Marks Unexplained World

The Amherst Poltergeist | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 98)

The Amherst poltergeist was a notorious case of reported poltergeist activity in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada between 1878 and 1879. The act…

The History of Skid Row | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 97)

Skid Row is a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles.

The area is officially known as Central City East. Skid Row contains one of the largest …

The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919 | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 96)

The Boston Molasses Disaster was a disaster that occurred on Wednesday, January 15, 1919, in the North End neighbourhood of Bos…

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Fairies. The wee folk. The fae. Whatever you may name them, they are everywhere- in classic fairytales, allegedly true encounters, and even modern-day books, movies…

Rabies | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 95)

Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis in humans and other mammals. It was historically referred to as hydrophobia ("fear of water") due to the s…

The Kera UFO incident | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 94)

Although it is a little-known case in the west, an incident in the Kera region of Kochi City in Japan in the early-1970s is not only one of th…

Tulpa | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 93)

Tulpa is a concept originally from Tibetan Buddhism and found in later traditions of mysticism and the paranormal of a materialized being or thought-form, typ…

The Cock Lane Ghost | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 92)

The Cock Lane ghost was a purported haunting that attracted mass public attention in 1762.

The location was a lodging in Cock Lane, a short road…

Sasquatch | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 91)

Bigfoot, also commonly referred to as Sasquatch, is a large and hairy human-like mythical creature purported to inhabit forests in North America, particul…

The Disappearance of the Amber Room | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 90)

The Amber Room was a chamber decorated in amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors, located in the Catherine Palace of Tsa…

Daniel LaPlante (The Murderer in the Walls) | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 89)

Daniel J. LaPlante is an American convicted murderer serving multiple life sentences for the 1987 murders of Priscilla G…

Allison Mack & NEXIUM | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 88)

NXIVM was a cult around convicted racketeer and sex offender Keith Raniere.

NXIVM is also the name of the defunct corporation that Keith Ranie…

The Therac 25 Incident | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 87)

The Therac-25 was a computer-controlled radiation therapy machine produced by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) in 1982 after the Therac…

The Aveley Alien Abduction | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 86)

On late Sunday evening, October 27th, 1974, a run of the mill Essex family were driving a route between Harold Hill and Aveley to see rel…

Gef the Talking Mongoose | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 85)

Gef the Talking Mongoose (or the Dalby Spook) was an allegedly talking mongoose which was claimed to inhabit a farmhouse owned by the Irvin…

The Fae | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 84)

The Fae are a type of mythical being or legendary creature found in the folklore of multiple European cultures, a form of spirit, often described as metaphy…

The Death of Nancy Spungen | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 83)

Nancy Laura Spungen was the American girlfriend of English musician Sid Vicious, and a figure of the 1970s punk rock scene. In October 19…

The Strange Story of the Tromp Family | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 82)

A family of five disappeared on a tech-free road-trip only to turn up one by one after a week-long odyssey of more than 1,600k…

The Great London Beer Flood of 1814 | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 81)

The London Beer Flood was an accident at Meux & Co's Horse Shoe Brewery, London, on 17 October 1814.

It took place when one of t…

The Dark Story of the Village Eyam | Marks Unexplained World (Ep. 80)

The history of the plague in the village Eyam began in 1665 when a flea-infested bundle of cloth arrived from London for Alexande…