What Scares You?
The world’s deadliest pandemic hit the world in 1918 and lasted until 1920. The Spanish flu was unforgiving, infecting approximately 500 million, or one-third of the world’s population. Today, this plague is mere history, the virus having been eradicated. But what if it wasn’t, and is forbidden death a possibility?
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You’ve heard his name. You’ve seen what he looks like. You probably even look over your shoulder when you’re alone at night. But you needn’t worry. He doesn’t want you – he wants the children. Just who is the SlenderMan?
With the ability to control their minds, the SlenderMan stalks children, torturing them mentally over long periods of time. He incites fear and paranoia in his victims, ultimately driving them insane.
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Few hotels are as well known for their paranormal activity, as the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Cited as the inspiration for Stephen King’s “The Shining,” there seems to be some truth to these ghost stories we all hear about.
The first, and most frequently experienced, is the haunting of room 217.
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It’s 1893, and you’ve made it to the World’s Fair in Chicago, Illinois. All the hotels are booked solid, and there’s no place to stay. Fortunately, a man by the name of H.H. Holmes has opened up his property, and rented you a room in the newly renovated Castle! Lady luck was definitely on your side, or was she?
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Just 100 miles west of Tokyo, and northwest of Mount Fuji, is a sprawling forest so thick with foliage, that it’s known as the Sea of Trees. Aokigahara forest, also known as Suicide forest covers approximately 13.5 square miles. The forest floor is mostly made up of volcanic rock, lava laid down by the last major eruption of Mount Fuji in 864 AD. Many parts of the forest are very thick, the trees tightly packed together, and winds do not whip through. Wildlife is sparse, and the porous lava absorbs sound, creating a feeling of isolation. A visitor has described the silence as “chasms of emptiness,” adding, “I cannot emphasize enough the absence of sound. My breath sounded like a roar.”
The still silence has led people to consider it haunted, and there are plenty who would not dare enter the forest. But where did it all begin?
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