I'd Like to Make a Reservation
Scared To Death
Deep Dive
WHY did a man's seemingly normal dinner reservation turn into a bizarre and unsettling experience?
Andrew Colby made a reservation at Hilltops steakhouse after failing to book a table at Salt. During the call, the person on the other end made disturbing remarks about his mother-in-law and knew personal details about his dinner plans. At the restaurant, he encountered a strange man who echoed the unsettling phrase from the phone call and seemed to have a shifting, distorted face. The experience culminated in Andrew finding disturbing imagery in a taxidermied elk head, which later vanished from his phone. He left the restaurant abruptly, feeling terrified and confused.
What happened to the Inuit village near Lake Anjikuni in Canada?
In 1930, fur trapper Joe LaBelle discovered an abandoned Inuit village near Lake Anjikuni. Signs of daily life were left undisturbed, with unfinished chores and food left cooking. Personal belongings remained, but the villagers were gone. A disturbed grave and LaBelle's account of the evil spirit Tornrark added to the mystery. The Northwest Mounted Police investigated but found no trace of the villagers. While some believe the story is an urban legend or journalistic exaggeration, the mystery remains unsolved.
WHY did a teenage sleepover turn terrifying after using a homemade Ouija board?
Two teenage girls, Anna and the narrator, used a homemade Ouija board with blood on it. That night, they experienced unsettling events, including lights turning off, a door opening by itself, and witnessing a ghostly figure in the basement. A tall, shadowy entity appeared to try and enter the bedroom, and the girls' screams seemed unheard by Anna's mother upstairs. Anna later claimed to be haunted by a shadow figure, experienced nightmares and sleep paralysis, and engaged in self-harm, leading to her eventual institutionalization. The narrator believes Anna was possessed by something conjured by the Ouija board.
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How many families will the Bad Magic Giving Tree support this year, and how is it funded?
The Giving Tree aims to support 30 families. Funding comes from monthly Patreon donations, matched dollar for dollar by Dan and Lynze.
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