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In light of today's episode, some friendly reminders

WORKERS ARE STRONGER TOGETHER THAN APART!

SUPPORT UNIONS!

SUPPORT THE WGA STRIKES!

SUPPORT LABOUR STRIKES OF ALL KINDS!

IN UNITY THERE IS POLITICAL POWER!

SAG-AFTRA approving a no-promotional strike right before SDCC 

ok im gonna need every pennsylvanian on tumblr to start charging up your JO crystals NOW. were gonna need a state wide resonance powerful enough to topple GOD if Senator Xehanort is going to stand a chance against Dr Oz in the 2022 pennsylvania senate elections

“Bad call? These people are dead, Burke! Don’t you have any idea what you’ve done here? I’m gonna make sure that they nail you right to the wall for this!  You’re not gonna sleaze your way out of this one. Right to the wall.”

nothing bad can happen while ur under a blanket just remember that

Series of photos taken of the first atomic bomb.

Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans

via bigassnose

Abandoned New Jersey: Inside Newark’s Haunting Paramount Theater

The United States abounds with abandoned theatres and movie palaces both grand in scale and design. And the Paramount Theater in Newark, New Jersey is no exception.

Originally known as H.C. Miner’s Newark Theater when it opened on Market Street in 1886, the opulent venue has remained eerily silent for almost 30 years and may be set for redevelopment as part of an ambitious plan to revitalise downtown Newark.

Originally a vaudeville venue managed by Hyde & Behman Amusement Co. of Brooklyn, New York, Miner’s death in 1900 saw the Paramount Theater pass into the possession of his children, who sold it in 1916 to Edward Speigel. According to Cinema Treasures, Speigel owned the nearby Strand Theater and planned to expand the Paramount into the adjoining premises.

Noted theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb was given the task of remodelling the entertainment venue in the 18th Century neoclassical Adamesque style and the Paramount remained in business for another six decades. Jerry Lee Lewis once worked there as an usher and Mae West set a box office record at the Paramount in 1939.

The final curtain fell on April 1, 1986, a century after the theatre first opened. The lobby was converted for retail purposes, though the vertical Paramount sign and distinctive marquee remain in place today. Meanwhile, behind the false walls and ceilings of the repurposed lobby, the old theatre endures, its grand features peeling from the walls and seats sitting silent beneath decades of dust.

In 2009 there was talk of returning the abandoned theatre to its former glory. But a year ago it was reported that the site may become part of a $52 million residential and commercial development in a bid to breathe new life into the heart of downtown Newark, NJ.

Tumblr doesn’t seem to want me to add a source in the source field, so go here! http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2015/01/abandoned-paramount-theater-newark-new-jersey/

Abandoned theatre.

Mid Wales Hospital Talgarth More photos and full report here: www.proj3ctm4yh3m.com/urbex/2014/09/23/urbex-mid-wales-ho…

Built in 1903 the Mid Wales Hospital,Talgarth was originally a Lunatic Asylum but later functioned as a Hospital specialising in the treatment of the mentally ill. Abandoned since 1999 the hospital buildings have fallen into disrepair…

Abandoned coal factory

Abandoned church.

a few phone snaps of the abandoned Renaissance Faire in NoVA

The 40 Most Breathtaking Abandoned Places In The World

Elkmont Region Great Smoky Mountains, Sevier County, Tennessee

Tucked away in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee lies Elkmont, formerly a pioneer Appalachian community, then a temporary logging town, and finally, a resort community. 

The first known permanent residents of what is now known as Elkmont settled here in 1840. The small community that developed was known simply as “Little River”, and, like the majority of Appalachian communities, residents developed a subsistence agriculture economy; most residents grew corn and apples, and kept bees for honey. Multiple gristmills (for grinding grain into flour) popped up along the the creek, Jakes Creek, that ran through the area. Unfortunately, only two structures from the pioneer era of Elkmont remain standing. 

In the 1880s, a Knoxville businessman by the name of John L. English began a small-scale logging project along Jakes Creek but his venture folded in 1900, likely due to a disastrous flooding of the creek in 1899. In 1901, Colonel Wilson B. Townsend purchased 86,000 acres of land along Little River and established the Little River Lumber Company. In 1926, Townsend sold most of the tract of land he purchased to the newly formed Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission, although he’d been given permission to continue logging for most of the next decade. The company ultimately ceased operations in 1939 and by then had produced 750 million board feet (1.8 million m³) of lumber.

In the logging company’s early days, Townsend allowed fishermen and hunters to use the Little River railroad to access the deep, game-rich forests of the Smokies. As the valley was stripped of most of its valuable timber, Townsend began advertising the area as a mountain getaway. In 1910, an affluent group of Knoxville gaming enthusiasts formed the Appalachian Club, built the Appalachian Clubhouse to use as a lodge, and many clubmembers began building cottages, making the club a getaway for Knoxville’s elite. Membership was difficult to obtain, so many rejected Knoxville residents purchased the Wonderland Hotel site in 1919.

