Do you ever find yourself lying awake at night, unable to sleep, and falling down the rabbit hole of creepy Wikipedia pages? Well, it turns out you’re not alone. People on Reddit have been sharing some of the creepiest pages they’ve come across, and here are 21 that are sure to give you chills:
1. The death of actor Carole Lombard and a group of Army soldiers: In 1942, Carole Lombard and her group won a coin toss that determined they would return home by plane instead of by train. Unfortunately, their flight crashed into a mountain, killing all 22 on board.
2. The tragic case of Aeroflot Flight 593: In 1994, a commercial airliner crashed after a captain’s children accidentally bumped the autopilot switch. There were no survivors.
3. The Disappearance of Brian Shaffer: In 2006, a medical student named Brian Shaffer entered a bar and was caught on security cameras entering, but he was never seen exiting and has never been heard from since.
4. The earthquake during a recording of Pink Floyd’s “Shine on You Crazy Diamond”: A man was recording the song when an earthquake hit, causing the recording to switch to the sound of the earthquake and the terrified voices of the people inside the house.
5. The “screaming” Mummies of Guanajuato: Due to the cholera pandemic, bodies were buried immediately, possibly resulting in some being buried alive. The preserved bodies show horrifying facial expressions.
6. The murder of Cara Knott: Cara Knott was a student who disappeared in 1986. Her body was found at the bottom of a ravine, and her killer, a police officer, was identified by scratches on his face.
7. Smile mask syndrome: This psychological disorder causes subjects to develop depression and physical illness from prolonged, unnatural smiling. It can lead to physical strain and an inability to stop smiling.
8. The Persian Princess, a mummy sold on the black market: A sarcophagus sold on the black market was claimed to contain the mummy of an ancient princess but was later discovered to be the body of an unidentified woman murdered in the 1990s.
9. The Disappearance of Jamie Fraley: In 2008, suspected serial murderer Ricky Simonds was found dead in the trunk of his ex-girlfriend’s car. Investigators believe he was waiting to ambush and murder his ex-girlfriend but became locked in the vehicle.
10. The injury of gymnast Elena Mukhina that left her paralyzed: After breaking her neck, Elena Mukhina’s first thought was relief that she wouldn’t be going to the Olympics.
11. The Killing of Henryk Siwiak: Henryk Siwiak was the last person killed in New York on 9/11, but his murder remains unsolved. His death is not included in the official crime statistics of the city.
12. Sogen Kato, thought to be Tokyo’s oldest man: Sogen Kato was believed to be Tokyo’s oldest man until his mummified corpse was found in 2010. His family had never announced his death to preserve his longevity record.
13. Eben Byers, who drank bottles of radium-spiked tonic: Eben Byers drank radium-spiked tonic, believing it cured his chronic pain. Unfortunately, it caused his bones to disintegrate.
14. The Kids for Cash scandal: Two judges were convicted of taking bribes to ensure that for-profit juvenile detention centers were profitable.
15. The practices of Carl Tanzler: Carl Tanzler fell in love with a dying woman and, after her death, embalmed and kept her body for seven years, engaging in necrophilia.
16. Blanche Monnier, who was secretly held captive by her mother: Blanche Monnier was held captive by her mother for 25 years. When she was found, she was malnourished and weighed only 55 pounds.
17. The Posthumous Beheading of Mata Hari: Mata Hari’s head was cut off, embalmed, and displayed in the Museum of Anatomy in Paris.
18. The Murder of Helle Crafts, which inspired the movie Fargo: Helle Crafts was murdered and put through a wood chipper by her husband. She had told her friends that if anything happened to her, it wasn’t an accident.
19. The Balloonfest ’86 in Cleveland, Ohio: A balloon festival in Cleveland resulted in the release of 1.4 million balloons, which caused chaos and led to two deaths.
20. The Guatemala syphilis experiments: The United States conducted human experiments in Guatemala from 1946-1948, infecting subjects with STDs without their consent. The experiment resulted in 83 deaths.
21. The term “endling”: An endling is the last known individual of a species or subspecies. Once the endling dies, the species becomes extinct.
These creepy Wikipedia pages are enough to give anyone goosebumps. Proceed with caution if you decide to delve into these eerie stories.
