Strange tales from Hollywood, music, and entertainment history.
Crossballs: the Debate Show tricked real commentators into debating fake experts. One episode was buried after a legal threat. Here’s the strange story.
Smof — the mysterious “Secret Masters of Fandom” — have quietly shaped sci-fi culture since 1971. Who are they really?
Elmo Aardvark fooled animation professionals with an elaborate fake history spanning from 1889 flipbooks to modern web series.
Bubble Yum faced a bizarre crisis in 1977 when rumors spread that spider eggs were the secret ingredient making the gum so soft and chewy.
The Poppy Fields weren’t real, but their hit song was. This Welsh band’s deception shocked the music world in 2004.
The Russian Sleep Experiment became internet’s most infamous horror story. Discover the chilling tale that blurred fiction and reality.
The Slenderman Stabbing shocked the world when two 12-year-old girls nearly killed their friend to appease a fictional internet monster.
Siren Head emerged from the internet’s darkest corners in 2018, becoming a towering nightmare that haunts social media and spawns real terror.
Take Me to the Riot became more than just a song – it triggered bizarre fan behavior and unexplained incidents across multiple cities.
The Jato Rocket Car legend tells of a man who strapped a military rocket to his Chevy, creating one of the internet’s most enduring hoaxes.