After countless stories of fun women being burned at the stake for being witches, we thought it was time to cover a similar story involving a man. As it turns out, it's actually pretty easy to have a powerful member of the clergy tried and executed for witchcraft so long as you have a vindictive Cardinal, a convent full of bored nuns, and a victim who actually is kind of a dick. Needless to say, father Urbaine Grandier was screwed from the very start.

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One chilly November in 1970, an 8-ton whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. While there were probably a couple of different ways this could have been dealt with, the powers that be decided half a ton of dynamite would be the solution to their problem.

Spoiler alert: It was not.

See the remastered news report here (courtesy of KATU)

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Apparently, Emily did something to offend Sara so she is seeking her revenge in the form of a tour of the ocean's depths. With everything from crabs that look like mistakes to some cephalopods that have earned their right to stay, it's a real Sharkcuterie of deep sea nightmares.

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Spooky Summer continues with some of the freshest short horror stories pulled from the depths of Reddit! Join us around the campfire for some s'mores and tales of shadow men, hair where it doesn't belong and, Way Too Many Bens.

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On June 5th 1960, a group of teenagers visiting Finland's scenic Lake Bodom were attacked by a mystery assailant. over 60 years after the fact, we're still not sure what really happened that night. It's gonna be a rough one, friends, so hold on to your butts and put that tent away because we're about to make a great case for never camping again.

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As a bonus stop on our spooky road trip, we're headed to a shack in the middle of the Oregon woods! It's not just any shack, though, it's full of mystery and weird science and...people trying to deliver pizzas to Sasquatch. It's the Oregon Vortex!

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Pack up your Gameboy and hop in the car because we're going on vacation! We've invited our bestest best friend Sadie to join us as we travel these United States in search of the rowdiest ghosts and the creepiest hotels.

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One fateful night in 1977, three teenagers in Massachusetts saw something they couldn't explain. Was it really the demon they all thought it was? Perhaps an extraterrestrial checking out the scenery...or maybe something even weirder.

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You've heard of pirates pillaging, plundering, and being general badasses through the Golden Age of Piracy. But it wasn't all about smelling terrible and getting your sword bloody for all of the men sailing the high seas. Enter Stede Bonnet, a man who was so bad at being a pirate that he managed to become okay at it and make some friends along the way.

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Grimm's is back with a very classic princess story! The stakes for this one are a little lower than you'd expect, but there's still a very important lesson to be learned...probably. We think.

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