Past Dark

Skeeter Davis was a legendary country singer and Grand Ol Opry performer for over 40 years, but her life was disproportionate in its tragedy, and eerie in its details. This deeply religious self-proclaimed “country hippie” bloomed out of a hardscrabble background common to country performers of the time, but her life was laced with uncanny events, precognitive visions and voices that guided her from beyond. The long shadow of murder would fall upon her family while she was still very young, and a crushing loss in the very beginning of her career would usher in years of psychological abuse and manipulation, followed by two loveless marriages and a ban from the Grand Ol Opry. Despite her influence on countless artists, Her own legacy would be denied her in the town that made her famous.

Skeeter Davis was a legendary country singer and Grand Ol Opry performer for over 40 years, but her life was disproportionate in its tragedy, and eerie in its details. This deeply religious self-proclaimed “country hippie” bloomed out of a hardscrabble background common to country performers of the time, but her life was laced with uncanny events, precognitive visions and voices that guided her from beyond. The long shadow of murder would fall upon her family while she was still very young, and a crushing loss in the very beginning of her career would usher in years of psychological abuse and manipulation, followed by two loveless marriages and a ban from the Grand Ol Opry. Despite her influence on countless artists, Her own legacy would be denied her in the town that made her famous.

The story of the cannibalistic, incestuous clan known as the Sawney Beane has haunted the southwest coast of Scotland for centuries. It is widely considered today to be merely a legend. But history tells another story.

In the 1980’s, a new moral panic swept the United States. And just as the madness was beginning to take hold, a double murder occurred in North Georgia involving an actual Satanist and his companion. Except, they weren’t the bad guys.

Albert Brust was found in his backyard in the summer of 1973. He might have been just another faceless bachelor dead of a heart attack on his own quarter acre. Except….there was a smell.

And what officers would find that day in the small bungalow in South Miami Heights would lead to headlines with phrases like “sex torture slayer” and “house of horrors”. And then, in a little less than 2 weeks, the case would be closed, leading to the disturbing feeling that Brust got away with more than we will ever know.

Shirley Mason was a deeply troubled and easily manipulated young artist seeking healing. Dr. Cornelia Wilbur was seeking glory. Their story was a bestseller. It was also a lie.

Shirley Mason was a deeply troubled and easily manipulated young artist seeking healing. Dr. Cornelia Wilbur was seeking glory. Their story was a bestseller. It was also a lie.

The Phantom Time Hypothesis supposes that 300 years of our history has been manufactured, and that everything we think we know about world history is a lie. And it isn’t the first idea to make this claim. How could seemingly well-educated academics believe that a secret hand has been guiding us along a false timeline for hundreds of years?

The Tonton Macoute were Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier’s secret voodoo police, a private army who terrorized Haiti using psycho-religious warfare and random violence. Duvalier built his army from the most violent and psychopathic of the population, giving them free reign to rape and pillage under his protection. Their denim uniforms, straw hats and dark shades worn even at night have become a Haitian archetype for evil.