C.R. Berry
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“Home Alone” has the proof that Elvis is alive
One of the most enduring pop culture conspiracy theories is that Elvis Presley faked his own death in 1977 so he could be free of public scrutiny. It seems that Elvis didn’t want to give up the limelight completely, though. 13 years later he turned up as an extra in popular Christmas movie Home Alone…… Read more
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The Black Death – a deliberate plot to wipe out the West?
The Black Death was the most devastating pandemic in human history, killing 75 million people worldwide between 1346 and 1353 and 30-60% of Europe’s total population. Is it really conceivable that the Black Death was part of a heinous and deliberate plot to wipe out the West? Black Death conspiracy theories were popular even at… Read more
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Did the British government murder Dr David Kelly?
Did the British government bump off scientist and weapons expert Dr David Kelly because he knew the truth about the Iraq War? We all knew ‘something was off’ back in 2003. In 2001, the September 11th attacks had sparked George Bush and Tony Blair’s ‘War on Terror’ and the US/UK invasion of Afghanistan to hunt… Read more
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Christmas is nothing to do with Jesus… The final book in “The East Pudding Chronicles” is released
Evening all! As you know, in addition to writing about history’s biggest mysteries and conspiracies each week — and working on the Million Eyes Trilogy and the Million Eyes Short Stories — I’ve been writing a series of children’s books for the last five years called The East Pudding Chronicles. I’ve just released the fifth and final book in the series, The First… Read more
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Who blew the whistle on the Gunpowder Plot – and why?
Happy Guy Fawkes Night! Once again we’re celebrating the defeat of the Gunpowder Plot on November 5th 1605. But the plot was only defeated because of the ‘Monteagle Letter’, which blew the whistle on the conspiracy. To this day, no one knows who wrote this letter… On 26th October 1605, William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle,… Read more
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3 terrifying urban legends about spiders
Arachnophobes look away now. This week I’m looking at the story of the girl who had an unfortunate encounter with a spider while sunbathing; a woman whose own beehive hairdo yielded a deadly spidery surprise; and the accidental release of giant mutant spiders into the wild… The Spider Bite ‘The Spider Bite’ or ‘The Red… Read more
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Satan on set – the curse of ‘The Omen’
If you thought the Poltergeist curse was scary, you haven’t heard of the curse of The Omen. The events that surround the classic 1976 horror movie starring Gregory Peck are far more disturbing than anything that happened during the making of the Poltergeist trilogy… Where does coincidence stop and curse begin? The makers of The… Read more
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The Disney Conspiracy, Part III – Walt Disney and the Nazis
Let’s settle this once and for all. In 2014, Meryl Streep gave a speech accusing Disney of being a racist and an anti-Semite. I dealt with the racism accusations in The Disney Conspiracy, Part II. Now let’s look at Walt Disney’s feelings towards the Jews, and whether he really was an anti-Semitic Nazi sympathiser. Disney’s… Read more
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Was Pope John Paul I assassinated?
John Paul I was pope for a mere 33 days before he was found dead in his bed, aged 65. Numerous oddities, inconsistencies and unanswered questions have given rise to theories that dark forces conspired to murder him… On September 27th 1978, Pope John Paul I was found sitting up in bed like he’d been… Read more
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David Manning, the invisible film critic
Between 2000 and 2001, several movies were released by Columbia Pictures that were not very well received by film critics. Well, apart from one. Journalist David Manning heaped high praise Hollow Man (2000) and The Animal (2001) even though no one else did. Did he just have bad taste? No. David Manning wasn’t really there…… Read more
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Queen Elizabeth I was actually a man in drag
Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and the last Tudor monarch, is probably England’s most famous and decorated ruler. But one of the wildest royal conspiracy theories in history contends that this famous and decorated ruler was actually a bloke called Neville. In an age of rampant sexism, Queen Elizabeth I was a force to… Read more
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