In this article we will be taking a look at the inspiration behind the plot for the French-Canadian (video game movie) Silent Hill, from 2006 – the Centralia coal mine fire… Centralia Centralia originally popped up between routes 61 and 42 in 1866, founded by a miner named Alexander Rea. There was a huge amount of anthracite coal […]
I’ve been truly fascinated by this man since he first voiced his opinions back in the 80’s (at least I think it was the 80’s – I was young at the time!), which resulted in a tidal wave of ridicule landing on his front doorstep…which has never really gone away. But does he care? Nope, […]
Yes, you did read the title to this particular article correctly – we will be taking a look at Adam Rainer the dwarf giant! Most people grow to an average standard height, but sometimes there are exceptions to the rule. Take for instance one of my heroes when I was a ten-year-old – wrestler Andre […]
Article by Frank Statler There is a little town about 40 miles away from the Mississippi on the Illinois side of the river. It’s home to Western Illinois University and it’s goes by the name of Macomb, IL. My Father lives right outside Macomb in Tennessee, IL and I have a lot of relatives in the […]
From a personal point of view – I’ve been following this story all week and last night it finally happened… The Mars InSight Mission successfully landed on The Red Planet! After a few minutes of waiting, the InSight machine sent NASA a single beep to indicate that it had landed successfully, and it was all in […]
This article will be taking a look at the Great Mull Air Mystery from Christmas Eve 1975 – what really happened to Cessna pilot Peter Gibbs after he took off from an airfield opposite the Glen Forsa Hotel? Let’s take a closer look… Christmas Eve So, Peter Gibbs took off from the Isle of Mull on Christmas Eve 1975, and his red […]
In this article we will be taking a look at the Swiss forest hermit known as Le Loyon – who is this strange character that has walked the same route through the forests and mountain trails for the last decade…and why does he/she wear a gas mask? Let’s take a closer look… The Forest Hermit […]
In this article we will be covering the historic mystery of the Charlotte Dymond murder on Bodmin Moor – who killed Charlotte Dymond and what were the motives behind her 19th-century slaying? Let’s take a closer look… The Charlotte Dymond Story Charlotte Dymond took on a job as a domestic servant at the Penhale Farm on Bodmin Moor in 1842. A […]
In this article we will be covering the really strange case of the Keith Reinhard disappearance. Two men, both suffering from a mid-life crisis, renting out the same retail space in Silver Plume, then disappearing in the Colorado Rocky Mountains only one year apart… A Writer’s Trip Keith Reinhard was in the middle of writing his […]
In this article we will be taking a look at the truth behind the vampire of Croglin Grange – a bloodsucker who first appeared in an autobiographical novel by Augustus Hare in the late 1800’s. Was this creature based on fable…or based on truth? Let’s take a closer look… The Croglin Grange Vampire In his book, Story of […]
