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LESS TAKEN
Season Two:
Shadowlands
In Season Two of Less Taken - SHADOWLANDS - we explore some of the most terrifying, bone-chilling real-life horror stories from Illinois. From paranormal encounters to monsters to serial killers and everything in between... you don't want to miss out on this thrilling journey through the Shadowlands with Season Two of Less Taken.
Episodes
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Kankakee, IL
Hostage
Explore the real-life horror story of Stephen Small, a wealthy man who is kidnapped and buried alive. His survival will cost the Small family a whopping $1M. Stephen only has 48 hours' worth of air in his makeshift grave, so they better to hurry.
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Pit Stop #5
More Mad Gasser
In our fifth 'Pit Stop' episode, we take a closer look at the Mad Gasser of Mattoon, Illinois' possible real-life identity & a couple of other attacks with strikingly similiar characteristics.
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Pit Stop #5
More Mad Gasser
In our fifth 'Pit Stop' episode, we take a closer look at the Mad Gasser of Mattoon, Illinois' possible real-life identity & a couple of other attacks with strikingly similiar characteristics.
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Pit Stop #4
Squirrel Cages
In our fourth 'Pit Stop' episode, we further examine the dark (and sometimes eviscerating) history of rotary jails in the US, as illustrated in our fifth story called 'Murder, Fire & The Squirrel Cage.'
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Detour #1 (Crawfordsville, IN)
Murder, Fire & The Squirrel Cage
We travel back to Indiana to explore the real-life story of a double murder, a house fire, ghosts, and a place known as the Squirrel Cage in Crawfordsville.
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Pit Stop #3
Buried Alive
In our third Pit Stop episode, we take a moment to further examine the topic of buring buried alive from our fourth story 'The Mine.'
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Braceville, IL
The Mine
Explore the chilling tale of George Bovier, a worker who faces every miner's worst nightmare: being buried alive.
Chicago, IL
Devil's Baby
We explore the story of a demonic infant that shows up on the doorstep of the legendary Hull House run by Jane Addams.
April 1st Bonus
Scooby-Dont's
An absurd special April 1st edition of Less Taken. No spoilers.
Pit Stop #2
Phantom Kangaroos
n the story 'Enfield,' the topic of kangaroos in Illinois comes up. That's all we can really say without spoiling anything. So, in our second Pit Stop episode, we take a moment to explore the strange history of marsupials in the Midwest state.
Enfield, IL
Enfield
We explore the horrific tale of a three-legged creature that terrorized the residents of Enfield, Illinois throughout the 1970s, as well as the verisimilitude of the legend.
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Pit Stop #2
People Patties
In this episode, we explore the horrific tale of a butcher who gets everyone around Palos Park, IL hooked on a specially sourced (and extremely affordable) type of beef. Only, it isn't beef at all. He's found something much more 'exotic' than that. Truth be told, his customers would be traumatized if they only knew what they are eating.
Palos Park, IL
The Demon Butcher
In this episode, we explore the horrific tale of a butcher who gets everyone around Palos Park, IL hooked on a specially sourced (and extremely affordable) type of beef. Only, it isn't beef at all. He's found something much more 'exotic' than that. Truth be told, his customers would be traumatized if they only knew what they are eating.