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EPISODE BEING DISCUSSED: https://weirddarkness.com/DemonSkeleton
In this episode of Weird After Dark, we pull back the curtain on one of the strangest artifacts ever smuggled out of Japan — a nine-foot-tall "devil skeleton" that arrived in New York City in 1895. What was initially presented as the genuine remains of Satan himself turned out to be something arguably more disturbing: a meticulously crafted composite of cow, horse, human, and shark bones, manufactured by Japanese priests and buried beneath a temple to rule their region through fear. We explore the forensic takedown by Dr. William J. O'Sullivan, connect the demon to Japan's oni mythology and ningyo mermaid tradition, and draw chilling parallels to America's own golden age of hoaxes — including the Cardiff Giant and P.T. Barnum's infamous Feejee Mermaid. The skeleton has since vanished from history, but the questions it raises about manufactured terror and institutional deception remain as relevant as ever.
NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.
In this episode of Weird After Dark, we pull back the curtain on one of the strangest artifacts ever smuggled out of Japan — a nine-foot-tall "devil skeleton" that arrived in New York City in 1895. What was initially presented as the genuine remains of Satan himself turned out to be something arguably more disturbing: a meticulously crafted composite of cow, horse, human, and shark bones, manufactured by Japanese priests and buried beneath a temple to rule their region through fear. We explore the forensic takedown by Dr. William J. O'Sullivan, connect the demon to Japan's oni mythology and ningyo mermaid tradition, and draw chilling parallels to America's own golden age of hoaxes — including the Cardiff Giant and P.T. Barnum's infamous Feejee Mermaid. The skeleton has since vanished from history, but the questions it raises about manufactured terror and institutional deception remain as relevant as ever.
NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.
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By Darren MarlarEPISODE BEING DISCUSSED: https://weirddarkness.com/DemonSkeleton
In this episode of Weird After Dark, we pull back the curtain on one of the strangest artifacts ever smuggled out of Japan — a nine-foot-tall "devil skeleton" that arrived in New York City in 1895. What was initially presented as the genuine remains of Satan himself turned out to be something arguably more disturbing: a meticulously crafted composite of cow, horse, human, and shark bones, manufactured by Japanese priests and buried beneath a temple to rule their region through fear. We explore the forensic takedown by Dr. William J. O'Sullivan, connect the demon to Japan's oni mythology and ningyo mermaid tradition, and draw chilling parallels to America's own golden age of hoaxes — including the Cardiff Giant and P.T. Barnum's infamous Feejee Mermaid. The skeleton has since vanished from history, but the questions it raises about manufactured terror and institutional deception remain as relevant as ever.
NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.
In this episode of Weird After Dark, we pull back the curtain on one of the strangest artifacts ever smuggled out of Japan — a nine-foot-tall "devil skeleton" that arrived in New York City in 1895. What was initially presented as the genuine remains of Satan himself turned out to be something arguably more disturbing: a meticulously crafted composite of cow, horse, human, and shark bones, manufactured by Japanese priests and buried beneath a temple to rule their region through fear. We explore the forensic takedown by Dr. William J. O'Sullivan, connect the demon to Japan's oni mythology and ningyo mermaid tradition, and draw chilling parallels to America's own golden age of hoaxes — including the Cardiff Giant and P.T. Barnum's infamous Feejee Mermaid. The skeleton has since vanished from history, but the questions it raises about manufactured terror and institutional deception remain as relevant as ever.
NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.