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Tales of Midnight is back in business! Tell your friends! Warn your loved ones!

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You've heard them all before, they happened to a friend of friend of a friend. But did you know some of the grizzliest urban legends have a home in reality? Flesh eating insects, mirror haunting ghosts, kidney thieves, and even the Slender Man... have all made their way into your world. Don't you want to be an urban legend? All your friends are now.

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We film the new full length episode of Tales of Midnight this week! #haunteddoll #curseddoll #robertthedoll #haunted #cursed #spookybrucey #talesofmidnight https://www.instagram.com/p/BymKqHrFLSn/?igshid=18u6dmkhqdanz

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Make sure you watch Spooky Brucey’s Tales of Midnight! A series covering obscure cases of true crime and the occult! All episodes are available to watch NOW at youtube.com/spookybruceytalesofmidnight

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Behind the scenes of "Tales of Midnight". #spookybrucey #talesofmidnight https://www.instagram.com/p/BnUh6s3lvVA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1htj0k58p4by5

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From even the greatest horrors irony is seldom absent. #spookybrucey #talesofmidnight https://www.instagram.com/p/BmwSYdaFGdC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wewgjuzwm3jc

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Tell your friends! Spooky Brucey has returned with an all new series “Tales of Midnight”!

Watch one of our first episodes here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mld9lSeon5Y&t=106s

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The Smiling Man -Artie Staggs "the funniest man in La-La Land" was a popular night club comedian in L.A. during the 1940's. His act was noticed by television producer Raymond Saylor. Artie was offered the oppurtunity of a lifetime hosting WKLA's late night comedy hour "The Last Laugh". The show premiered April 1st of 1952 and was an overnight success. Artie was well liked by everyone in tinsel town, however, most would do anything for a shot at stardom. Rival comedians and a bitter ex wife launched a smear campaign selling stories to tell-all-tabloids. The stories were tawdry fodder to sell papers but none were substantiated by fact. Their plans to hitch a ride on Arties star backfired.

"The Last Laugh" was cancelled after only 4 episodes and Artie was devastated. Near penniless and ruined by scandal Artie checked into the Knickerbocker Hotel July 6th of 1952 . Late that evening a crash was heard from the hotel lobby by the desk clerk Rex Boroson. It was discovered that Artie Staggs had jumped from the window of his 11th floor room to the street below. A close friend, unfazed by the rumors, identified the body and paid for Artie's cremation. His ashes were scattered near his hometown in Indiana.

However that wasn't the last punchline for Artie Staggs, a mystery that became the stuff of Hollywood legend soon unfolded. Teddy Ferguson, Milford Rammler, Tommy Harris, and Glenn Maverick all comedians involved with the magazine stories were found dead with smiles on their faces. Stranger still, it is said they were discovered in front of their unplugged or smashed in televisions, still playing static with the faint sounds of an echoing laughtrack.

His ex-wife Angelina Martino was found in her penthouse suite (paid for by Staggs' alimony) after a wellness check by LAPD. The scene was so gruesome it was thought to be an attempted Black Dahlia copy cat. Angelina's mouth had been split ear to ear, fashioning a crude smile carved into her face. Angelina never identified her attacker, due to a hysterical nervous break down she never stopped laughing. Angelina lost everything her stunning good looks and her mind. According to some, her television was also on...the screen filled with static... with the faint sound of a laugh track. Though all the episodes of "The Last Laugh" have been lost with time the tragic tale of Artie Staggs is still remembered today. Laughter may be the best medicine but sometimes its a bitter pill to swallow.