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Inside Earth's Scariest Haunted Hotels, From A Serial Killers' Den To The Real Story Of 'The Shining'

9 Terrifyingly True Stories From History That Prove Fact Is Far Scarier Than Fiction "We encountered something. It was definitely not of this world."

Discover The Truly Grim History Behind Hansel And Gretel

The Legend Of The Man With Two Faces Whose 'Devil Twin' Forced Him To Kill Himself "Mordake avers that he was kept from his rest at night by the hateful whispers of his 'devil twin,' as he called it, 'which never sleeps, but talks to me forever of such things as they only speak of in Hell.'"

History Has Its Fair Share of Weirdos – And One of Them May Have Even Eaten A Baby

See Inside The Real-Life House Of Horrors That Inspired 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Inside the home, investigators found a belt fashioned out of human nipples, a chair upholstered in human skin, and jars of organs — just to name a few things.

The House From 'The Conjuring' Has New Owners — And They Say The Place Is Still Haunted

37 Haunting Portraits Of Victorian Lunatic Asylum Patients In the 19th century, mental asylums in England housed the ill, the poor, and the criminal under one roof. The results were disastrous.

The Gruesome Crimes Of Albert Fish, The Brooklyn Vampire

11 Real-Life Stories That Are Way More Terrifying Than Anything Hollywood Could Dream Up In 1959, nine young Russians went for a hike in the snowy Ural mountains. Weeks later, many were found half-naked and two were missing their eyeballs.

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On This Day for October 31 - Luther's Ninety-five Theses posted, Indira Gandhi is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. October 31 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Indira Gandhi READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1517 Luther's Ninety-five Theses posted READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY Today: Although Halloween, celebrated this day, is now observed largely as a secular holiday, it is, as the eve of All Saints' Day, also a religious holiday among some Christians. [How much do you know about Halloween?] 2008: American author and oral historian Studs Terkel, who chronicled the lives of Americans from the Great Depression to the early 21st century, died in Chicago. [Take our quiz abut famous authors.] 1968: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered an end to American bombing in North Vietnam. [ Test your knowledge of the Vietnam War.] 1962: The American psychological thriller What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, a late-career triumph for both Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, was released in American theatres. [Take our quiz about women in classic cinema.] 1941: After nearly 15 years of work, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota was completed; the colossal sculpture features the heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. [Test your knowledge of national parks and landmarks.] 1926: Harry Houdini, the magician and escape artist, died of peritonitis stemming from a stomach injury. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about history makers.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1887 Chiang Kai-shek Chinese statesman 1961 Peter Jackson New Zealand director 1926 Jimmy Savile British entertainer 1795 John Keats British poet 1936 Michael Landon American actor, director, and producer 1931 Dan Rather American newscaster SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help