“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” HP Lovecraft

 

Like a thief in the night, an unknown prowler lurked the streets of Mattoon, preying upon the innocent and gassing them with an unknown chemical, causing temporary sickness and paralysis.

 

It left the town on edge but was the Mad Gasser of Mattoon real or imagined? 

 

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On this episode of Into the Unknown, we will continue our look at the 1924, 'Ape Canyon Incident' while looking into the possibilities, and theories proposed to explain the occurrence. Some likely and some fringe.

In the end, you won't know what to believe.

 

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Five Miners were prospecting for gold on Mt. Saint Helens in 1924, when they were attacked by what could only be described as “Mountain Devils,” or “Ape Men,”and by today’s standards: Sasquatch. Over the course of the night, these creature’s fought the prospectors, and assaulted the cabin.

 

This is episode 1 of 2 regarding the Ape Canyon Incident.

 

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Lake Crescent.

Located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State holds a tale of mystery and murder not unlike a Hollywood movie. What began when a strange corpse floated to the lake's surface, would end in the courtroom.

This is the story of the Lady of the Lake and thus, a woman who wanted nothing but to find her place in this world.

Who is she?

How did she get here?

 

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1897.

In the small town of Aurora, Texas, a strange craft fell from the sky. There were no survivors. Is it possible that after all these years, the pilot's remains have been buried in the local cemetary?

Great Falls, Montana. 1950—Nick Mariana, the manager for the local baseball team, the Electrics, caught sight of something strange in the afternoon sky. Grabbing his 16mm camera, he captured evidence of something that to this day… continues to defy explanation.

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In 1966, aspiring actress Sharon Tate encountered what she believed to be the spirit a dead Hollywood heavyweight. Is it possible that this chance encounter with a ghost served as a precursor to her own death at the hands of the Manson Family?

More tragic than her life, was her death. Peg Entwistle was a scarlet of the stage with less than stellar luck on the silver screen. This is the story of the Girl from Hollywoodland.