Gregory Burkart
Watch the Bizarre, Disturbing Short Film “I Am Your Grandma”
Miami-based multimedia artist Jillian Mayer has unveiled many intriguing and provocative pieces over the past decade, and her visual works have screened at Sundance, SXSW and the New York Film Festival… but arguably none of them has made a stronger impression on worldwide viewers than her surreal one-minute short “I Am Your Grandma.” Presented like […]
Gregory Burkart
VIDEO: This “Devil Doll” is Giving the Entire World Nightmares
The latest creepy video making social media waves reportedly originated in Brazil, and quickly went viral, even making multiple news headlines in Mexico as it racked up hundreds of thousands of views in less than a week. The footage itself is short and simple, and doesn’t contain any suggestion of paranormal activity or mysterious sightings; […]
Gregory Burkart
Experts Identify Bizarre Sea Creature Washed Up on Georgia Beach
Jeff Warren of Waycross, Georgia was returning from a boating trip to Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge when he and his son encountered the beached carcass of what looks a lot like a miniature Loch Ness Monster. Several local news outlets reported that Warren originally thought the decaying corpse — which he estimated to be […]
Gregory Burkart
VIDEO: Creepy “Ghost Train” Appears in CCTV Footage from China
The clip below allegedly surfaced online a little over a week ago, and is believed to contain security-camera footage from a railway station in the city of Baotou, China — footage which is currently being examined and debated due to its bizarre and still-unexplained images. The viral video was recently uploaded to YouTube by paranormal […]
Gregory Burkart
HEREDITARY Viewers at SXSW Wake Up to Scary Dolls at Their Doors
Ever since it first terrified audiences at Sundance, Ari Aster’s feature debut HEREDITARY has been one of the year’s most talked-about horror titles — and many advance viewers claim the movie has haunted their dreams long after the credits rolled. But for a dozen or so people who attended a midnight showing at South by […]
Gregory Burkart
Tara the Android Lives! Watch the Haunting Short BROADCAST SIGNAL INTRUSION
One of the earliest and most enduring viral mysteries (though it was “solved” many years ago) has ascended to classic status among the creepypasta community: “I Feel Fantastic,” a short video featuring a nightmarish mannequin-like robot known as “Tara the Android,” who is shown singing the surreal, synthesized title tune. [Read the full history of […]
Gregory Burkart
The Nightmarish History of “Lost” Underground Film WHERE EVIL DWELLS
[WARNING: Disturbing content ahead] In one of our true-crime features, we detailed the gruesome case of teenage murderer Ricky Kasso — a violent sociopathic drug dealer whose brutal, sadistic crime was swept up in the tide of ‘80s “Satanic Panic,” including mostly baseless rumors that Kasso was part of a secret occult society that conducted […]
Gregory Burkart
Watch the Chilling Short MANNEQUIN: a Lethal Leap Into the Uncanny Valley
We’ve showcased several short horror films from our friends at Crypt TV over the years, and their themes have ranged from morbid humor to dark fairytales or straight-up splatter. But the recently-premiered MANNEQUIN, from filmmakers Dante Aubain & Danny Summonte, may be one of the most unsettling films in their ever-expanding library. With more emphasis […]
Gregory Burkart
Gruesome Discovery: Bag of 54 Human Hands Found on Russian Island
Virtually every aspect of this case — even the eventual explanation by investigating officials — is freaky as hell, so it’s no surprise the once-obscure headline achieved viral notoriety over the past week. According to the Siberian Times, the nightmare began when a single severed human hand was discovered on a small island in the […]
Gregory Burkart
This NYC Commuter’s “Pet Goblin” is Weirding the Hell Out of Twitter
It all began when user @bootyslime, a.k.a. “the korns,” tweeted a series of pictures showing an unidentified commuter on a New York City subway sitting cozily next to a bizarre plush toy that looked like their mutant offspring. The weirdest part isn’t the doll itself (it’s actually cute, in a freaky kinda way), but the […]
Gregory Burkart
Amazon Echo Users Creeped Out by Alexa’s Unexplained Bursts of Laughter
A.I. tech can be a wonderful thing… until it turns on you. In what seems like the first stage of the robot apocalypse we’ve all been warned about, users of Amazon Echo devices have been freaking out over an apparent glitch that randomly replaces voice-enabled assistant Alexa’s soothing, helpful tones with spontaneous fits of extremely […]
Gregory Burkart
Childhood Nightmares Come Out to Play in the Chilling Short HADA
“Grandma, please don’t go… I’m scared.” Those troubling words mark a haunting transition from the world of storybook fairytales to the domain of a creature who goes by the name “HADA,” in this acclaimed horror short by award-winning Spanish filmmaker Tony Morales. Just like the hidden threats we all spied as children — lurking in the […]
Gregory Burkart
Swimmers Horrified as “Portal to Hell” Opens in California Lake
When a gigantic whirlpool suddenly opened in California’s Lake Berryessa, many onlookers thought some unseen supernatural force (or a freakish natural force, for that matter) had opened up a gateway to an ominous abyss, threatening to draw nearby swimmers to a horrific death. As it turns out, this bizarre hellmouth is neither a natural nor […]
Gregory Burkart
New Mexico Family Claims Their Security Camera Spotted a Ghost [VIDEO]
A family in Clovis, New Mexico got a surprise visit Monday evening… in the form of a creepy, spectral visitor. According to a report from KRQE 2 News, Breanna Hernandez and her family were eating dinner when her husband caught a glimpse something eerie on one of their security video feeds, pointed toward the driveway […]
Gregory Burkart
VIDEO: This Snake Robot Will Crawl Into Your Next Nightmare
Which would scare you more: snakes slithering into your house, or creepy robots [like these BLACK MIRROR monstrosities] stomping their way through your front door? Well, now you don’t have to choose anymore — thanks to a team of Harvard researchers, who managed to combine both terrors in one giant, slithering creation. In a study published […]
