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CASE #15 |STAIRWAY TO HELL: Jimmy Page and the Devil
Few bands in rock history have been as steeped in mystery, legend, and whispered curses as Led Zeppelin. From their meteoric rise to their tragic losses, the band’s legacy is riddled with eerie coincidences and dark speculation—most of it circling around the enigmatic Jimmy Page. A devoted collector of occult artifacts and an open admirer of Aleister Crowley, Page infused Zeppelin’s world with an undeniable aura of esoteric energy. But did his fascination with the arcane open a door best left closed?
In this story, we explore the rumors of the Zeppelin curse, the symbolism hidden in their music and album art, and Page’s eerie connection to Crowley’s former home, Boleskine House. From the tragic death of Robert Plant’s son to John Bonham’s untimely demise, did the band’s dealings with the occult come at a supernatural cost—or was it all just rock and roll mythmaking?
CASE #14 |THE DEMON OF CLIPTOWN: The Horror of Wizard’s Clip
If you ever find yourself wandering the old roads of Middleway—formerly Smithfield-- West Virginia, pay close attention to the buildings. Some of the oldest structures, dating back to the 1700s, bear wooden plaques graced with two strange symbols: a crescent moon and a pair of scissors. The marks are cryptic, odd. Some Say they felt menace the first time they saw them. And with good reason. These shapes are the enigmatic remnants of a past the town has never fully escaped--symbols that whisper of events so imposing that, for nearly fifty years, locals didn’t call their town by its proper name anymore.
