One thing spiders are known for, aside from their creepiness, is their sneakiness. Their ability to silently move around and scare the crap out of you by appearing out of nowhere is sort of their trademark. However, when you turn the tables and start creeping up on spiders…well, let’s just say they don’t like that very much. It’s a terrifying fact that one young Australian learned in literally the worst way possible… That’s just too much nope to handle. Sadly, we don’t know exactly what happened after the spider charged him, but I think we can make an educated guess… Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/creeping-spider/
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); I’ll be the first to say that I absolutely love all things creepy — ghosts, demons, monsters, you name it. I’m just fascinated by all of it. As long as there’s a healthy distance between that material and me, that is. If it’s coming at me through a book or computer screen, I’m all for it. You just won’t see me going on any haunted house tours. I’m sure plenty of people are with me on this one. But imagine if the haunted house in question was yours. Redditor Shizz_McCoy can tell you a little about that. At first, she noticed the electronics in her apartment were going crazy, and then she heard actual voicescoming out of them. Knocks fell on all of the bedroom doors when she and her roommates were alone. Multiple roomies moved out almost immediately after moving in, and two psychics told her she was dealing with demonic entities. Great. Just great. She decided to record her attempt at communicating with the voices, and here’s the chilling result. Okay, I may have to rethink my love of creepiness. Good thing she doesn’t live there anymore. Who knows what would’ve happened to her if she’d decided to stay? Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/demonic-voice-recorded/
Hopefully, most of us will never have to experience the horror of a landslide. These things are some of the most underrated natural disasters of all time. Just imagine being on a hillside in a rainstorm. Everything is wet, but it all looks solid. But all of a sudden, the ground gives way and starts hurtling down the hill. If you’re not ready for them, these things can kill you. During one storm in Japan, people along Route 168 prepared themselves for impending doom by setting up barricades. Just imagine how much worse this could have been. (via Reddit) It’s a wonder of modern science that they were able to predict and anticipate this landslide. The rest of the world could learn a thing or two from Japan. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/japanese-landslide/
It’s no secret that we live in dangerous times. Today, children can’t go to the park or walk to school without parents worrying every second. Women can’t commute home from work without worrying about what could happen to them alone in the dark. Back in the ’70s, however, people could exist more freely. Even hitchhiking, something we’d never do today, was common practice. In that era, woman’s independence was also a hot-button topic as feminism quickly spread across the nation. Despite that, some men chose to denounce these advancements in gender equality. The story of Colleen Stan is proof that some people railed against women’s empowerment back then just like some do today, and in an instant, one man stripped her of her agency and all but ruined her life. Colleen Stan was just 20 years old when she was hitchhiking her way to a friend’s birthday party near Reading, California. The young woman was a self-described hitchhiking pro. Inside Edition Read More: 14 Of The Craziest Murder Motives You’ll Ever Hear After letting two cars pass her by, Stan finally accepted a ride offered by Cameron Hooker, his wife Janice, and their eight-month-old baby. Inside Edition After pulling off the highway and finding a secluded area, Hooker pulled a knife on Stan and threatened to kill her if she didn’t comply with his demands. The kidnapper locked Stan in a wooden head box which prevented her from seeing and hearing her surroundings. Inside Edition googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot(‘/37886402/VN_PG_DCI1_BTF’, [300, 250], ‘VN_PG_DCI1_BTF_58365fe6d8eaf’).addService(googletag.pubads()) googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_MB”, “VN_”); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_SC”, “VN_ORGN”); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_TS”, “TS_D”); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_AT”, “VN_ORGN_PG_D_REV_2.0_ASYNC_DEFAULT”); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_CC”, “VN_ORGN_D_UNK_118628_A”); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_PG”, “1”); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_AN”, “1”); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_AC”, “OMG”); googletag.enableServices(); googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DCI1_BTF_58365fe6d8eaf’); }); Hooker and his wife agreed that he could capture a slave to help act out his BDSM fantasies. Once the Hookers returned to their home with Stan, he brutally tortured the young woman and used her to fulfill his sexual desires. Inside Edition Stan was forced to remain in a cramped wooden box for up to 23 hours a day. To endure the torture and sexual punishment, the woman believed that staying faithful to God and meeting Hooker’s demands would keep her safe. Inside Edition After Hooker expressed his desire to make Stan his second wife, Janice became paranoid and confessed the entire ordeal to a local minister. Janice would later help Stan escape her captive as well as testify against her former husband in court in exchange for full immunity. Inside Edition googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot(‘/37886402/VN_PG_DCI2_BTF’, [300, 250], ‘VN_PG_DCI2_BTF_58365fe6d902c’).addService(googletag.pubads()) googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_MB”, “VN_”); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_SC”, “VN_ORGN”); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_TS”, “TS_D”); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_AT”, “VN_ORGN_PG_D_REV_2.0_ASYNC_DEFAULT”); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_CC”, “VN_ORGN_D_UNK_118628_A”); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_PG”, “1”); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_AN”, “1”); googletag.pubads().setTargeting(“NOVA_AC”, “OMG”); googletag.enableServices(); googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DCI2_BTF_58365fe6d902c’); }); Cameron Hooker was arrested and in 1985, he faced trial for his crimes against Stan. Once the verdict against Hooker was in, he was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to 104 years in prison. Inside Edition For more about Colleen Stan, “The Girl in the Box,” check out this interview with the woman nearly 30 years after her horrific kidnapping. var _informq = _informq || []; _informq.push([’embed’, ‘ndn_58365fe6d80b9’]); Her story […]
