The Church They Tried to Seal Forever
On November 3, 1982, a man named Daniel Mercer disappeared inside the ruins of Saint Icarus Church in Black Hollow, West Virginia. The site had long been sealed due to reports of ritual activity, inverted crosses, and unexplainable priest vanishings. By 1941, even the Vatican had disavowed it. This episode unpacks the strange history of a church they tried to erase—and the horrifying rumors of what escaped.Keywords: haunted church, West Virginia mystery, Saint Icarus, Vatican secrets, priest disappearances, Black Hollow, ritualistic activity, true horror story, paranormal podcast, urban legend