Eventually, the U.S. government agreed to establish a national park in the area if the states of Tennessee and North Carolina purchased the land; this process was completed in 1926. Lifetime leases on the Wonderland Hotel and rustic cottages expired in 1992 and ownership reverted to the National Park Service. The park’s general management plan of 1982 called for all remaining structures to be removed to allow nature to reclaim the affected areas. However, in 1994, the Wonderland Hotel and many surrounding cottages were placed on the National Register of Historic Places, giving them a “special status.” 

Sadly, in 2005, the Wonderland Hotel collapsed due to a structural failure. Parts of the hotel deemed to have historical value were removed and the rest cleared, leaving only the annex and a chimney fall (pictured above). In 2009, the National Park Service announced plans to restore the Appalachian Clubhouse and many cabins in the area. The remaining structures are to be carefully documented then removed. 

[Image stills courtesy of Jordan Liles]

Elkmont Region Great Smoky Mountains, Sevier County, Tennessee

Tucked away in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee lies Elkmont, formerly a pioneer Appalachian community, then a temporary logging town, and finally, a resort community. 

The first known permanent residents of what is now known as Elkmont settled here in 1840. The small community that developed was known simply as “Little River”, and, like the majority of Appalachian communities, residents developed a subsistence agriculture economy; most residents grew corn and apples, and kept bees for honey. Multiple gristmills (for grinding grain into flour) popped up along the the creek, Jakes Creek, that ran through the area. Unfortunately, only two structures from the pioneer era of Elkmont remain standing. 

In the 1880s, a Knoxville businessman by the name of John L. English began a small-scale logging project along Jakes Creek but his venture folded in 1900, likely due to a disastrous flooding of the creek in 1899. In 1901, Colonel Wilson B. Townsend purchased 86,000 acres of land along Little River and established the Little River Lumber Company. In 1926, Townsend sold most of the tract of land he purchased to the newly formed Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission, although he’d been given permission to continue logging for most of the next decade. The company ultimately ceased operations in 1939 and by then had produced 750 million board feet (1.8 million m³) of lumber.

In the logging company’s early days, Townsend allowed fishermen and hunters to use the Little River railroad to access the deep, game-rich forests of the Smokies. As the valley was stripped of most of its valuable timber, Townsend began advertising the area as a mountain getaway. In 1910, an affluent group of Knoxville gaming enthusiasts formed the Appalachian Club, built the Appalachian Clubhouse to use as a lodge, and many clubmembers began building cottages, making the club a getaway for Knoxville’s elite. Membership was difficult to obtain, so many rejected Knoxville residents purchased the Wonderland Hotel site in 1919.

Eventually, the U.S. government agreed to establish a national park in the area if the states of Tennessee and North Carolina purchased the land; this process was completed in 1926. Lifetime leases on the Wonderland Hotel and rustic cottages expired in 1992 and ownership reverted to the National Park Service. The park’s general management plan of 1982 called for all remaining structures to be removed to allow nature to reclaim the affected areas. However, in 1994, the Wonderland Hotel and many surrounding cottages were placed on the National Register of Historic Places, giving them a “special status.” 

Sadly, in 2005, the Wonderland Hotel collapsed due to a structural failure. Parts of the hotel deemed to have historical value were removed and the rest cleared, leaving only the annex and a chimney fall (pictured above). In 2009, the National Park Service announced plans to restore the Appalachian Clubhouse and many cabins in the area. The remaining structures are to be carefully documented then removed. 

[Image stills courtesy of Jordan Liles]

THERE’S A MAN IN THE WOODS

Another great short film, only 3 minutes long that takes a dark turn. You might even sympathize with the man in the woods. 

WATCH IT HERE

CREEPY SHORT FILMS COMPILATION

By far my favorite franchise

(Click on the above and below pictures to enlargen)

URBAND LEGEND: Annora Petrova

Annora Petrova was a girl who professionally ice-skated. One day she looked up her name on Google and found a creepy wikipedia page that set forth a motion of events which destroyed her life. This is what was found on her computer. 

Let’s begin.

MOST HORRIFIC EVP EVER RECORDED: In January 2007, the Central New York Ghost Hunters investigated an old hotel in upstate New York. According to them it was the most active ghost hunt. After they investigated the tape they discovered some startling material: the voices of men and women not present as well as a women being attack. There’s a lot more information, just click on the link and listen. 

AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS: It was designed to provide the listener with some understanding of what it might be like to experience auditory hallucinations. Content in this presentation is based on things clients told a mental health outreach worker. 

JONESTOWN DEATH TAPE: An audio recording made on November 18, 1978, at the Peoples Temple compound in Jonestown, Guyana immediately preceding and during the mass suicide and murder of over 900 members of the cult.

THE INTERROGATION CHAMBER 3D AUDIO: A 3D audio is one in which it feels like it’s happening RIGHT in front of you. This is an audio recording that contains violent material of a rough interrogation. 

THE ORIGINAL NIGHT STALKER: The Original Night Stalker is the name given to an unidentified serial killer and rapist who murdered at least ten people in Southern California from 1979 through 1986. This is a recording on one of the victim’s answering machine.

