Lights Out Old Time Radio show (1934 – 1947) Adhesive tape, stuck together and pulled apart, simulated the sound of a man’s or woman’s skin being ripped off. Pulling the leg off a frozen chicken gave the illusion of an arm being torn out of its socket. A raw egg dropped on a plate stood in for an eye being … Continue reading →
Standing on Karlovo namesti (Charles Square) iS a beautiful building with a long history that is as mystical as its name: Faustuv dum (the House of Faust). The Dr. Faust of legend is well-known for his practice of of black magic and for making a pact with the devil and this particular building was so-named for its long mystical history … Continue reading →
In 1944, medium Helen Duncan (1897-1956) became the last but one woman in Britain to be convicted of witchcraft when one of her seances exposed a government attempt to cover up the deaths of 861 sailors. The last execution for witchcraft in England took place in 1684 when Alice Molland of Exter was hanged though the last recorded witchcraft trial … Continue reading →
Inner Sanctum Mysteries Inner Sanctum Mystery, also known as Inner Sanctum, a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952, was created by producer Himan Brown and was based on the generic title given to the mystery novels of Simon and Schuster. In all, 526 episodes were broadcast. The Inner Sanctum Mysteries series featured … Continue reading →
Truth is stranger than … GREAT PSYCHICS OF THE PAST The most famous Russian psychic Wolf G. MESSING, who stunned Stalin with his psychic skills. In 1937 Messing, claiming he was using his psychic skills, declared to the world that Hitler was going to lose the war. Hitler, who accepted the paranormal put a bounty of 200,000 mark price on … Continue reading →