The Random Intellectual

H. H. Holmes was an American serial killer in the late 1800s. He was also a con artist and a bigamist and the true number of victims may never be known. He is most well known for construction what became known as the Murder Castle.

Voodoo is a creolized religion that formed when certain African ethnic groups were enslaved and brought to Haiti. From there, the slaves were then turned into Catholics and their religion from their homeland became forbidden. These enslaved people then combined their old religion with Catholicism and our modern-day voodoo was born.

Everyone has been unlucky in their lives at one time or another. There are some people who are unbelievably, ridiculously unlucky. The people we’re talking about on this week’s episode have been hit by lightning, survived multiple sinking ships, narrowly missed death repeatedly, and were just at the wrong place and the wrong time. Listen to find out more!

The Donner party was a group of some 90 pioneers who migrated to California in the mid-1800s. While trying to take a short cut, the group got stuck in the snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The group was stuck for months and had to resort to cannibalism to survive. Only half of the group survived.

In November of 1974, Ronald DeFeo shot and killed all 6 of his family members while they slept at 112 Ocean Avenue. 13 months later, the Lutz family moved in and began experiencing horrifying paranormal activity that caused them to flee their house just 28 days later never to return. What really happened?

A triangle is an area where paranormal activities and disappearances happen. There are three triangles in the US that have had strange activity for hundreds of years. In this week’s episode, we’ll tell you all about them.

Being a twin is being just about as close as you can get to another person. But what happens when twins get too close? Are twins so close because they grew up in the same environment or because they share the same genetic makeup? In this week’s episode, we’ll talk about some weird twin stories!

Alien abductions are when people get taken against their will by creatures not of this world. Why certain people are taken is unclear. Many people who claim to have been abducted are often ridiculed and harassed for coming forward with their stories. While some most definitely did not get abducted there are a few who are very credible and at least deserve to be heard.

An Ouija board is a Hasbro board game that is meant to communicate with the dead. It’s meant for ages 8 and up and is advertised as “the mystifying oracle.” How is it that talking to the dead is wholesome family fun? In this week’s episode, we’ll give you the low down on this talking, spirit board.

There are some very strange towns in the US. We found 3 of them we want to tell you about. From strange crimes, twisty trees, to underground fires, we’ve got plenty of weird for you!