A Brief History This article presents a calendar of historical paranormal events that allegedly occurred in October! Please click on the dates below to learn more information about that date’s paranormal history. Digging Deeper October 2, 1959: 10 Greatest Sci-Fi and Horror Television Shows October 3, 2014: History vs. Hollywood: Annabelle the Haunted Doll! October 4, 2017: Worrisome Wednesday: From NoEnd House to Channel Zero! October 5 and 7, 2017: Dracula and other Monsters throughout History & Literature October 6, 1945: The Curse of the Billy Goat Curses the Chicago Cubs October 9, 1992: UFO Crushes Chevy Malibu (The Peekskill Meteorite) October 9,…
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A Brief History On October 5, 1607 (the same year Jamestown, Virginia was founded), Pope Paul V (yes, the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church seen in the sculptural bust above) sent assassins to kill Paolo Sarpi, a Venetian lawyer, historian, and statesman. Fortunately for Sarpi, he survived the 15 stab wounds from stilettos (the knives, not the shoes), and his attempted assassins were given refuge in Rome. Many important people have been assassinated over History, but many other attempts have failed. On April 30th we have an article, “10 Failed Assassinations”, and today we list another 10 notable failed…
A Brief History On October 4, 2017, the third episode of season two of American horror anthology television series Channel Zero will air on SyFy. Storylines for the series are based on popular creepypastas. The second announced installment is based on author Brian Russell’s NoEnd House (2011). What follows is the original short story as it appeared on the Creepypasta Wiki on October 4, 2017. This content is available per the Creative Commons License. Digging Deeper: NoEnd House by Brian Russell Let me start by saying that Peter Terry was addicted to heroin. We were friends in college and continued to be after I graduated. Notice that I…
A Brief History On October 3, 1936, the Director of the Downtown Athletic Club, John Heisman, died at the age of 66, spurring his fellow board members to rename their annual award to the best college football player East of the Mississippi the “Heisman Trophy.” Did you ever wonder why the premier college football award is named after Heisman? Rest assured, it is with good reason! Digging Deeper Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1869, of Bavarian (German) immigrants, John was raised in Titusville, Pennsylvania where he became the high school Salutatorian and played on the football team, much to his…
A Brief History On October 2, 1959, the television anthology series, The Twilight Zone, made its debut on CBS television. Hosted by Rod Serling, the classic episodes of this show transcended the cheap sets and primitive special effects to become an iconic part of Americana, with those old episodes often replaying on cable television today, featuring many future big stars in their early years. Today we list 10 of the Greatest Sci-Fi and Horror Television Shows of all time, all-time only going back to the late 1950’s! Digging Deeper 1. The Twilight Zone, 1959-1964. Running for 156 episodes, 92 of those…