account @Karaalongi13 sent an ominous- petrifying message into the Twittersphere. It said, "There is someone in my house, call 911." This is the bizarre kidnapping of Kara Alongi, somethin…
Read the Blog Post
The Ross Dress For Less Explosion
Aug. 9, 2022

The Ross Dress For Less Explosion

The Ross Dress For Less Explosion On March 24th, 1985, an employee was just getting into work at his job in a local department store in Los Angeles, California. He was in a storeroom down in the basement under the Ross Dress For Less clothing store…
Read the Blog Post
The Cursed Creole Gucci Yacht
March 4, 2022

The Cursed Creole Gucci Yacht

The Cursed Creole Gucci Yacht A haunted yacht sinks the Gucci dynasty. If you’ve read the incredible book “The House of Gucci,” by  Sarah Gay Forden (yes, it’s the one that the 2021 movie starring L…
Read the Blog Post
The Downward Spiral of Sesame Street’s Northern Calloway
March 1, 2022

The Downward Spiral of Sesame Street’s Northern Calloway

The Downward Spiral of Sesame Street’s Northern Calloway Actor Northern Calloway had a prolific run on Sesame Street until a series of events led to his unfortunate demise. Northern Calloway was an American actor and singer, best known for h…
Read the Blog Post
The Golden Suicides
Jan. 26, 2022

The Golden Suicides

The Golden Suicides In 2007, the lives of two promising artists ended in tragedy. Their journey takes us from Los Angeles to New York by way of paranoia and conspiracy. This, is the story of The Golden Suicides.  Theresa Duncan and Jeremy B…
Read the Blog Post
The Blackburn Cult
Jan. 4, 2022

The Blackburn Cult

The Blackburn Cult  The Divine Order of the Royal Arms of the Great Eleven also known as the Great Eleven Club or later, the Blackburn Cult was, arguably, one of the strangest religious cults to have operated in Los Angeles. …
Read the Blog Post
Tim Burton’s Lost Hansel and Gretel
Dec. 3, 2021

Tim Burton’s Lost Hansel and Gretel

Tim Burton’s Lost Hansel and Gretel From Edward Scissorhands to Beetlejuice to the Nightmare Before Christmas, the dark and magical world Tim Burton creates is iconic. However, his version of the classic Brothers Grimm tale of Hansel and…
Read the Blog Post
The Rise and Fall of the Futuro Home
Nov. 12, 2021

The Rise and Fall of the Futuro Home

The Rise and Fall of the Futuro Home The three decades 1950's, 1960's and 1970's were remarkable times in history when two nations, the United States and the Soviet Union, were having their race to space. While the world's superpowers were pouring …
Read the Blog Post
MTV’s Pink Houses John Cougar Mellencamp Contest Disaster
Sept. 29, 2021

MTV’s Pink Houses John Cougar Mellencamp Contest Disaster

MTV’s Pink Houses John Cougar Mellencamp Contest Disaster  John Cougar Mellencamp’s MTV Pink Houses contest included a pink house, pink jeep, and a toxic waste dump. MTV was in full swing in 1984, and along with the music videos…
Read the Blog Post