Tag: occult

The blob movie scenes
The Unexplained

My Blob Post

Helen

With Halloween just around the corner, I’ve decided to deviate from my typical library and book-related theme. Much to my delight, horror movies have been playing on some TV channels around the clock. I’ve been reading The Amityville Horror, a book which inspired a classic movie and a whole slew of lame sequels. The book, however, just so happens to be based on a true story. A lot of horror movies are based on true stories: The Exorcist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho, The Girl Next Door, The Conjuring… But there’s one movie that’s based on a true story that you wouldn’t expect. This is a real head scratcher. The film is the 1958 B-movie, “The Blob”.

Image of "The Blob" movie poster
“The Blob” by BigdogLHR CC BY 2.0

For those of you who have never seen it, the movie is about a a strange “blob” that falls out of outer space, but it doesn’t just sit there. It oozes around, consuming people, and, of course, getting bigger. The movie stars Steve McQueen in his first leading role. This isn’t a review of the movie, so I’ll just link to this trailer for “The Blob”, and you can watch it for yourself if you’re interested, before I tell you the “true” story.

Now, how can a movie about a killer “blob” be based on a true story? Let me tell you…

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Interior of the Vatican Secret Archives
Conspiracies

Only Time Will Tell: A Vatican Conspiracy

Helen

What happens in the archives stays in the archives.  Nothing more true can be said of the Archives in the Vatican.  Built long before their official establishment in 1475, the Vatican Archives are shrouded in mystery.  They are called “Archivum Secretum Apostolicum Vaticanum”, which is Latin for “The Vatican’s Secret Archives”.  Talk about being subtle.  Almost every Roman Catholic conspiracy theory is linked back to these archives, probably because of this veil of secrecy surrounding them.  Containing 53 million miles worth of books, they’re typically not open to the public, and historically only carefully vetted scholars have been allowed to enter.  However, in 2010, following the release of the movie based on Dan Brown’s book “The Da Vinci Code”, there was an uprising in paranoia about the Illuminati, whether or not this secret society truly exists, and if their roots are really buried deep in the Vatican’s Secret Archives.  To fend off some of these rumours, the Archives opened their doors to allow for select members of the public and journalists (Squires, 2010).  But it’s safe to assume that the most sensitive areas of the Archives aren’t a part of the tour…

Spiral Staircase in the Vatican
Spiral Staircase, Vatican. by Christopher Chan, Flickr CC license

In addition to the Illuminati, there are many other well-known conspiracy theories surrounding the Vatican (“6 Creepy Conspiracy Theories,” 2016).  These include the theory (or fact?) that these archives hold the largest pornography collection in the world, and that they contain evidence of Jesus Christ’s bloodline.  Some say that the evidence proves that he was not the Messiah, which is definitely something that the church would want to keep hidden away for all of eternity. But I’m not going to talk about the conspiracy theories that have already been analyzed in excruciating detail.

In this post, I’m going to talk about a lesser known conspiracy theory.  The theory that the Vatican Secret Archives holds a time machine.

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Welcome

A New Beginning

The Night Librarian

Welcome to BibliOccult, Library of the Odd, the Obscure, and the Occult. Other than the fact that I clearly love alliteration, what does that tell you about this blog?  This will be a place where you can find a variety of posts to tickle your fancy and send chills down your spine.  If you thrive on the bizarre, and you’re intrigued by the unknown, then you’ve come to the right place.

Updated weekly, this website will curate strange (but not always supernatural) stories from the news and from history, as well as the occasional book or film review.  I’m fascinated by the supernatural, especially ghosts, so they’ll be a highlight of this blog.  In addition to being a librarian, I’m a murderino with a forensics degree, so there will inevitably be some analyses of unexplained murders (and their subsequent hauntings) thrown into the mix.

If you’re interested, click follow.  The first official post will be on Friday the 13th.  I look forward to unnerving you soon…

Book shelf