SOUNDS OF SPACE: Space maybe mostly empty but boy it creates some horrific sounds. 

MOCK ACTIVATION OF A NUCLEAR ATTACK: So this is what the end of the world sounds like

THE BLOOP: A mysterious sound from the bottom of the deep ocean. Some say it was gigantic sea creature but scientists speculate it was a large iceberg scraping the ocean floor.

OPERATION WANDERING SOUL:  Also known as “Ghost Tape Number 10” was an audio mix the US military used for psychological operations in the Vietnam War against the North Vietnamese. It played deeply on the Vietnamese belief of ancestor worship, spirits and the afterlife.

RED FOX SOUNDS: What did the fox say? Something I don’t want to hear in the middle of the night. 

BONUS: This has been going around tumblr, but if you haven’t already, listen to the Spongebob Squarepants theme song slowed down by over 800%

Movie Review: American Mary (2012)

Title: American Mary

Release Date: August 27, 2012

Directors: Jen & Sylvia Soska

Run Time: 102 Minutes

Quick Hits: Strapped for cash medical student Mary Mason runs into more money trouble than she previously thought she had.  Mary slowly stumbles into the underground world of body modification, but soon finds that her patients won’t be the only ones with scars.

Review:  American Mary opens with us learning that Mary Mason (Katharine Isabelle) is a medical student studying to become s surgeon who is struggling to pay her bills in a timely fashion.  She turns to the adult classifieds and follows up an ad for a strip club.  Midway through the interview the owner, Billy (Antonio Cupo), of the club is pulled aside.  Billy offers Mary $5,000 if she helps save the life of a man that has apparently been tortured by someone else.  Having left her resume at the club, a stripper named Beatress contacts Mary about performing another” elective surgery” on a friend of hers which goes exceptionally well.   News of Mary’s work spreads throughout the internet and her business takes off.  It does so well that a set of twins who run an extreme body modification forum approach her about trading their left arms.  Mary learns that Beatress has gone missing from the strip club which leads to a violent end of the film.

            You might be thinking that this movie sounds a bit like gore porn but you would be mistaken.  To be honest there is little to no actual gore shown in this film which actually adds to the suspense of the film.  Obviously we see blood but not on the scale of other slasher films.  With that being said the movie was a little slow at the start, as most first acts are in horror films, with the introduction of the main characters and their motives and that almost pushed me away.  The story really picks up after Mary goes to the strip club and performs the impromptu surgery.  Form that point on you truly feel invested in Mary and want to see her succeed.  I’m sure you are wondering where the horror element is in this movie as it isn’t truly apparent in the above summary.  I don’t want to give away the whole thing so you are going to have to see it for yourself.  All of the other elements are spot on, from lighting to dialogue.  You never really have a dull moment between the conversations that any one or two characters are having.  The overall lighting is a bit shadowed but that adds to the air of suspense as well as the mystery that surrounds Mary.  In all I would definitely suggest that you give American Mary s look.

Rating: 4/5

My appologies

Ladies and gentlemen, I know that I have been lacking in what I set out for this blog to be about. I had a few things in my life that I had to sort through and make right with myself. The good news is that I am back to bring you more things to look over your shoulder in the middle of the night and wonder if you really are home alone...

One of my favorite mysteries. 

In 1994 Gloria Ramirez was admitted to the emergency room suffering the effects of cervical cancer. Ramirez was in a state of confusion and experiencing respiratory and cardiac distress. Going into cardiac arrest, workers attempted to defibrillate her heart.

At that point several people saw an oily sheen covering Ramirez’s body, and some noticed a fruity, garlic-like odor that they thought was coming from her mouth. A registered nurse…attempted to draw blood from Ramirez’s arm, and noticed an ammonia like smell coming from the tube. She passed the syringe to Julie Gorchynski, a medical resident who noticed manila-colored particles floating in the blood.

After drawing blood, three staff members treating Ramirez lost consciousness. The emergency room was then ordered evacuated while a skeleton crew stayed behind to treat Ramirez. 45 minutes later, Ramirez was pronounced dead from kidney failure. California Department of Health and Human Services investigated the incident, interviewing all 34 staff. About 10 workers claimed to have been affected, the most serious of which experienced shortness of breath, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness. All affected workers produced normal blood tests.

One worker spent two weeks in the intensive care unit due to breathing problems, hepatitis, avascular necrosis of the knees, all of which were developed after the incident.

There are many theories as to confirm what happened ranging from the DMSO theory (a chemical used to treat cancer parents) to something as radical as a meth lab.

You can read more here

Chartham mental asylum

This picture was taken by Photographer Oren Jeffries while he was exploring some un-mapped area of the Grand Caverns(Virginia). Jeffries liked to use long exposure technique to catch anything without any light what so ever. While he was setting up for his snaps, he heard something in the distance which spooked him. He set off one of his Blitzlicht flashes he used for taking traditional photos underground and ran. In a later interview he gave to a local newspaper, he said that he saw “humanoid” figures looking back at him. A few days after that he went back with a few friends to retreive his box camera which had this picture recorded inside of it.