Category Archives: History

Horror Movies based on real life

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/23/horror-films-inspired-by-real-life_n_4150442.html

Released in 2013, “The Conjuring,” starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, is about two paranormal investigators — Ed Warren and his wife, Lorraine – and their investigation of a family that was supposedly terrorized by a dark presence when they moved into a Rhode Island farmhouse in the 1970s. The film was promoted heavily as being “based on a true story” prior to its release. Since the film’s release, some viewers have called into question the veracity of the accounts that were detailed on the silver screen. Ed Warren died in 2006 and his 86-year-old wife was unavailable for comment, but HuffPost did find someone familiar with the pair. Tony Spera, director of the New England Society for Psychic Research – an organization founded by the Warrens in 1952 – said the film is about as real as it gets. “The movie is very close to the actual events that traumatized the family,” Spera said. “Banging sounds, rapping noises, ghostly images and the presence of the witch were [all] occurrences that actually transpired in that house.” Spera also said the depictions of the Warrens were “spot on” and commented that Farmiga’s performance left him “slack jawed.”
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    The Exorcism Of Emily Rose
    Famed film critic Roger Ebert called “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” an “intriguing and perplexing movie.” The 2005 film follows the trial of Father Richard Moore, a priest played by actor Tom Wilkinson, who is charged with negligent homicide in the death of Emily Rose. The young girl supposedly died as a result of a failed exorcism. According to Brian Dunning, a writer who hosts the weekly podcast, Skeptoid, there is some real world DNA inside the cinematic feature. “[The] story is based on the 1976 case of the German girl Anneliese Michel, who died of dehydration and starvation after months of intensive exorcism activity by two Catholic priests … Anneliese had been undergoing psychiatric treatment for many years, and today we believe she suffered from both schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder,” Dunning told HuffPost. Dunning said Michel’s parents and the two priests were ultimately found guilty of manslaughter, and the case inspired some members of the Catholic Church to reform parts of the exorcism ritual. However, those reforms were largely ignored. “Psychiatrists today agree that exorcism does far more psychological harm than good,” Dunning said.
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    Eaten Alive
    Directed by Tobe Hooper, a popular screenwriter and producer, the 1977 horror film “Eaten Alive,” follows the story of a Texas hotel owner who has a penchant for murder and feeds his victims to a large pet crocodile. The film is said to be inspired by Joe Ball, a bootlegger and alleged serial killer, who operated the Sociable Inn in Elmendorf, Texas, in the early 1900s. The DVD release also includes a mini documentary about Ball. Truth be told, the only similarity between Ball and his supposed movie counterpart “Judd” is that both men have an apparent affection for crocodilians. Ball, who kept a pond full of alligators next to his inn, committed suicide in 1938, after police questioned him about the disappearance of his wife and former girlfriend. A handyman who worked for Ball allegedly admitted to helping his boss dispose of the bodies of the two missing women and led police to their remains. It was known that Ball often fed animals to his gators, so police officers searched the pond but found no human remains. Despite the lack of evidence, rumors persisted that Ball had killed as many as 30 women and fed their bodies to his alligators.
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    The Mothman Prophecies
    Released to theatres in 2002, “The Mothman Prophecies” follows John Klein, played by Richard Gere, as he leaves his Washington newspaper job to investigate sightings of winged creatures, referred to as “mothmen,” in a small West Virginia town. The film claims to be based on actual events that occurred in Point Pleasant, W.Va., between November 1966 and December 1967.Loren Coleman, founder and director of the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine, was a consultant during the production of “The Mothman Prophecies.” According to Coleman, the film, which is based on the 1975 book of the same name by parapsychologist John Keel, is a fictionalized narrative of actual events. “‘The Mothman Prophecies’ is based in reality, but the film is [director] Mark Pellington’s docudrama/fictionalized narrative motion picture of the events,” Coleman told HuffPost. “The characters … were created from parts of the personality and experiences of … Keel. Even the character names are formed via movie scriptwriters as puns, for example [Alexander] Leek [is] Keel backwards.”

Masons are out to Destroy us!

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When not following two pickers or a Pawn Shop around, the History Channel has taught me one thing. The Masons control America and their shadow group, “The Illuminati” is out to destroy mankind. The Masons are the Royal Family of England and every President besides a select few have been Masons.

 

Go to YouTube and there’s as many videos “educating” us on this as they are of hot girls in thongs. Masons seek to murder 90% of the world’s population. They control all the wealth. They have created false flags such as 9/11, Sandy Hook and the Boston Marathon Bombings. Don’t believe me? Visit YouTube and search Masons. You could spend weeks watching all the videos on there about them.

 

Listen, nobody is more anti-government than I am. I don’t trust politicians. I’m a “Democrat” and I dislike them as much as I do Republicans. I consider myself neither “left-wing” nor “right-wing.” I am neither a conservative nor a liberal. I’m simply someone that uses common sense, my own train of thought and judgment to make decisions.

 

I think Masons are nothing more than a dying breed. Social groups in America are in a major decline. My dad had uncles that were Masons. These men weren’t wealthy nor did they know the secrets of “the government.” If they did, I am pissed they didn’t leave me millions! Where do I sign up at?

 

Major Decline – Most data online reports that only around 2 million Americans are Masons. World Wide numbers claim over 5 million. There were more Masons in America during the 1800’s than there are now. Difference? There are over 350 million people in America and only around 50 million in the 1800’s. Less and less people are in “social organizations” today.

 

Who are currently Masons – Conspiracy believers claim “rich, elite and powerful men” are Masons. Sure, back in the old days that was true. Even rich and powerful men were once members of the KKK. Most Masons I see today are old white guys that have been Masons for 50-60 years. Very few of these men are rich.

(Here’s the average group of Masons today. These people control us all when not watching “The Price is Right”.)

 

Masons want to destroy mankind – If that’s true, why don’t they just do it? If these people have been so powerful since day one, why haven’t they murdered us yet? If Masons only wanted a small population to enslave, why did they let the world grow to 7 billion people? Wouldn’t it have been easier to kill us when we were a smaller population?

I think my point is simple. The Masons were a once popular group that important Americans use to belong to. Now they are just a bunch of old guys hanging out on a Friday night playing bingo. I’m sorry, I see no evidence they are out to destroy mankind.