Guys & Dolls

31 07 2007

No, I’m not talking about the musical. Yes, it’s as scary as the title sounds. Really.

We’re talking artificial friends, if you get my drift. Sort of like the character “Priss” in Blade Runner. But less animated.

It’s like a car crash- you’ve just got to watch it.



The Curio Podcast #2

29 07 2007

Great White shark off Cornish coast? See here.

Faceball. It could be massive. Possibly. See here.

Victorian post-mortem pictures. Strange and compassionate. here and here.

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The 1st Curio Podcast

25 07 2007

Urban exploration, real-life superheroes and Welsh malt whisky (yes, that’s without an ‘e’)

Links:

Urban Exploration links, as well as Simon Cornwell’s site (plenty of Victorian mental asylums)

World Superhero Registry

Welsh malt whisky

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Muppets “Faces of Death”

24 07 2007

Muppets Faces of Death:

“When I was a kid we used to rent an underground film series called “Faces of Death.” Here is what it was like…. with muppets”



Weekly World News No More

24 07 2007

Weekly World News Killed Off:

“R.I.P. Weekly World News. The imaginative tabloid, which gave the world Bat Boy, Ed Anger and a woman celebrating her 7-year wedding anniversary with a space alien, is no more.”



The man with a hole in his brain

23 07 2007

Scans reveal a fluid-filled cavity in the brain of a normal man:

“Three years ago, a 44-year-old man was admitted to hospital in Marseille, France, complaining of weakness in his left leg. He had no idea what doctors would find to be the source of the problem: a huge pocket of fluid where most of his brain ought to be.”



Larvae Take Up Residence on Man’s Head

19 07 2007

The ultimate urban myth. Except it’s true.

Are you itching yet?

Larvae Take Up Residence on Man’s Head:

“Doctors thought the strange, bleeding bumps on Aaron Dallas’ head might be from gnat bites or shingles. Then the bumps started moving.”

[Update: video here]



Top 10 Most Bizarre Videos

18 07 2007

Top 10 Most Bizarre Videos - The List Universe:

“In a recent journey through YouTube and Google Videos, I put together a list of the top ten most bizarre. The first video will give you nightmares. If anyone knows what the hell the second one is, let me know.”



Spiders Alert Woman To Fire

18 07 2007

The Beaufort Gazette: Teen claims spiders alerted her to fire:

“HEMLOCK, Mich. (AP) A woman who hates spiders is crediting them with helping save her from a house fire.”



European Vampire Research

17 07 2007

An excellent source for traditional vampire research.

WWW.SHROUDEATER.COM - About Shroudeater:

“Our interest is in the old traditional vampire of the European mainland. Unlike fictional vampires like Dracula or Lestat, there is nothing glamorous or romantic about these vampires. Our kind of vampire is a corpse.”