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THE EXORCIST / THE REAL STORY CHAPTER: GEORGIA FONT ADOBE

 

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TITLE:  1896 Vital force around child by Hyppolyte Baraduc

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IMAGE:  RONALD EDWIN HUNKELER HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK PHOTO 1954

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SCREAM / THE REAL STORY CHAPTER: ARIAL BLACK FONT ADOBE

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TITLE Danny Rolling AKA The Gainesville Ripper November 1991

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TITLE Tribute to the victims of the Gainesville Ripper 34th Street Gainesville

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TITLE Arial view Gainesville Florida 2011 by William M

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PSYCHO & THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE / THE REAL STORY CHAPTER: COSMIC LAGER FONT ADOBE

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TITLE Leatherface Cosplay by Clinton Steeds

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TITLE Ed Gein Gravemarker in 1999

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Wisconsin State Journal November 1957 PUBLIC DOMAIN ©PRE 1978/Expired

ANNABELLE / THE REAL STORY CHAPTER: CARTA MARINA FONT ADOBE

 

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TITLE Raggedy Ann

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TITLE Illustration from “Raggedy Ann Stories” by John Gruelle 1918

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TITLE Illustration from “Raggedy Ann Stories” by John Gruelle 1918

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EPISODE 2:

POLTERGEIST / THE REAL STORY CHAPTER: ARIAL BLACK FONT ADOBE

ADOBE 233551544 The male sitting in the dark room in front of a television by Artem. Std License. Changed to black & white.

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TITLE:  House of Flying objects. Life Magazine 17 March 1958 

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TITLE:  The Hermann Family. House of Flying objects. Life Magazine 17 March 1958 

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TITLE:  Parapsychologist Joseph Gaither Pratt with James Hermann’s son. House of Flying objects. Life Magazine 17 March 1958 

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THE BIRDS / THE REAL STORY CHAPTER: BASKERVILLE FONT ADOBE

   

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TITLE The Birds Publicity Photo 1963

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TITLE The Birds Theatrical poster 1963

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TITLE The Birds Theatrical poster 1963

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THE AMITYVILLE HORROR / THE REAL STORY CHAPTER: GEORGIA FONT ADOBE

 

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TITLE Amityville Horror House, Ocean Avenue 1973

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TITLE DeFeo family shortly before the Amityville murders 

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THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES / THE REAL STORY CHAPTER: DIDOT FONT ADOBE

 

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TITLE  “Mothman” Artist Depiction by Tim Bertelink 

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BEVER, LINDSEY “The ‘Amityville Horror’ house is for sale: Five bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms and one bloody history”. The Washington Post 22 June 2016  Accessed 15 August 2022.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/22/the-amityville-horror-house-is-for-sale-five-bedrooms-3-5-bathrooms-and-one-bloody-history/

 

Lapin, Tamir “The real story behind the Amityville Horror house”. The New York Post 16 March 2021. Accessed 15 Aug 2022. https://nypost.com/article/amityville-horror-house-real-story/

 

Vincent, Isabel & Jack Morphet “What really happened to Ronald Hunkeler, who inspired ‘The Exorcist’  New York Post 20 Dec 2021. Accessed 15 August 2022. https://nypost.com/2021/12/20/is-the-exorcist-a-true-story-what-happened-to-ronald-hunkeler/

 

Barber, Glen  “The True Story Behind ‘The Exorcist’” Denver Post 26 May 2016. Accessed 15 August 2022.

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Rowney, Jo-Anne. “Is The Exorcist based on a true story? Real-life tale of Roland Doe’s possession that’s more terrifying than the film and TV show”. 23 Oct 2017 Updated 24 July 2018. Accessed 15 August 2022. https://www.mirror.co.uk/film/exorcist-based-true-story-real-11303612

 

McGuire, John  “The St. Louis Exorcism of 1949: the real-life inspiration for ‘The Exorcist’  St. Louis Dispatch 18 April 2022. Original: April 17 1988. Accessed 15 August 2022. https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/the-st-louis-exorcism-of-1949-the-real-life-inspiration-for-the-exorcist/article_fbdecb6a-9d3c-5903-a12c-effd4f7a7713.html

 

Romain, Lindsey “The Terrifying True Story That Inspired Poltergeist”. NERDIST. 2 Oct 2020. Accessed 15 August 2022.

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