Lost and Found: The Chilling Tale of a Real Corpse in the Funhouse

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  • Опубликовано: 16 май 2020
  • Step right up and hear the chilling true story behind the creepy corpse found in the Laff in the Dark funhouse. Learn about Elmer McCurdy, the Oklahoma outlaw whose body ended up as a sideshow attraction in a dark ride. This haunted house tale will leave you spooked!
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Комментарии • 21

  • @k00ki3izkrazy
    @k00ki3izkrazy 10 месяцев назад +39

    You’d think if they knew he was an actual corpse they’d not sell him like that. Crazy but at least he’s finally at peace

    • @Thoralmir
      @Thoralmir 10 месяцев назад +3

      This was still within living memory of when slavery was still practiced.

    • @k00ki3izkrazy
      @k00ki3izkrazy 10 месяцев назад

      @@Thoralmirthat is true the whole thing just seems bizarre

  • @justworkcomp
    @justworkcomp 4 года назад +55

    I’m amazed they were able to track down who the body was after all those years.

    • @aaronmccamley6796
      @aaronmccamley6796 7 месяцев назад +1

      They probably linked it by the group who fought him and reported his death, the place where the autopsy was performed, etc

  • @damianjones7554
    @damianjones7554 Год назад +30

    Those showmen and carnival folk sure did drain as much money out of old Elmer's mummy as they could.

  • @ssxsrubicon7352
    @ssxsrubicon7352 Год назад +40

    How in the hell did that corpse not stank up every facility it was stored in???

    • @Isaiiiiiii
      @Isaiiiiiii 10 месяцев назад +22

      Heard kids always complained about the smell in the area the corpse was in

  • @Qircore
    @Qircore 2 месяца назад +2

    The fact that I remember hearing this on the news i think is what makes me feel uneasy about this whole story. Now knowing about this today is even more unnerving to me.

  • @acuteangel1442
    @acuteangel1442 8 месяцев назад +7

    man he made it though two movies only to be discovered on the third. crazy!

  • @owlperchedsilo3745
    @owlperchedsilo3745 Год назад +18

    he lived a wild life while breathing and an even crazier life while dead? lol.

  • @ThatMissQuin
    @ThatMissQuin 10 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks for reminding me I need to finish watching The Kid.

  • @Aurochhunter
    @Aurochhunter 11 дней назад

    I think this story makes a very compelling argument that there's no such thing as ghosts. 66 years without burial, and corpse used as a side show prop? If ghosts weer real, surely he would have come back as a vengeful spirit.

  • @AmyB369
    @AmyB369 Месяц назад

    What a life! What a death!☠️

  • @90geekgirl06
    @90geekgirl06 10 месяцев назад +9

    What. The. Fuck. 😱😱😱

  • @heythislookslikeakidsgame
    @heythislookslikeakidsgame 11 месяцев назад +4

    im here from sam o' nella

  • @Thoralmir
    @Thoralmir 10 месяцев назад +3

    They used this story as inspiration for Jack the Clown at Halloween Horror Nights.

    • @ZGHistory
      @ZGHistory  10 месяцев назад +2

      Interesting! Thanks for sharing that.

    • @Thoralmir
      @Thoralmir 10 месяцев назад +2

      @ZGHistory Story goes that after his boss, Dr. Oddfellow (this year's icon btw) murdered Jack after the clown's child-killing antics drew attention from the FBI, Jack's corpse was stuffed in an oversized jack-in-the-box prop and hidden in a dark ride.
      Years after Oddfellow sold off the attraction, a BBC crew found it in a Louisiana junkyard while filming a documentary on American dark rides. They found the box, and after fiddling with a crank on the side, Jack the Clown's body popped our of the top on a giant spring to the tune of "pop goes the weasel."
      The truck carrying his corpse crashed into the bayou, and later, every member of the film crew was found gruesomely murdered.
      Given that Universal produced the Six Million Dollar Man and were involved in the discovery of Elmer McCurdy, it seems that Universal drew upon their own history for their most beloved Halloween icon.
      Like I always say, all the best horror movies are based on real events.