Ronald O’Bryan: The Real Candyman

Every Halloween an estimated 41 million kids go trick-or-treating on Halloween, collecting an estimated 600 million pounds of candy. If you were (or are) a lucky kid, your parents wouldn’t allow you to eat your candy until they had gone through it and verified none of it had been tampered with. Most kids find this act frustrating, ridiculous, and a waste of time. But there was once a time when checking the candy was crucial. Unfortunately, Ronald O’Bryan checked the candy before giving it to trick-or-treaters.

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Games: The Three Kings Ritual

Three Kings Ritual

Have you ever felt compelled to contact the spirit world? If you have questions you don’t wish to share in a séance, or around a Ouija board with friends, then perhaps the Three Kings Ritual is for you. But beware, it is not something to be taken lightly. Any answer received could be the truth, if the Queen chooses to answer, however the fool has taken the opposite seat, and if they choose to answer, it could be a trick. It is also possible for the fool, or even the queen, to pull you into the spirit world.

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Codex Gigas: The Devil’s Bible

The Codex Gigas is the largest surviving medieval illuminated manuscript in the world. At 36 inches tall, 20 inches wide, 8.7 inches thick, and weighing in at 165 pounds, the manuscript is most commonly known as The Devil’s Bible, thanks to its full-size portrait of the Devil. While portraits of the Devil were common during medieval times, this one is unique as he is portrayed alone on the page, and standing at approximately 19.5 inches tall. He is naked apart from an ermine loincloth, crouching and leaning forward. As Ermine is worn as a sign of royalty, it is believed that the Devil wears this to demonstrate that he is the Prince of Darkness.

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Kuchisake Onna: The Slit Mouthed Woman

Samurai (/saməˌrī/)
Noun: A member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan, especially a member of the class of military retainers of the daimyos.

During the Heian period (794-1185 AD), there was a Samurai who was a most fearsome warrior. While away, working to subdue the native Emishi people in the Tohoku Region, his wife, Kuchisake was left home, unattended.

Kuchisake Onna
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Hello Momo: Real or Just a Game?

Ten years ago, kids everywhere were told to watch who they chatted with online. Not to talk to strangers they didn’t know, and especially not to get into a car with a stranger. Today, chatting with strangers online is commonplace, and you can even use an app to call a car, driven by a stranger, to take you to meet a stranger you’ve been chatting with online. But what happens when that stranger, turns out to be so much worse than you expected?

Momo
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Where’s Amy Lynn Bradley?

Going on a week long cruise is a dream for any young woman, even if it’s with her family. In March, 1998, 23 year old Amy Lynn Bradley boarded the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Rhapsody of the Seas with her mom, dad, and brother. After a night of dancing, she was spotted by her father, sound asleep on on their cabin’s balcony. A short while later, she was gone without a trace.

Amy Lynn Bradley
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