View Full Version : Historical figures for this time of year
Vodstok
10-21-2008, 04:49 AM
I got to thinking last night about all the weird people in history, and I figured this close to Halloween would be a good time to talk about them.
the first ones who came to mind were:
HP Lovecraft
Edgar Allen poe
Aleister Crowley
Harry Houdini
Nicola Tesla
these are just the ones I could think of off the top of my head.
hammerfan
10-21-2008, 04:50 AM
How about Lizzie Borden?
Vodstok
10-21-2008, 04:57 AM
Good one :)
hammerfan
10-21-2008, 05:02 AM
Would Rasputin qualify? There was a movie called "Rasputin, the Mad Monk".
hammerfan
10-21-2008, 05:07 AM
There's also Edgar Cayce and Nostradamus
neverending
10-21-2008, 05:22 AM
http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35520
Vodstok
10-21-2008, 05:31 AM
Would Rasputin qualify? There was a movie called "Rasputin, the Mad Monk".
There's also Edgar Cayce and Nostradamus
All good calls
http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35520
Not quite the same thing, but close.
;)
Neverending
Urgeok (1 and 2)
Newb
:p
Doc Faustus
10-21-2008, 06:31 AM
Two of my favorite grim and shocking historical figures:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawney_Beane
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_de_Rais
Serial killing is considered by many to be a contemporary American phenomenon. These two guys definitely prove that one wrong.
Vodstok
10-21-2008, 06:39 AM
Two of my favorite grim and shocking historical figures:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawney_Beane
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_de_Rais
Serial killing is considered by many to be a contemporary American phenomenon. These two guys definitely prove that one wrong.
I have never heard of Beane, but I knew about Gilles de Rais. Its apalling that he fought beside Joan of Arc. Imagine if she knew about him...
Doc Faustus
10-21-2008, 06:42 AM
I know. That part sends chills down my spine. There's all kinds of possibilities for how that would play out.
The Flayed One
10-21-2008, 09:07 AM
I have never heard of Beane, but I knew about Gilles de Rais. Its apalling that he fought beside Joan of Arc. Imagine if she knew about him...
That was the only part I enjoyed about The Messenger. There was one scene where Gilles character showed massive sadism, a grim picture of things to come. I thought it was cool as hell that they stuck that in the movie. The rest of it I remember being an abomination.
As far as Beane goes, most historians now think he wasn't real. I believe his clan is what The Hills Have Eyes is based on.
Also, Let's not forget Washington Irving!
Vodstok
10-21-2008, 12:02 PM
That was the only part I enjoyed about The Messenger. There was one scene where Gilles character showed massive sadism, a grim picture of things to come. I thought it was cool as hell that they stuck that in the movie. The rest of it I remember being an abomination.
As far as Beane goes, most historians now think he wasn't real. I believe his clan is what The Hills Have Eyes is based on.
Also, Let's not forget Washington Irving!
in the Messenger, was Gilles the one with the trebuchet? (catcapault)
I actually enjoyed that movie (before I thought Mila Jovovich was just a skinny retard), but I cant remember what you are talking about.