From a corpse in a funhouse to a house full of snakes, we count down some of the creepiest
discoveries we've made
8.
Swamp Dolls
On Halloween night in 2014, a total of 21 dolls were found in Bear Creek Swamp in Alabama.
The dolls were stuck to wooden stakes that had been plunged into the ground.
The swamp is near a road, so passersby would see the old porcelain dolls throw them dead
stares as they drove by.
Police eventually took down the dolls after receiving many calls from residents.
Although it is believed to have been a prank, nobody knows for sure why the dolls were placed
in that swamp.
7.
Severed Feet Washing Ashore
People taking a walk along the beach in the Pacific Northwest have found something mysterious
and disturbing – human feet, some of which were still inside the shoe.
Most have been right feet.
Since 2007, severed human feet have been found washing up on shore from the Salish Sea, located
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the state of Washington.
There are many theories that try to explain the fate of the rightful owners of the severed
limbs.
One theory suggests that the feet belonged to four of five men on a plane that had crashed,
while another suggests they’re the feet of people committing suicide by jumping off
the many bridges of Vancouver.
So far, sixteen feet have been found between 2007 and now… and it looks like they’re
going to keep coming.
6.
Real Corpse in Funhouse
A particular haunted house attraction in Los Angeles featured something many similar attractions
don’t… an actual corpse.
The corpse was that of robber Elmer McCurdy, and he hung from the gallows of a funhouse
at Pike Amusement Zone known as “Laff in the Dark”.
Elmer hung lifeless, tricking many guests into believing it was just a very realistic
prop… until 1976 when an episode of “The Six Million Dollar Man” was being shot in
the funhouse.
When a prop man went to move Elmer, the arm broke off, revealing nothing but muscle and
bone.
5.
Snakes in a House
A family moved into their dream house in Idaho, not realizing that it was sitting on a den
of garter snakes.
The snakes would be everywhere – inside and outside.
During the night, while lying in bed, they would hear the sounds of the snakes slithering
in the walls.
The tap water would taste like the musky smell of the snakes.
One day, the husband killed 42 of them.
Eventually the family moved out.
4.
Living Behind a Bookshelf
While playing, two boys made a surprising discovery – there was a secret passageway
behind a bookshelf in one of the bedrooms.
Not knowing what they would find but driven by curiosity, the boys entered the tight space.
They came across a spiral staircase which lead into nothing but the unknown.
Climbing down, halfway towards the bottom, the boys saw a small crawlspace.
The crawlspace lead into a slightly-larger space.
This is when they made a creepy discovery – someone was living within their walls!
The unknown squatter wasn’t there, but his (or her) various belongings still were.
An elephant carving, some creepy dolls, and what appeared to be a skeleton key were found.
Candy wrappers were strewn all over.
It was Halloween candy that one of the boys had in his bedroom, making it evident that
the mysterious squatter wasn’t staying down there all the time.
3.
Playground Razors
An Illinois toddler’s fun at a local playground was ruined when he cut himself on a razor
blade.
It wasn’t an accident, though.
There were at least a dozen razor blades glued to various pieces of playground equipment.
The chilling discovery was made after the toddler’s father took him home and called
the police.
No suspects have been found in connection with the sadistic prank, and a copycat case
was discovered in Delaware.
Fortunately, the cut the toddler received wasn’t serious.
2.
The Mysterious Case of Elisa Lam
The parents of Canadian tourist Elisa Lam reported her missing.
She was last seen at the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles, acting erratically.
Surveillance footage from inside an elevator at the hotel showed Elisa boarding it and
pushing buttons, looking around nervously.
She even stepped off the elevator to look around more before disappearing.
Later that month, guests noticed something wrong with the water.
It tasted strange, came out black upon first turning the faucet handle, and at times barely
came out.
What was wrong with the water?
A maintenance worker at the hotel looked in one of the water tanks and saw Elisa’s floating,
decomposing corpse.
To this day, the disappearance and death of Elisa Lam remains a mystery.
Authorities don’t even know how she died.
or even how she ended up in that water tank.
1.
Invincible Bacteria
If a person develops a bacterial infection that is antibiotic-resistant, then there is
a drug doctors can use called “colistin” that can usually kill the invaders.
But there’s a bacterial infection known as CRE that is highly resistant to antibiotics…
including colistin.
Now, this deadly strain has found its way into the United States!
A woman in Philadelphia was discovered to have CRE, making her the first case of CRE
infection in the United States.
Currently, health officials are trying to figure out how this woman came down with CRE.
In some cases, half of the people who get
CRE die from it.