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IN THIS EPISODE: Children dying in their sleep while having terrible nightmares. It\u2019s not just a movie plot from a Wes Craven film \u2013 it really happened, and inspired the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. (The Terrifying True Syndrome That Inspired A Nightmare on Elm Street) *** We\u2019re used to seeing someone on television or in movies die from a gunshot or stabbing, knowing they were just pretending \u2013 that the gun was using blanks, or the knife was using a retractable blade. But what we don\u2019t often hear are the times that those prop weapons end up killing someone for real. (Death By Movie Prop) *** How can a little girl disappear in a big crowd of people with no one seeing anything? Was it a case of stranger danger or did someone she know betray her trust? We\u2019ll look at the case of Beverly Rose Potts who went missing in 1951, never to be seen again. (Peril in the Park for Beverly Potts) *** Part medicine, part honey, part cannibalism\u2026 who or what was the mellified man? (The Mellified Man) *** They say that tragedy can change a person forever\u2026 and that couldn\u2019t be more true for one man who went from being considered lucky, to becoming deranged after a horrible accident, (The Hidden Wounds of Mr. Schultz) *** Famous last words. Humphrey Bogart said, \u201cI should have never switched from Scotch to martinis.\u201d Winston Churchill\u2019s last words were simply, \u201cI\u2019m bored with it all.\u201d But sometimes what a person says on their deathbed can be shocking or outlandish \u2013 even if they aren\u2019t a celebrity. We\u2019ll look at a few unexpected deathbed moments. (Deathbed Moments)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cThe Terrifying True Syndrome That Inspired A Nightmare on Elm Street\u201d by Thad Morgan for History.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/37xp3v22 (\u201c1..2..Freddy\u2019s Coming For You\u201d by Remix Maniacs:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhKRXHnYqN4)
\u201cPeril in the Park for Beverly Potts\u201d by Crystal Dawn for LostNFoundBlogs.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/x7yuy3kh
\u201cDeath By Movie Prop\u201d written by Juliet Bennet Rylah for Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/59rx9j2z
\u201cThe Mellified Man\u201d by Bipin Dimri for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yz2k5kw5
\u201cThe Hidden Wounds of Mr. Schultz\u201d by Kathi Kresol for Haunted Rockford: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3m8mnpy2
\u201cDeathbed Moments\u201d by Mike Lawrence for ListVerse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/24rppfx5
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Originally aired: September 27, 2021

PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/true-event-inspired-nightmare-on-elm-street/