Atlas of Cursed Places

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Atlas of Cursed Places

Synopsis

Author and adventurer Sam Sheridan travels the globe in search of the most cursed places on Earth.

Episodes

Season 1
  • The Curse of Vlad The Impaler

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    Sam investigates the curse of Vlad Tepes, a 15th century eastern European ruler whose curse upon his Romanian homeland has lasted for six centuries.

  • The Curse of The Bayou

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    Louisiana locals blame everything from hurricanes to high crime rates on a 100-year-old curse invoked by a hoodoo priestess, named Aunt Julia Brown.

  • The Curse of The Bermuda Triangle

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    Sam dives deep to get to the bottom of the curse of the Bermuda Triangle, a stretch of ocean where people disappear without explanation. Or do they?

  • The Curse of Atlantis

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    Sam sets out to investigate the truth behind the fabled lost city of Atlantis, a utopian city which, according to Plato, was cursed by the gods and swallowed up by the sea 12,000 years ago.

  • The Curse of West Virginia

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    Sam arrives in West Virginia to study the curse of the Mothman, but things go awry once he uncovers a web of disasters and dirty politics.