Category: True Stories

Do unicorns really exist? The story of Lancelot, the Ringling Bros.’ Live Unicorn

September 21, 2018 History, Mysteries at the Museum, True Stories
This week's episode of Travel Channel show Mysteries at the Museum goes to the Ringling Bros. Circus museum in Sarasota, FL to explain the story of one of its most enchanting curios. In the 1980s, the Ringing Brothers Circus claimed they had a real, live unicorn. In 1984 star unicorn Lancelot and his “brothers” debuted at Madison Square Garden to the tune of “Rocky.” Of course, the world fell in love with Lancelot immediately -- but his existence raised a lot of questions.
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Where was Crimson Peak filmed? Is there a real Allerdale Hall?

October 16, 2015 Crimson Peak, Real Story, True Stories

The true star of Crimson Peak was the scary gothic mansion itself. Unfortunately, there’s no historic Allerdale Hall in rural England, but director Guillermo del Toro did build the mansion of his nightmares at Pinewood Toronto Studios. In fact, the entire film was shot in Canada, on sound stages and few choice locations including Toronto’s Casa Loma.

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Flowers In The Attic Lifetime movie poster

Is Flowers in the Attic based on a true story?

January 17, 2014 Books, Did You Know?, Lifetime Movies, Real Story, True Stories

This Saturday Flowers in the Attic is getting an updated movie adaptation thanks to Lifetime (<a href="https://starcasm.net/archives/252102" title="VIDEO Lifetime’s Flowers in the Attic movie trailer starring Heather Graham, Kiernan Shipka” target=”_blank”>watch the trailer here.) The story is so compelling and strange that it seems like it could only be inspired by real life. Is it based on a true story?

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