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The Ninth Year: The Haunting of Swill House

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April 2, 2025

Daddy’s Little Toy, the Arrest of Tori Woods, and the Nebulous Context of “Immoral” Literature

Please note that this article will contain discussions of child sexual abuse, child sexual abuse material, and sexual assault.

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March 10, 2025

“Love Island with Trench Foot”: The Disastrous Reality TV Experiment of Eden

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January 13, 2025

The Mystery of the Miniature Coffins of Arthur’s Seat

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December 4, 2024

“If People are Dying, Let’s Get Started”: The Brutal Relay of the Nome Serum Run

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November 13, 2024

The Eras Tour, the Friendship Bracelets, and the $150 Brunch: The Taylor Swift Holiday House Scandal

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October 21, 2024

The Spectre, the Bricklayer, and the Murder: The Hammersmith Ghost and the Curious Legal Status of Belief

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October 7, 2024

“It’s Trauma!”: Analysing the Disaster of Silent Hill: Ascension

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September 2, 2024

The Myth, the Murders, and the Matter of the Bloody Countess Báthory

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August 5, 2024

The Hands Resist Him: Did eBay Auction a Haunted Painting?

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July 15, 2024

The Quiz Show Scandals of the 1950s (And How They Changed American Television)

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