Decemystery (2020) 2: St. Augustine Lighthouse

 

Good day/afternoon/evening, dear reader. So kind of you to join me in this spooky old lighthouse. It got a bit too creepy for me; my footsteps echoed throughout the building and my EMF reader was off the charts. So come, join me around this makeshift table I made out of sticks, stones, and unsold copies of “Using A Ouija Board For Dummies”. You see, we’re going to use a Ouija Board to get in contact with the old lighthouse keeper who drank a few too many beers and fell down the staircase.

Ah, but what’s this? When we put our hands on the board, it bursts into flames and our hands are charred. Owie, hellfire sure is hot. Almost as hot as hot sauce on a hot dog. Oh well, no big deal, how about we talk about a mystery instead? Yeah, that sounds like a lot more fun and in no way is a chance for me to amend for not having covered something last year when I told myself time and again I would do it.

Like, seriously, I told myself in December of last year. Then March of this year. Then May. Then June. Then July. Then—you know what, I told myself every day I would cover it, but I never got around to it. It’s like J376, only it’s a haunted lighthouse, there are no zombies, and it’s nothing like J376, but this isn’t the only story I will egregiously compare to that shambling corpse of a story.

So anyways, let’s move onward from the nonsensical rambling and celebrate for today is the day we cover this horrifyingly haunted lighthouse; yay, haunted lighthouses! You see, ole’ sport, in the state of Florida, there’s a foreboding beacon of hope for sailors far and wide. I’ve always been enraptured by. It’s a lighthouse, not unlike the one we’re pretending to be in right now and is known as St. Augustine Lighthouse. It’s widely regarded as one of the most haunted lighthouses in the United States. So come along, let’s snoop around in a ghost-infested home for those who watch over the sea. Just make sure you don’t fall down the staircase!

Decemystery (2020) 1: Jack the Stripper

 

This story is dedicated to my friend Maya. Thanks for helping me pick this story out.

Hello, dear reader! It’s that glorious time of the year again; December. I’ve been eagerly awaiting this month ever since New Year’s Day. Why exactly? Well, I’ve had numerous great ideas for what I suspect will be the most exciting, interesting, and unique Decemystery to date.

For starters, I didn’t want any conspiracy theories like last year. Sure, some of this year’s mysteries will have conspiratorial elements, but we won’t be having anything silly like Lord of the Rings being true or Project Blue Beam. Rather, we’ll have a lot more down-to-earth stories that will make for something a lot more enticing and even spooky.

Now, when deciding on what to do for the first story, I wanted something nobody would see coming; a story that could kick start something truly memorable. After consulting the friend I dedicated this story to, the victor was the humorously named Jack the Stripper—though the official name for the case is the Hammersmith Nude Murders. So come, let us begin to round out the year with some good old fashioned mysteries. Decemystery 2020 begins now!

Conspiracy: The Influence of Moloch (SFW Version)

 

Preface: this is the SFW version of this write-up. It doesn’t contain the small, additional section that discusses horrific acts of violence against children. If you wish to read that version, scroll down and maybe keep a bucket on standby if you’re unsure if you can stomach it. Otherwise, read this version and enjoy!

Good day, dear reader. Take a seat by the campfire once more for I have another story to share with you. It’s one that is a part of a massive spider’s web; one that I could write an entire documentary on. Though I wish to hone in one of the threads near the center of said web. A critical part that ties everything together with magnificent ease.

Let us take a step into the realm of disappearances. Every year, roughly 800,000 children go missing in the United States. That equates to roughly 2,000 a day. A depressingly large number, some of these children are found as they were abducted by someone the family knew, but roughly 115 of these are done by complete and total strangers. The reasons for this heinous action vary heavily; it can be anything from simply desiring a child and wishing to raise another person’s as their own while others are committed by demented child abusers who wish to keep the child as their own plaything or to sell them into sex slavery.

While this may seem too horrific to be true, it is unfortunately very real and it’s an abhorrent part of the world as we know it. Luckily, there are people out there who combat these reprehensible acts each and every day, like the US Marshals, the FBI, and local law enforcement. Though in spite of that, these people are but a part of a larger network that must be dismantled piece by piece until it all collapses like a Jenga tower.

So what does this have to do with today’s story? Well, we’re taking a deep dive into the realm of conspiracy once more and it’s one that I’m sure most of you will be familiar with if you follow political news here in the States closely. So let me ask you a question: are you familiar with Pizzagate? If you are, then you most likely know where today’s write-up is going. If not, then I cannot, in any meaningful capacity, summarize it without leaving out massive details. All I can suggest is you go onto Bing and do your own research. If you wish to Google it, you’re going to get a lot of debunking articles—which is by no means a bad thing if you want to see both sides of the story, but I believe that there’s a bit of truth to Pizzgate (primarily thanks to Jeffrey Epstein).

I digress though. The most basic summary of Pizzagate is that the world’s elite (be they philanthropists, politicians, or actors) are a part of a global child sex trafficking network and a Satanic cabal. The former isn’t that crazy to believe given what we know about Epstein, but the latter has yet to be confirmed.

Or has it?

That’s where today’s story comes into play. While it doesn’t tie directly into Satan or any contemporary portrayal of him, it does relate to a Biblical figure whose name will send a chill down the spine of anyone familiar with him. He’s one of the very few Old Testament deities who has stood the test of time in the most horrific way and his field of worship is among one of the most brutal in history.

