The Strange Creator

The Strange Creator

An in depth look at the creative forces behind the world's most amazingly strange attractions.

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July 5, 2024 13 mins

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Sometimes the weirdest things can propel one into a career of the strange. For Loren Colman it was a movie called Half Human that began his fascination with Cryptids. Forty books and two museums later he's showing no signs of slowing down.

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Everyone wrestles with the age old question of 'how did we get here? For Ken Ham the answer lies within the Book of Genesis. He even has a full sized replica of Noah's Ark to prove his point.

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July 5, 2024 18 mins

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The lengths some will go to gain subscribers can be dangerous. In the case of the deep web video game Sad Satan it was straight up illegal.

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July 5, 2024 20 mins

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In an unassuming Kentucky home a tour of hell exists. It will only cost you a fifty pound bag of dog food and your unwavering agreement to rip off your own fingernails. 

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In South Dakota exists a history lesson that you need to see to believe. A Westworld before Westworld and a horror movie in the making created by a genuine American history teacher Dean Songstad and his pal Bill.

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In the honeymoon capital of the world a disturbingly gruesome attraction exists thanks to a savvy businessman and a local  creative legend.

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What happens when a burned out lawyer and jack of all trades craftsman accidentally cross paths? The result is the legendary and wonderfully strange roadside attraction The Thing. 

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The experimental filmmaker David Wilson along his wife Diane relentlessly followed their passions eventually launching one of the most amazingly strange museums ever conceived. 

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August 10, 2021 9 mins

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Dubbed the most dangerous amusement park ever built, Action Park pushed the limits of summertime fun with sometimes deadly consequences.

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August 1, 2021 9 mins

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In September of 2015 the curious Dismaland opened to a confused public forever changing the way we experience political and social satire.

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A family trip through the Arizona desert that started it all. This short introductory episode highlights how a random bathroom break at someplace called "The Thing" began my obsession with strange attractions and their creators.

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