Most horrifying episode: The man in the steamer trunk

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hilaryjrp — 9 years ago(July 19, 2016 09:10 AM)

I had no cable television access in those years (no internet streaming then!) and was interested to know if you weren't perhaps exaggerating. Clearly you were not!
http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Harper's_Ferry_Remains
I'm very glad the UM site host doesn't have the photograph.
Sorry you had to live through this. Certain sights do stick with you for a very long time.

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Mr_Ectoplasma — 9 years ago(July 19, 2016 02:41 PM)

Did you find the episode and/or image online?
It is honestly one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen, and I'm not someone who is easily scared or perturbedbut that picture is just downright horrific. If I remember right, his eyes were open too, which made it even worse. Ugh! Absolutely awful.

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hilaryjrp — 9 years ago(July 19, 2016 04:40 PM)

No. I'm sure it can be found, but reading your rather atmospheric post, I've already got the willies. Very surprised UM would have done this, considering that they always kept a lid on graphic stuffwhich is why the show was spooky, frankly. They left a lot to one's imagination.

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Mr_Ectoplasma — 9 years ago(July 19, 2016 08:33 PM)

I've seen posts about it on the Sitcomsonline forum before, and nobody there ever seemed to be able to find the image, but a lot of people remembered it. I'm sure it was pulled from the internet (if it ever was there) after they identified the man. It was a total shock for sure; as you said, UM rarely showed actual photos of crime scenes or anything of the sort, and if they did, it was very censored/tamenot that one though, it was a jolt to the system!

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Elephantlips — 9 years ago(August 01, 2016 05:29 PM)

You were a junior in high school and pulled the blanket over your head?
Yes, that would officially make you a baby.

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Mr_Ectoplasma — 9 years ago(August 05, 2016 01:53 AM)

No, I was in
junior high
school. I was eleven or twelve at the time.

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newyorknyny — 9 years ago(August 30, 2016 02:29 AM)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTRlnjN8yqg It's the French version. Go to 8:53 and they show it.

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stefanheikel — 9 years ago(September 30, 2016 10:35 PM)

Jesus that is frightening!

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stefanheikel — 9 years ago(October 31, 2016 12:15 PM)

No wonder it's such a frightening image. It looks like one of these from the "nightmare machine":
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/this-machine-was-built-to-give-you-nightmares/

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hide86 — 9 years ago(November 01, 2016 07:07 AM)

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