Historical figures for this time of year
 

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.

How about Lizzie Borden?

Good one :)

Would Rasputin qualify? There was a movie called "Rasputin, the Mad Monk".

There's also Edgar Cayce and Nostradamus

All good calls

Not quite the same thing, but close.


;)

Neverending
Urgeok (1 and 2)
Newb

:p

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...

I know. That part sends chills down my spine. There's all kinds of possibilities for how that would play out.

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.