True Life
The Phantom of Fisher Hall: Where is Ronald Tammen?
It’s been over 70 years since college sophomore Ronald Tammen Jr disappeared on a literal dark and stormy night in 1953. Tammen, by all accounts, was an average and popular student. He was an R....
The Case of the Vanishing Doctor: Nantucket’s Most Bizarre Missing Person’s Case
The strange case of Dr. Margaret Kilcoyne has all the makings of an Agatha Christie whodunit: A brilliant doctor seemingly on the brink of madness, a secluded home on Nantucket, and a disappearance th...
Without Answers for 50 Years: Who Is Responsible for the Brutal Murder of Henry Bedard Jr?
Henry Edward Bedard Jr was the quintessential all-American teenager. After spending his early years in Lynn, Massachusetts, Henry’s parents–Henry Sr and Gloria–moved their family to the sm...
‘Jeepers Creepers’ was Inspired by This Terrifying True Story
Jeepers Creepers, the hit horror movie, had audiences captivated with the simple story of a brother sister duo on a road trip who happen to cross paths with a bloodthirsty maniac known as The Creeper....
Jennifer’s Body May be Based on This True Story
Following its initial release in 2009, Jennifer’s Body became an immediate stand out for its bloodthirsty take on the Queen Bee troupe, eventually becoming what Roger Ebert would describe as the...
Victims Spotlight: Remembering the Victims of David Berkowitz a.k.a ‘Son of Sam’
New York City, 1976. An unknown offender approaches a parked car in the Pelham Bay neighborhood of the Bronx. The perpetrator produces a .44 Caliber “Bulldog” revolver, aims it at the vehi...
Was Child’s Play Based on a True Story? Exploring the Rumored Connection Between Chucky and The Robert Doll
As if some of the stories in our genre are not horrible enough, there is one phrase that seems to elevate their mystique – “based on a true story.” One can find easily find stories f...
The Horrifying True Story Of The Scandal At Tri-State Crematory
On February 15, 2002, police were called to the Tri-State Crematory, an establishment built to properly cremate the dead located in Noble, Georgia. Investigators were called numerous times over the pr...
Were Ed and Lorraine Warren Frauds?
Ed and Lorraine Warren are two of the most divisive names in the paranormal field. Their cases, of course, are legend. And they have found even more success as the subjects of the 2013 film The Conjur...