He is known as Moloch and he is the god of child sacrifice through fire and war. While some may scratch their heads pondering exactly who or what he is, most people familiar with the realm of conspiracies are likely to recognize the name immediately. There is a theory that the world’s elite worship Moloch and that the children that go missing not just in the United States but all around the world are sacrificed to Moloch in order for him to bestow power upon those who worship him.

So today, I wish to ask you this dear reader: just how much influence does Moloch have in our world and if it’s anything of merit, then who are we to defy and stand against a god?

Conspiracy: The Influence of Moloch (NSFL Version)

Preface: This is the NSFL version of this write-up. It contains a small, additional section that discusses horrific acts of violence against children. If you don’t think you can stomach this, scroll up to the SFW version.

Good day, dear reader. Take a seat by the campfire once more for I have another story to share with you. It’s one that is a part of a massive spider’s web; one that I could write an entire documentary on. Though I wish to hone in one of the threads near the center of said web. A critical part that ties everything together with magnificent ease.

Let us take a step into the realm of disappearances. Every year, roughly 800,000 children go missing in the United States. That equates to roughly 2,000 a day. A depressingly large number, some of these children are found as they were abducted by someone the family knew, but roughly 115 of these are done by complete and total strangers. The reasons for this heinous action vary heavily; it can be anything from simply desiring a child and wishing to raise another person’s as their own while others are committed by demented child abusers who wish to keep the child as their own plaything or to sell them into sex slavery.

While this may seem too horrific to be true, it is unfortunately very real and it’s an abhorrent part of the world as we know it. Luckily, there are people out there who combat these reprehensible acts each and every day, like the US Marshals, the FBI, and local law enforcement. Though in spite of that, these people are but a part of a larger network that must be dismantled piece by piece until it all collapses like a Jenga tower.

So what does this have to do with today’s story? Well, we’re taking a deep dive into the realm of conspiracy once more and it’s one that I’m sure most of you will be familiar with if you follow political news here in the States closely. So let me ask you a question: are you familiar with Pizzagate? If you are, then you most likely know where today’s write-up is going. If not, then I cannot, in any meaningful capacity, summarize it without leaving out massive details. All I can suggest is you go onto Bing and do your own research. If you wish to Google it, you’re going to get a lot of debunking articles—which is by no means a bad thing if you want to see both sides of the story, but I believe that there’s a bit of truth to Pizzgate (primarily thanks to Jeffrey Epstein).

I digress though. The most basic summary of Pizzagate is that the world’s elite (be they philanthropists, politicians, or actors) are a part of a global child sex trafficking network and a Satanic cabal. The former isn’t that crazy to believe given what we know about Epstein, but the latter has yet to be confirmed.

Or has it?

That’s where today’s story comes into play. While it doesn’t tie directly into Satan or any contemporary portrayal of him, it does relate to a Biblical figure whose name will send a chill down the spine of anyone familiar with him. He’s one of the very few Old Testament deities who has stood the test of time in the most horrific way and his field of worship is among one of the most brutal in history.

He is known as Moloch and he is the god of child sacrifice through fire and war. While some may scratch their heads pondering exactly who or what he is, most people familiar with the realm of conspiracies are likely to recognize the name immediately. There is a theory that the world’s elite worship Moloch and that the children that go missing not just in the United States but all around the world are sacrificed to Moloch in order for him to bestow power upon those who worship him.

So today, I wish to ask you this dear reader: just how much influence does Moloch have in our world and if it’s anything of merit, then who are we to defy and stand against a god?

What Could Have Been: The Brazilian Job

 

Hey, dear reader. Look at your clock. It probably says something to the effect of something-o’clock. Well, if it does, that means it’s time we look at something that wasn’t made. Indeed, it’s time to see what could have been if the entertainment industry didn’t break our collective hearts and souls. Today’s topic is a sequel to the remake of The Italian Job. I’ve personally never seen it, but I’ve seen part of the original. By that, I mean I saw the opening credits and decided to go play World of Warcraft because I have the attention span of a 5-year-old who just drank a dozen Red Bulls. Whatever the case, I hear both films are actually really great. In the case of the remake, a sequel was only natural.

Enter The Brazilian Job. A film that would have seen our intrepid heroes head to South America to pull off another heist. The sequel had been projected to release sometime around the mid-2000s; or a few years after the 2003 remake hit theaters. Given that this write-up is about unmade media though, you can likely surmise that it didn’t get released. Indeed, The Brazilian Job is something of celluloid vaporware. So come along, dear reader. It’s time to see what could have been.

Also, I’m aware the header image is the logo for The Italian Job. There was never anything for The Brazilian Job and as such, I settled for second best. Sorry (not sorry).

Movie Review: Antichrist (2009)

 

You know, for as long as I care to remember, I’ve always thought that the deadly sin I’m the most susceptible to was Lust. Lately though, I’m starting to think that it may be Sloth. I’ve been meaning to write this review for close to two months and I’ve put off doing it more times than I care to count. Luckily, my memory of it is still crystal clear because Antichrist is definitely something I will ever forget. Thank you, Lars Von Trier.

An Update On Tags

Hey, folks! As of late, I've been taking a break from life; the election was hectic and I'm exhausted from the excitement of watching people argue over two old folks who want to reign over the most powerful nation on Earth (sorry to my non-American readers). Alas, life marches on and we can all be friends at the end of the day—at least, I hope we can.

Anyways, I’ve decided that, in my times taking a break from writing and life as a whole, I would make a few changes to the tags on this blog so you—the most awesome of readers—can find things faster! Here are the changes I’ve made—and will be making in the coming days. Hit the jump button to check them out!