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Vlasta Fialová in Divá Bára (1949) dir. by Vladimír Čech.

I need more gothic novel occurrences in my life. I need to hold a candlebra ahead of me, in a trembling hand, to light my way in an old, dark manor house at night; I need to run through barren moors in lace-up boots and a long skirt as it thunders and rains all around me! I need a forbidden romance hidden in the maze of a large garden, amongst the rose bushes, where only the gardener knows of it; I need to wear a white dress in the depths of a forest at midnight and be startled by crows or the howl of a dog!

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The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe is arguably one of the most influential Gothic writers of the last century. He has become a symbol of horror and mystery not only in his work, but also in his death. On October 3rd, 1849, he was found delirious and wandering the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. A witness from the time reported that Mr. Poe was “In great distress and in need of immediate medical assistance” although nobody was quite sure what was wrong with him. He was rushed to hospital where medics worked around the clock to find a solution to the author’s state. After a short stay in hospital, Edgar Allan Poe died at 5 a.m. on the 7th of October.

Many theories surround his mysterious death, although none can be proven. Suicide, murder, the flu, syphilis, even rabies are all likely explanations as to how Poe died. Many newspapers reported that he had died from an “inflammation of the brain” after rumours from hospital staff emerged. One particularly dark theory dating from 1872 suggests that cooping was the cause of Poe’s death, a form of electoral fraud in which citizens were forced to vote for a particular candidate, sometimes leading to violence and even murder. To this day, his death remains unsolved.

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The signs as famous conspiracy theories

Aries: Flat Earth/Illuminati/saved by the bell was made by the illuminati

Taurus: Shadow Earth/the moon is fake/hitler is still alive

Gemini: Aliens in the ancient world/Denver airport/last thursday

Cancer: MK Ultra/shark spies/AIDS was created by the government to weaken the population

Leo: Shadow government/Hillary Clinton is really a body double/HAARP

Virgo: The moon landing was faked/freemasons/fluoride in the water to cause sickness

Libra: Roswell 1947 crash/dinosaurs built the pyramids/FEMA prison camp coffins

Scorpio: Chemtrails/Michael Jackson was killed by the Iranian government/tsunamis are caused by governments testing nuclear bombs

Sagittarius: Reptilians/world war II was staged/the government knew the pearl harbor bombings would happen

Capricorns: Star gate/hollow earth/peak oil

Aquarius: Number stations/that one pageant kid that died continued on to be Katy Perry/Elvis is still alive

Seeking employment in the following fields: ghost haunting the town hall, church gargoyle, wise cave dragon, nature spirit who throws litter back at people, slightly unhinged witch, fairy from the local wood, bridge troll.