The Kimono’s Crimson Secret: The Legend of Sada Abe by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook Before she became a symbol of “erotic-grotesque” obsession, Sada Abe was the youngest surviving child […]
The Hexham Dog Man
The Hexham Dog Man by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In 1971, beneath the tangled roots of a Newcastle-upon-Tyne garden, two young brothers unearthed a pair of nightmares. Colin and […]
The Origins of the Horror Film, “The Changeling”
The Origins of the Horror Film “The Changeling” by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In 1980, the film The Changeling, starring George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere, unleashed unrelenting […]
The Pitmaster of Baltimore: Joe Metheny’s Secret Ingredient
The Pitmaster of Baltimore: Joe Metheny’s Secret Ingredient by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook On December 19, 1996, police finally shackled Joe Roy Metheny, charging the man with the brutal […]
Shadows of the Page: The Real Haunted Houses That Inspired Horror’s Greatest Tales
Shadows of the Page: The Real Haunted Houses That Inspired Horror’s Greatest Tales by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook Autumn may sharpen the appetite for ghost stories—crisp air, dying leaves, […]
Season of the Sea Serpent: A Century of Sightings
Season of the Sea Serpent: A Century of Sightings by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In 1939, a strange report stirred the coast of Vancouver: a sea serpent had washed […]
The Sorbonne Serpent: The Chilling Afterlife of the Kobe Cannibal
The Sorbonne Serpent: The Chilling Afterlife of the Kobe Cannibal by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook Born of wealth and bred in shadow, Issei Sagawa entered the world in 1949 […]
The Thunderbird’s Tithe: The Dark Secrets of Mound 72
The Thunderbird’s Tithe: The Dark Secrets of Mound 72 by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In 1967, beneath the silent earth of Illinois, archaeologists disturbed a thousand-year-old silence. They uncovered […]
Shadows in the Creaking House: The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders of 1912
Shadows in the Creaking House: The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders of 1912 by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In the pre-dawn hours of June 10, 1912, a shadowy intruder slaughtered […]
The Devil’s Kitchen: Where the Wild Things Roam
The Devil’s Kitchen: Where the Wild Things Roam by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook The sprawling forests and desolate fields of Southern Illinois whisper of a weirdness that cities cannot […]
Paint, Blood, and Prophecy: When Fortune Turns Fatal
Paint, Blood, and Prophecy: When Fortune Turns Fatal by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In 2005, someone hunted down Ha “Jade” Smith and her daughter, Anita, and slaughtered them inside […]
The Legend of the Cannibal Convict
The Legend of the Cannibal Convict by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In 1824, Alexander Pearce faced the noose for theft, murder, and cannibalism. When asked for his final words, […]
The Steel Sarcophagus: The Infinite Curse of the Alkimos
The Steel Sarcophagus: The Infinite Curse of the Alkimos by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook The Alkimos was no ordinary merchant ship. When she settled into her grave off the […]
The Golden Silence of the Great Death Pit
The Golden Silence of the Great Death Pit by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebooks Four thousand six hundred years ago, the ancient city of Ur sat as a jewel in […]
The Architecture of Evil: Renovating the Bundy Boyhood Home
The Architecture of Evil: Renovating the Bundy Boyhood Home by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In 2016, the childhood sanctuary of a monster—located in the quiet North End of Tacoma—was […]
Shadows of Pele: The Lava-Claimed Temple of Human Sacrifice at Wahaʻula
Shadows of Pele: The Lava-Claimed Temple of Human Sacrifice at Wahaʻula by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook On June 7, 2023, Kīlauea volcano erupted once more, sending molten fury across […]
Shadows from the South: Vampire Bats Approach the American Border
Shadows from the South: Vampire Bats Approach the American Border by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In the fading light of the southwestern desert, something ancient stirs. Vampire bats — […]
The Chandeleur Enigma: A Sunken City Beneath the Gulf?
The Chandeleur Enigma: A Sunken City Beneath the Gulf? by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook For more than four decades, one man has chased a mystery hidden beneath the waters […]