If there’s one place you don’t want to run across a giant, 15-foot alligator, it’s on a beautiful golf course in sunny Florida. Sadly (or awesomely, depending on your feelings about alligators), that’s exactly what happened at Buffalo Creek Golf Course in Palmetto, Florida, yesterday afternoon. Golfer Charles Helms and a friend were enjoying a beautiful day out on the green when the massive reptile made a chilling appearance. Helms was so shocked by the creature’s size that he was convinced that it had to be a prank of some sort. And when you see this footage, you probably won’t believe your eyes either. (via The Guardian) Apparently, this massive gator is seen fairly regularly around Buffalo Creek. One employee even refers to it as the unofficial mascot of the golf course! Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/golf-gator/
The unlucky guy who captured this bizarre footage will definitely never forget what he saw. While visiting what appeared to be a beautiful, serene cemetery, the cameraman in question decided to head out through a passageway that led to a beautiful view of the sea. When he panned to the left, however, he saw what looked like a trash heap full of coffins. The worst part? There were human bones scattered on the ground. I’m not familiar with the ways in which you should dispose of bodies, but I feel like throwing corpse-filled coffins into a giant pile probably isn’t the most respectful course of action. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/graveyard-garbage/
Every culture has their own sacred death rituals, but some are far more frightening than others. Take the Torajan people, for example. On the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, dead bodies are seen very differently than they are in the States. Corpses aren’t actually considered to be dead until a water buffalo is sacrificed to accompany them into the afterlife. It takes years for some families to be able to afford the expensive ceremony, so many keep their loved ones inside their homes until they can. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DCBP_ATF’); }); But even after their deceased relatives are properly buried, some families decide to keep their memory alive by digging the bodies up in a bizarre celebration. The residents of Toraja proudly display the dead as part of their Ma’nene ritual. Every year, the villagers dig up their late family members in order to honor them. YouTube / National Geographic googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DCBM_BTF’); }); The decaying bodies don’t spook them at all — they prefer to see them so they can mourn. YouTube / National Geographic They carefully clean their ancestors to preserve their dignity. YouTube / National Geographic googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DCI1_BTF’); }); Then the corpses are actually groomed and dressed up. YouTube / National Geographic And the families even pose with them for photos as if they were still alive. YouTube / National Geographic Though they are undeniably creepy, some of the bodies have pleasant looks on their faces like they approve of the ritual. YouTube / Mo10ta But others are just terrifying. YouTube / Mo10ta These people see all of this as a beautiful process, but it’s more than a little disturbing. Would you ever consider going to a celebration like this? Me neither. I’m all for expressing your culture, but this is way, way too morbid for me. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/morbid-indonesian-ritual/
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); Let me be the first to tell you that the fishing methods of these Taiwanese fishermen might be a bit unconventional, but they reap insane rewards. For hundreds of years, fishermen in Taiwan have been using a technique called fire fishing to catch sardines. The technique involves lighting bamboo sticks on fire and holding them over the sides of their fishing boats. Although it may sound a bit odd, the act of fire fishing is just as visually stimulating as it is mind-boggling. Facebook / 新北漁樂快爆 The trick to fire fishing is using sulfuric soil on the ends of the bamboo. That produces an epic spectacle that sends the sardines jumping toward the fishermen’s nets without the use of bait or fishing poles. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DCBM_BTF’); }); Facebook / 新北漁樂快爆 In Taiwan, sardine season only lasts from May to July, so job security is only seasonal. For that reason, interest in fishing for sardines has diminished over the years. There were once over 300 sardine boats practicing fire fishing, but now there are only three. Facebook / 新北漁樂快爆 On average, a fire fisherman can catch upwards of three or four tons of sardines per trip and can make around $4,500 a night. Pictures don’t do this amazing feat justice. Check out the video below: You know what they say: No risk, no reward. These people certainly take that philosophy to heart! Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/fire-fishing/
In the 1970s, Britain was experiencing an alarmingly high number of child fatalities from drowning. So the government decided to do something about it. In 1973, the Central Office of Information, in association with Illustra Films, produced a PSA entitled Lonely Water. The PSA featured a demonic figure warning children to stay away from the water. It ran for several years during commercial breaks in children’s television programming. But was it effective? Check it out below and see for yourself… Today, Lonely Water has achieved cult status, especially among adults who were children at the time it aired. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it also terrified millions of British children into never swimming again. Well, at least it kept them from drowning…? Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/drowning-psa/
If you head up to Lake Monona near Madison, Wisconsin, you might finally be able to have those magical powers you’ve always wanted (or you can at least pretend, anyway). Who wouldn’t want to be able to shoot lightning out of their fingertips? No one, that’s who. The phenomenon known as St. Elmo’s Fire occurs when tiny charges of electricity from an object meet naturally occurring charges in the air. The two forces ionize when they meet if the atmospheric charges are unusually strong, which typically happens after a storm. To see St. Elmo’s Fire in action, check this out. It must have been really interesting to interact with nature like that. Although this guy seems calm and cool on the outside, he was probably freaking out on the inside. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/fire-lake/
