These True Stories Are Even More Terrifying Than Horror Movies

Zombies - In Italy during the Renaissance a syphilis epidemic caused several people’s bodies to be deformed. Symptoms that will definitely make you believe monsters exist…
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Zombies - In Italy during the Renaissance a syphilis epidemic caused several people’s bodies to be deformed. Symptoms that will definitely make you believe monsters exist…
Animal genocide - During the Second World War 700,000 pets were killed in one week in Great-Britain. Why? A committee called on citizens to get rid of their animals because of food shortages
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Animal genocide - During the Second World War 700,000 pets were killed in one week in Great-Britain. Why? A committee called on citizens to get rid of their animals because of food shortages
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The hyena of Auschwitz - Irma Grese was a concentration camp guard during the Second World War. She was a sadist who was excited by suffering…
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The hyena of Auschwitz - Irma Grese was a concentration camp guard during the Second World War. She was a sadist who was excited by suffering…
She cut prisoners’ breasts off and sent the most beautiful of them to the gas chambers. She was executed in 1945 for war crimes at the age of 22
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She cut prisoners’ breasts off and sent the most beautiful of them to the gas chambers. She was executed in 1945 for war crimes at the age of 22
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The ‘silent sisters’ - June and Jennifer Gibson were Welsh twins. They had a speech problem, they were not able to talk and could only understand one another. Separated when they were young and then reunited…
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The ‘silent sisters’ - June and Jennifer Gibson were Welsh twins. They had a speech problem, they were not able to talk and could only understand one another. Separated when they were young and then reunited…
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They wrote strange stories and turned to a life of crime. June only started speaking when her sister Jennifer died at the age of 30
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They wrote strange stories and turned to a life of crime. June only started speaking when her sister Jennifer died at the age of 30
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Gilles de Rais - He was one of the most prolific serial killers in history. Companion in arms with Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years’ War, he tortured and raped several minors. A sadistic pervert…
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Gilles de Rais - He was one of the most prolific serial killers in history. Companion in arms with Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years’ War, he tortured and raped several minors. A sadistic pervert…
Ed Gein - This serial killer inspired such horror movies as ‘Psycho.’ Fascinated by the female body, he killed and dismembered dozens. He then wore their skin, pretending that he was his mother. Scary.
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Ed Gein - This serial killer inspired such horror movies as ‘Psycho.’ Fascinated by the female body, he killed and dismembered dozens. He then wore their skin, pretending that he was his mother. Scary.
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These Are The Countries With The Highest Homicide Rates In The World These Are The Countries With The Highest Homicide Rates In The World
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