Wild Frantics

the Sanctified Band of Chincoteague Island

They were driven from their homes, forced to live in houseboats, and persecuted... and all they really wanted was freedom to worship as they pleased.

Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, People & Places, Series 14

Tags: Christianity crime criminal law cult Delaware Florida Georgia North Carolina Presented by #13 Virginia

Published: October 21, 2024

Space is the Place

Doctor York and the United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors

The strange transformation of a Qu'ran study group into a UFO doomsday cult with a quick break in the middle for disco fever.

Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, People & Places, Series 13

Tags: Ahmadiyya Movement civil law crime cult Egypt Georgia Islam Messiah Native Americans New York State New York, NY Presented by #13 racism religion

Published: April 24, 2023

Death from Above by Chocolate

sometimes a story seems too good to be true because it is

In 1923, a plane flew over downtown Pittsburgh, dropped Baby Ruth candy bars on the crowd below, and caused widespread panic... or did it?

Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 3, Wild Card

Tags: Georgia Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, PA Presented by #13

Published: March 9, 2020