Nessie's Dead

This week on Nessie’s Dead we are taking the plunge into some dark history and hauntings! Specifically with sanitariums and a detention center for boys. While these places were intended to help or heal, much death and tragedy occurred, making them centers of suffering. And you of course know those places become a hot spot of ghostly activity.

Since the late 1700s, gothic horror has terrified and intrigued people, while of course leaving its mark on Halloween season. So for Halloween this year we are taking the plunge into classic gothic horror stories and real life cases of these horrors through history. From mad science experiments to homicidal monsters, this Halloween we will resurrect the real life classics!

In June of 1836, a group of boys set out to Arthurs’s Seat in Scotland to do some rabbit hunting. While there, they came across a collection of tiny wooden coffins..and by tiny we mean 3-4 inch tall coffins. Word of this spread and studies revealed that inside were tiny wooden figures. Who made these unique coffins and why did they place them where they did?

Former police officer, David Paulides, coined the term “missing 411” to describe the clusters of missing people in North American national parks. The theories of course run wild but in this week’s episode we will plunge mostly into the paranormal theories…Mostly discussing a close friend of our show, Sasquatch!

This week on Nessie’s Dead, we take the plunge into some morbid Romance! From a terrifying cannibal couple and ghost sex to a man with a strange infatuation… this week we learn love and romance really is …eternal.

What happens when two boys discover some old stones heads buried in their backyard? A crazy haunting of course! Collin and Leslie Robson dug up some small stone heads in the town of Hexham in 1971. At first it seemed like nothing more than a cool find, that is until strange things begin happening. Everyone that ends up getting involved experienced some kind of haunting that leads to a strange and...

February 24th, 1978, a group of five men, known as “the boys”, went missing after watching a basketball game in Chico, California. Each of the five men had either a mild intellectual disability or mental illness, and had found a community with eachother along with a local basketball team. However, after attending the game in Chico, they drove 50 miles the opposite direction from their homes, never...

The Chundawat family ran a grocery store in the Burari neighborhood of Delhi, India for about twenty years. They were known for their hard work and ideal family structure so people took notice when the store didn’t open promptly on July 1, 2018. Investigations commence and police are horrified to find all eleven family members dead inside the house with their mouths gagged and hands bound. The cau...

The Irving family moved to the Isle of Man with the intention of starting a new life in 1917. However, it turns out their new home would end up being haunted. Like most haunting cases, it begins with knocking and other strange sounds and things escalate from there. But this was no normal haunting. The Irving family was being haunted by a talking mongoose named Gef.

Between 2007 and 2008, 61 year old, Gary Michael Hilton, brutally murdered a confirmed four people in national parks across the states. This lead to him being known as the national forest serial killer. This week we take the plunge into Gary’s early life and the circumstances that lead to creating a monster, his crimes, and the victims’ stories.

Medieval Europe was a very interesting place to be, leading to having become a prominent point of interest in history. From kings and queens to knights and magicians, it had it all. But this week on Nessie’s Dead we want to plunge into some medieval strangeness. From bizarre manuscripts to spaceships depicted alongside paintings of Catholic figures and more. Let us know what your favorite medieval...

Brian Egg was known in his community for being a very sweet and generous man, looking out for everyone. So when he suddenly vanished in may of 2018, people in the area took notice. In a two month period with him no where to be found, and police negligence, neighbors report odd activity coming from his home. After police finally investigate, they are horrified to find his body, headless and handles...

Since the 1950’s, self proclaimed ghost and demon hunting couple, Ed and Lorraine Warren, had been making a name for themselves. From haunted houses to werewolf possession, the two have infiltrated their way through the paranormal communities, becoming household names. However, were they ever legit? This week we will discuss cases they were involved with and look at the facts, debunking them one b...

Wes Craven’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street” has had a huge impact in horror. But where did it come from? Well the story was inspired by a very real and very scary phenomenon in the 70s and 80s. A group of men suddenly died in their sleep after being visited by a nightmare demon known in their culture as Dab Tsog. Experts still don’t fully understand what happened to these men. Could it really have be...

This week we take the plunge into the bizarre life of Anatoly Moskvin. Known as a historian and linguist, known for his collection of unique books, Russian dolls, oh and 26 mummified human children. Join us as we go into detail about how and why he went about this twisted grave robbing "hobby".

In March of 2015, Denise Huskins and her boyfriend, Aaron Quinn, were victims of a home invasion. Denise was then kidnapped but returned back home not long after. Leading authorities to question the legitimacy of the crime. Police and media began to spin the case as a hoax and nothing more. But was that all it was or was the couple genuinely victims of a crime which spared their lives?

This week we are back with monster encounters in North America! We discuss case of multiple cryptids/monster from deep in the lakes to deep in the woods. Which one do you believe in most?

Nothing unusual about a little rain storm right? But what about when the rain itself is a little unusual? This week we take the plunge into strange rains! From animals and fruits falling from the sky to the mysterious illness inducing Oakville blobs. Get your umbrellas!

August of 1987, after a night of hunting, the bodies of teenagers, Don Henry and Kevin Ives, were found lying on the railroad tracks in Alexander, Arkansas. The freight train, unable to stop, runs their bodies over. This case was then met with mind boggling dead ends, police interference, and intentional misinformation, leading to a public understanding of a local government cover up. Did the boys...

How often do you check closets and crawl spaces in your home? Well let this episode be your reminder. Because this week we are taking the plunge into the unsettling case of the Denver Spiderman. In the 1940's a man, who was home alone, was found murdered in his bedroom, with all the doors locked from within and no sign of anyone else in the home. But turns out there was a secret roommate no one kn...

Mother Mariam Soulakiotis was just like any other nun except for one odd detail...she was actually a serial killer. From torture and abuse to financial fraud and homicide, she took her monastery from being a place of faith and healing to a torture chamber from hell.

On an August evening in 1955, a family in rural Kentucky had a scary encounter following a meteor sighting. Their house was then swarmed by strange humanoid creatures with large ears and eyes. They report the encounter to the police and by the time they arrive, military was already there investigating. Though the encounter only lasted that one evening, it has lived on in UFO history. Was this an a...

This week we will be taking the plunge back into haunted and cursed objects! From possessed dolls with a taste for blood to paintings that act as portals and more! Join us for the full story.

The town of Sandown on the Isle of Wight is a lovely vacation place. Known for its beaches historical places, and a strange paranormal clown. In the early 1970's two children encountered a strange clown figure in a marsh outside of Sandown. With him came odd siren sounds and otherworldly abilities. This followed a man's sighting of odd lights and flying objects in the same area only 2 years prior....

In 2008, the body of 2 year old Caylee Anthony was found in a wooded area right by her grandparents home. Her mother, Casey Anthony, admitted to her daughter being missing for 31 days. Meanwhile she continued her life as if nothing was wrong. She was of course believed to be at fault but was found innocent by a jury, She has recently resurfaced in the media while posting on Tiktok, bringing attent...