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The Church of Scientology

We've got another episode about cults and tonight we discuss Scientology. Originally created by L. Ron Hubbard in 1954, he proclaimed Scientology to be an "all-denominational" religion with the goal of its members to reach the highest level of "clear", when in reality Scientology was created as a money-making scheme and a way to evade taxes by creating a tax-exempt "church" to appeal to celebrities. We go in depth when discussing their practices as well as their many, many controversies.

 

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The Nun 2

The Nun 2 is the sequel to 2018 The Nun and the 8th installment of the Conjuring Universe. 4 years after the events at St. Cartha's, Sister Irene is sent on a mission by the Cardinal to investigate a series of murders across Europe that are attributed to the demon Valak. To her fear and horror, Valak is attached to Maurice, "Frenchie" who saved her those years ago at the convent and not only does she have to fight to save him, but vanquish Valak to hell once and for all. WARNING: THERE WILL BE SPOILERS!

 

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Poveglia Island

Poveglia is an 18 acre island in the Venice, Italy lagoon that has seen its fair share of tragedy. First appearing in historical record in 421, the original inhabitants were forced off to make the island a fort during war in 1379. After sitting abandoned for over 200 years, the next 100 years the island was a plague colony that saw thousands of deaths then a state mental hospital in the 1920s until 1960s run by an insane doctor that killed himself after performing unspeakable acts on patients. The abandoned island now lays rotting away while haunted by the spirits of the damned.

 

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The Mothman Prophecies

Based on the 1975 book by John Keel of the same name, the 2002 movie "The Mothman Prophecies" is about a writer who ends up in the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia and begins to have strange experiences while investigating the supernatural phenomena and sightings of the creature known as Mothman. We discuss the movie in its entirety, some real life info about John Keel, and an article regarding true stories about Indrid Cold, the mysterious entity mentioned throughout the film.

 

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Lake Lanier

Lake Lanier is located in Georgia near the city of Cumming in Forsyth County. The sight of horrific racial events in 1912 that resulted in an unjust lynching and thousands of black residents being forced out of their homes that were later flooded by a dam to create the lake. It now has been plagued by hundreds of mysterious drownings and ghostly spectors, one known colloquially as the Lady of the Lake. Tonight we discuss the tragic racist history, the current deaths and supposed hauntings.

 

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Sheepsquatch

Been a while but we've got a fun cryptid episode tonight. We've brought you Sasquatch, even Batsquatch, but tonight is all about Sheepsquatch. Sightings in mostly Virginia and West Virginia of this elusive creature, similar to a minotaur with the body of a human but head of a sheep instead of a bull, started in the late 1990s with the most recent sighting in 2015. Is this old Appalachian folklore or something real?

 

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Lori Vallow Case

The disappearance of JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan in late 2019/early 2020 took the country by storm. More importantly, the fact their mother, Lori Vallow, was hiding their whereabouts and newly remarried to Chad Daybell who believed in zombies, demons and the apocalypse, 4 months after the murder of her 4th husband by her own brother and 3 weeks after his wife dies under suspicious circumstances. This all culminates in the remains of the children being found on Chad's property and Lori being sentenced this year to life in prison. We will be discussing the case in its entirety as well as the Netflix doc "Sins of our Mother"

 

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The Children of God Cult

The Children of God, founded in 1968 by leader David Berg, started out with good intentions, but grew more sinister and perverse as Berg rose to power. Sexual abuse against children was systemic as well as physical abuse and isolation from the outside world. Actors River Phoenix and Rose McGowan were even former members, speaking out later about the abuse they witnessed/suffered. Be warned: tonight is a heavy one but meant to bring awareness to this group that still exist today, now known as The Family International.

 

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Centralia/Silent Hill

Centralia, Pennsylvania is the site of a coal fire that has been burning underground since 1962 which led to the town being abandoned in 1984. The fires are still burning and will be for the next 200+ years. Centralia along with the 1999 video game gave inspiration to the 2006 movie adaptation "Silent Hill" which is about a town in West Virginia abandoned due to coal fires and a radical religious cult that unleash a hellish evil. We discuss tonight the parallels & differences between the real Centralia and fictional Silent Hill.

 

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The Ant Hill Kids

*TRIGGER WARNING*

This is a very disturbing episode tonight about a very disturbing cult out of Canada. During the 80s, the Ant Hill Kids was under the control of a sadistic leader who maimed and murdered members. When one left, the group disbanded and the leader was arrested. Listen at your own risk, tonight is a heavy episode.

 

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