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IN THIS EPISODE: We\u2019ll look at a brief history of the classic Lon Chaney film, \u201cThe Phantom of the Opera\u201d - and how the film itself has a haunting attached to it! (The Real Horror Behind The Phantom Of The Opera) *** Weirdo family member, Katie Jo, tells us that as a child she saw something similar to glitter \u2013 but in a very supernatural form! (Sparkles) *** An old man opens up to something that happened to him over six decades ago that he has never told anyone before \u2013 something that he says ruined his life. (Something Happened 63 Years Ago) *** A woman in bed is startled awake in the middle of the night when she feels someone pull her arm out from under her head \u2013 but she\u2019s the only one in her apartment. (Someone Or Something Moved My Hand) *** Mirrors, mirrors, mirrors everywhere. The more mirrors Lucida had the more she could admire herself.\xa0 She even is said to have made a deal with the devil in order to maintain her youthful beauty. (The Creepy Story of Lucida Mansi) *** Village life in Lemont, Illinois was as peaceful as it could be, and the Willmans farm was one of the collection of typical sleepy homesteads in the region. Until the day the demon came. (The Demon of Lemont) *** Chillingly, statistics suggest that a child is more likely to be killed by a parent than by a stranger and in most cases, the killer takes his own life after the act. We\u2019ll look into the disturbing psychology of family annihilators. (The Psychology of Familicide)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS\u2026
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview
00:03:45.100 = Show Open
00:06:55.615 = The Phantom Of The Opera is Here
00:15:36.351 = Sparkles
00:17:35.871 = Someone Or Something Moved My Hand
00:20:28.876 = Something Happened 63 Years Ago
00:40:25.980 = The Demon of Lemont
00:51:57.811 = The Creepy Story of Lucida Mansi
00:57:01.118 = The Psychology of Familicide, Part 1
01:15:12.371 = The Psychology of Familicide, Part 2
01:25:54.401 = The Psychology of Familicide, Part 3
01:38:18.836 = Show Close
01:40:55.887 = BLOOPERS

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
BOOK: \u201cGhosts \u2013 True Encounters With The World Beyond\u201d by Hans Holzer: https://amzn.to/3qtM47H
\u201cSomething Happened 63 Years Ago\u201d submitted anonymously to Thought Catalog: http://bit.ly/2DdEeDb
\u201cThe Phantom Of The Opera Is Here\u201d by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2KG71nJ
\u201cSparkles\u201d by Weirdo family member, Katie Jo
\u201cSomeone Or Something Moved My Hand\u201d by Mirandra for Your Ghost Stories: http://bit.ly/37muJPH
\u201cThe Creepy Story of Lucida Mansi\u201d by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: http://bit.ly/2DgFrcK
\u201cThe Demon of Lemont\u201d by Ursula Bielski for Chicago Hauntings: http://bit.ly/2rnR9zG
\u201cThe Psychology of Familicide\u201d by Fiona Guy for Crime Traveller: http://bit.ly/2rmEOM2
\u201cThe List Family Massacre\u201d from All That\u2019s Interesting: http://bit.ly/34itO0I
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Originally aired: November, 2018

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