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Richmond Vampire In Virginia

An ancient predator, a collapsed tunnel, and the mausoleum that refuses to give up its secrets

Right, so picture this: it’s a perfectly ordinary Tuesday in Richmond, Virginia – autumn light doing that amber thing through the oak trees and underneath the Church Hill neighbourhood, the earth simply decides it has had enough. Workers boring through the old railway tunnel in 1925 hear a groan so deep it belongs to the geological record, not any sound a human throat should make. Then the tunnel collapses, and the world above swallows three men whole. If you grew up reading Lovecraft under the duvet with a torch, you already know where this is going.

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Aurore The Child Martyr From Québec

Every town has its tales and its secrets. The most horrific tales are often well-guarded and found in the most obscure places. However, Fortierville wants the world to know that a tomb of a martyred child deserves your love.

Aurore The Child Martyr

When one grows up in the province of Québec, it doesn’t matter which town or metropolis you’re from; you hear the name Aurore, and you know everything. Quebecers don’t need more than ‘Aurore’ to know whom one is referring to. 

The story of Aurore transcends time and defies any other legend or folktale. One may ask how and why; the answer is simple: the story has next to no exaggeration. That one story of a real little girl, a child, has been told from generation to generation throughout an entire province and yet, it’s always the same story. 

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The Very First Tiger Woman

Before Carol Baskin and Joe Exotic ended up with the titles of ‘The Tiger King/ Woman,’ there was another female in the 1920s whose crime earned her the nickname ‘Tiger Woman.’ 

A Case Of Possession

This female killer captured my attention recently. After all, we have the same surname, Phillips. She was killed in the name of love. She lived with the justification as follows. 

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