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IN THIS EPISODE: Where did Bram Stoker get his idea for Dracula? Hint \u2013 it was not, as many believe, Vlad the Impaler. (Bram Stoker\u2019s Inspiration) *** Ronald Gene Simmons went on a 16 person murder spree \u2013 and 14 of them were his own family. (Serial Killer Ronald Gene Simmons) *** In the world of Harry Potter, figures like Grindewald and Voldemort meet in dark rooms to work their evil magic plans against those whom they consider enemies. But is there a real-life version of such dark magic meetings? (Grindelwald and Secret Societies) *** A dark figure appears out of nowhere to terrify a man in his own home. (Inter-Dimensional Shadow Person) *** The largest haunted place in the world isn\u2019t a house, mansion, asylum, or even a forest or lake\u2013 it\u2019s a giant cave in Kentucky, and not only is it haunted \u2013 it is extremely creepy. (Kentucky\u2019s Mammoth Cave)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cSerial Killer Ronald Gene Simmons\u201d by Kara Goldfarb: https://tinyurl.com/qnvc2oo
\u201cGrindelwald and Secret Societies\u201d: https://tinyurl.com/wm2ka6z
\u201cInter-Dimensional Shadow Person\u201d: https://tinyurl.com/vjgdmva
\u201cBram Stoker\u2019s Inspiration\u201d by Doug MacGowan: https://tinyurl.com/y8u4m4mt
\u201cKentucky\u2019s Mammoth Cave\u201d by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/s6eojxj
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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