Weird Shit Blog

It’s Halloween week, and you know what that means! I wrote an article about a band I really liked in 7th grade and have slowly lost interest in ever since. Sorry. I did see them live in Nashville like 7 years ago, though, and it was actually a really good show, even if the last Nine Inch Nails album I bought was Year Zero.

The tragic real-life story of Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails was formed in 1988 by frontman Trent Reznor, who made demos while he worked as a janitor at a recording studio in Cleveland, Ohio. The history of Nine Inch Nails is full of tragedy, including Reznor’s struggles with addiction, video censorship, and conflicts within the band.

New one for this week. I’m back to scary true crime stories, but this time with a holiday-themed twist. And uh, not the spooky holiday that’s next week. That would be too predictable.

The most frightening crimes that happened on Christmas

Christmas Day is just another day on the calendar, and bad things can happen to you any time. The world doesn’t stop just because it’s December 25th. Accidents happen, people get sick, and yes, crimes are committed. These are the most frightening crimes that happened on Christmas.

Growing up in the 80s I remember a LOT of missing persons cases, but these were the ones that really made an impact.

Missing persons cases from the ’80s that shook the world

There was a time when kids were allowed to go out and explore their neighborhoods, without cell phones or GPS units connecting them with their parents. But several high-profile disappearances in the 1980s caused some big changes. Here are missing persons cases from the ’80s that shook the world.

As part of the leadup to Halloween, I wrote about numbers stations. They sound boring on paper but trust me, just listen to some recordings of them and you will be creeped out. More creepy articles coming until the greatest day of the year!

The bizarre mystery behind the numbers stations

Long a mystery, numbers stations are radio stations that play coded messages and anyone with a shortwave radio can listen in. The bizarre mystery behind the numbers stations is that nobody knows who transmits them. Numbers stations broadcast numbers or codes for intelligence officers and spies.

I’m back on my bullshit, i.e., writing articles about creepy things

The creepiest things caught on doorbell cams

You may have a doorbell cam, which can be hooked into an existing doorbell or stuck to a wall outside your door. These will record if someone rings the bell, but also when they detect motion. And sometimes what they capture is pretty freaky. These are the creepiest things caught on doorbell cams.

And on a related note, this is the one-year anniversary of my first article with Grunge. I took a break from freelancing for a few years when I got my day job but the folks at Grunge have made it a pleasure to return.

I’ve only recently started posting my Grunge articles here and I haven’t added them to my bibliography page yet, so here’s a link to all of the ones I’ve written in the past year!

Asher Cantrell Articles on Grunge

Asher Cantrell is the pen name of Asher Cantrell because he doesn’t understand how pseudonyms work

This week I wrote about a huge piece of my hometown. Even as someone who isn’t into country music (when you’re around it your whole life it’s not that interesting) the Opry was (and still is) a huge part of life in Nashville.

The untold truth of the Grand Ole Opry

A good amount of credit for country music’s popularity is due to the Grand Ole Opry, a live weekly radio show that’s been on the air for nearly a century. This is the untold truth of the Grand Ole Opry.

I’m back with some true crime. Read about one of the most horrifying robbery/murders you’ve never heard of.

The untold truth of the Burger Chef murders

It was just another Friday night at a Burger Chef restaurant in Speedway, Indiana in 1978. Until something happened, four employees disappeared, and the place was robbed. The case was a disaster from the beginning, and murders went free. This is the untold truth of the Burger Chef murders.

This week I wrote about *checks notes* elevators? That can’t be right.

The world’s deadliest elevators

Elevators ushered in the era of the skyscraper, with dozens or even over a hundred floors. That also means you’re in a small box hundreds or thousands of feet off the ground, and when things with an elevator go wrong, the only place to go is down.These are the world’s deadliest elevators.

Hi, my dog likes sour cream. Okay bye.