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Serial Killer Ted Bundy Making Headlines from the Grave

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7 years ago

May 14, 2017

It has been nearly three decades since the execution of Ted Bundy at Florida State Prison, and he is still making headlines today. However, this recent development has nothing to do with his killing spree, rather it’s his childhood home in Tacoma, Washington that is making the news.

When contractor Casey Clopton, a previously self-proclaimed skeptic, was originally hired to flip the Tacoma home he had no idea of its history in connection with the infamous serial killer who had been connected to at least thirty six murders.

Bundy had moved into the house in 1955 when he was nine years old with his mother, but the real estate broker James Pitts did not originally disclose this information to the contractor when he accepted the job. Pitts claimed he purposely chose not to mention the past inhabitants because “…we weren’t sure how people would react to knowing a serial killer lived there.” He further admitted to being fully aware of the unusual activity in the home, stating “It was really eerie, but really neat.”

Clopton’s first became suspicious of the home when he took his eleven year old daughter to the site of his newest project. The little girl suddenly became overwhelmed and hysterically burst into tears, telling her father the house felt “weird.”

As the house underwent its face lift construction equipment and cell phones would lose power, turn off, or even become physically unplugged altogether. The sudden loss of power to electric devices is a well-known tell-tale sign of the presence and supposed manifestation of paranormal entities. It has also been documented in many ghost investigations that any structural changes to a home tend to increase such activity.

As work continued in the home events became even more peculiar. The demolition crew leader became overwhelmed with panic and emotion, much in the same way contractor Clopton’s daughter had become upon her visit to the house. Words such as “Leave” and “Help me” began manifesting on the basement floor in sheetrock dust and were scrawled on the bedroom window. Doors and cabinets appeared to open by themselves.

To ease everyone’s mind, including his own which was quickly becoming less skeptical by the day, Clopton wrote Bible verses on the walls of the home. He even brought in clergymen to bless each room of the house and read scripture aloud.

Whether the activity in the home ceased has not been reported, but the house has been sold to an unknown buyer for the amount 335,000 in the last year. Whether or not the new owner is aware of the previous activity or past owners in the mind 1950s and 1960s has also remained to be discovered.

What do you think? Is the little blue home in Tacoma, Washington haunted? Or is this just an attempt to bring attention to the property? Tell us in the comments bellow!

Further reading on Ted Bundy during his years growing up in Tacoma, Washington;

Ted Bundy did not live in the Tacoma, Washington house during his adult serial killer years. However, from a young age Bundy began exhibiting signs of a disturbed psyche. These were the formative years when he began looking into windows late at night waiting for women to undress, as well as search out violent sexual imagery.

It has been speculated by experts Bundy had committed his first murder in 1961 at the age of fourteen when eight year old Ann Marie Burr went missing from his neighborhood. It has also been assumed Bundy and Ann Marie had known each other. Living only blocks away from each other and passing her house every morning on his early morning paper route certainly leaves open the possibility of their acquaintanceship.

The morning Burr went missing the front door was found wide open, as was a front window, but there was no sign of struggle in the home. The lack of force of entry as well as no missing items concluded to investigators that the little girl was kidnapped and also knew her abductor. Even to this day no one knows what happened to Burr, and her remains have never been found.

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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed

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18 hours ago

April 25, 2024

Timothy Rawles

The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.

Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.

The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.

Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”

Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.

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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween

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19 hours ago

April 25, 2024

Timothy Rawles

Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.

The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.

“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.

Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.

The prize also includes:

An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings

A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear

A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room

A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course

The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II

Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two

“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”

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Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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21 hours ago

April 25, 2024

Timothy Rawles

Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

**Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes**

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.