Lizzie Borden took an axeand gave her mother forty whacks.When she saw what she had done,she gave her father forty-one. This dainty little skipping tune is familiar in playgrounds across the English peaking world. It was even heard echoing through my little Welsh schoolyard, back in the day. But what do we really know about…
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The Amityville Saga, Part Three: Hoax or Haunting?
So, what can we make of the Amityville Saga? If we are to take the claims at face value, it would be obvious that the house at 112 Ocean Avenue was seemingly cursed from its very beginnings. If that were the case, where do the DeFeo murders fall into the Amityville cannon? Was Butch, as…
The Amityville Saga, Part Two: The Lutz Haunting
If you thought the Amityville story begins and ends with a family massacre, I’m afraid you’re mistaken. Fast forward through the trial that found Ronald DeFeo Jr. guilty of six counts of second degree murder and sentenced to life in prison, and we’re in December 1975. 112 Ocean Avenue had been sitting empty for 13…
The Amityville Saga, Part One: The DeFeo Murders
Nobody could have predicted how the events of November 13th, 1974 would forever change the sleepy little town of Amityville, Long Island. Indeed, the crime and the spectacle that followed have cemented their place in the forefront of modern conciseness and strikes a chill to this day. The case brought together the realms of true…
Around The World In Eighty Ghosts: Part Three
The end is in sight so let’s buckle up and continue our whistle-stop tour of the weird world we live in. Read Part’s One and Two 41. Highland Towers – Selangor, Malaysia On December 11th 1993, a 12 storey tower block in Selangor, Malaysia collapsed, resulting in the death of 48 people. As is often…
The Hawthorn Files 