Origins Obscura

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Fairy tales have a moral, urban legends a warning, and crime has a cause and effect. What is the history and the origin obscura behind your favorite lore?

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Origins Obscura

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EP 5: Origins Obscura of Ghostwatch 17.06.2025 1:13:08

In 1992, BBC1 in Great Britain aired a show that made history, and is still being talked about over 30 years later. Ghostwatch followed a live paranormal investigation, and was later held responsible for numerous cases of PTSD and the death of one young man. Watch Ghostwatch on Archive.org

EP 4: Origins Obscura of Boy Scout Lane 03.06.2025 46:04

On a lonely dirt road in Wisconsin, a troop of boy scouts disappeared without a trace, but their spirits still haunt the area.

EP 3: Origins Obscura of Taken by Bigfoot 20.05.2025 52:55

On June 1, 1987, 16-year-old Theresa Ann Bier skipped school and went on a Bigfoot hunt in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. According to the Bigfoot enthusiast who went into the woods with her, she was kidnapped by Bigfoot, carried off into the wilderness, and was never seen again.

EP 2: Origins Obscura of the Crying Boy 06.05.2025 48:51

During the 1980’s, a cursed portrait of a young boy crying caused a rash of house fires throughout England.

EP-1: Origins Obscura of the Thirteen Steps to Hell 22.04.2025 1:07:30

On the outskirts of Seattle Washington, a small town cemetery contains a crypt that leads directly into hell.

Origins Obscura Trailer 14.04.2025 1:00

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