This page pretty much describes the site, why it is here and what all we offer. It is chock full of links and other information that you I hope some of you will find interesting or helpful.
The Dreamin’ Demon was started over four years ago. It was initially just a forum for members to have religious and political arguments. The main page was an attempt at being an entertainment news resource specifically geared towards movies. Check the Wayback Machine for some hilarious pictures of the site. Through many ups and downs, site reformats and data loss, one particular portion of the site remained the most active. Morbid’s personal favorite section called Reality Bites. This section was the true crime portion of the forum that was normally the most active. After 3 1/2 years of little to no traffic and an overall waning interest in the site in it’s current condition, we decided to try and get the site off the ground one last time by starting over. New forums, new site. We decided to throw out the dark theme of the site and make things brighter and start blogging with the rest of the world. We decided to focus purely on true crime and nothing else. Since we had nothing to lose, we wrote the stories the way we felt about the stories. Politically Correct Be Damned. The site has not stopped growing since.
While there is no one goal in regards to what we are doing, there is a purpose. The Dreamin’ Demon is here to try and provide uncensored news in regards to criminals and their victims. Unlike other uncensored news sites out there, we do not try to throw the word “fuck” into a story and call it uncensored. No, we simply tell it like it is. Politically correct? Tact? Morals? You wont find much of that here. We are tacky and we are proud of it. We want to shock, sicken and anger. We want people to be outraged and be vocal about the crimes we feature. Vent. Comment. Express you glee, hate, scorn, disgust. Do anything besides shaking you head and disbelief at one of the stories and then going back to eating your fucking lunch. We are not authors, nor do we aspire to be. We are not experts, nor do we pretend to be. We are simply just like you. Parents, Friends and Family who are (somewhat) functioning members of society who read about these stories and want to spread the word and vent our frustrations at the same time.
While it can be a bit depressing to read the actions of some of these people and the fate of their victims on a daily basis…you need to be aware of these scenarios so that maybe you can prevent yourself, or others, from being featured here. Every person featured here has neighbors, friends and families. Some of these stories could have been prevented. You should also be aware that overall, the world is a great place. Our site is not a true picture of the US population as a whole. It is merely a small, stinky slice of it. Unlike what others would like you to believe, we are not going to hell in a handbasket. Lastly, get involved! Even if it is something as small as a Community Watch, or keeping an eye on your neighbor or as big as volunteering your time to help victims, or write your local representatives about stiffer penalties for people who commit some of the heinous crimes we feature.
Anything is better than doing nothing at all. If we have gotten just ONE person to act, then this entire site has been worth it.
While we have a revolving door of help, as myself or Imp seem to have a habit of pissing people off, here is the current staff. Feel free to contact them via email or on the site if you need to.
Morbid\Killroy - Owner
morbid@dreamindemon.com
Egotistical, arrogant, couch lover, here to slave over the endless stories of assholes and put them up for you to discuss, laugh at, or whatever you do with these stories. I, on the other hand, will continue to give enlightening commentary using words that should be hung on to by the rest of you. Morbid explains how he got into true crime.
ImpQueen - Co-Owner - Author
Impqueen@dreamindemon.com
The fiery redhead who is as good with puns as she is as laying down the gab. A very welcome addition to the site. She will be helping out by contributing her own stories with her personal flair. Immediately after being setup to post articles, she punched me in the face and then hit the ground running. To any of you other blog owners out there, back off, she’s MINE. Be on the lookout for her new book in the near future. ImpQueen explains how she got into true crime.
swivel - Administrator
swivel@dreamindemon.com
A partner in crime. While not overly active, his spirit remains with us always. He is the center square of The Dreamin’ Demon as well as the troll under the bridge. Like a mischievous leprechaun, he is sure to pop up and say something intelligently offensive and is uncannily expert in his ability to shake the hornets nest without getting stung. A real asshole, he is.
Athena - Forum Moderator and Site Editor
athena@dreamindemon.com
Intelligent and an expert debater, Athena has joined on to help out in the forums in our Three Things portion of the forums as well as help out with my non-existent spelling mistakes. Not a frequent face on the front page, but more active on the topics of gun control, drunk driving and politics in general. Read Athena’s explanation on why she is here.
Kathy - Forum Moderator
kathy@dreamindemon.com
Our latest addition who really needs no introduction. She has been around since the site changed over, and even a little before that. A frequent and long-time commenter on the front page articles and a force to be reckoned with in regards to the Chatbox. Pink Truck spokesperson and original Drunk Chat Night member, she has been a big part of what gives this site its personality. Oh, and if you are a white cleaning lady, she has a job for you. Kathy explains how she got into true crime.
The Dreamin’ Demon is a lot more than just the front page. There are a lot of things going on with this site that some of you may not be aware of. This is just a quick rundown of other things you can explore when you get tired of reading about the latest baby raper, or you need any excuse to have your employer wish you did not have internet access.
The second, and sometimes first, biggest aspect of the site is our forum. Unlike the front page, which can be drive-by in nature, the forums are for more intimate discussions and range from true crime, to movies, to politics, and even some choice hate mail. There is also a Chatbox that is usually always active, as well as a shitty Chat Room that hosts Friday Drunk Chat and lots of lofting. This forum does require a separate registration and logon as it operates independently from the main page. If you think of it as a second site, the cobwebs of confusion should vanish from your brain. Most of our news that you see on the front page comes from user-submitted stories in the Reality Bites section of the forum. So if you cannot get enough bad news, we have more than enough there on a daily basis. There is also a flash arcade that is full of games, although it has been neglected since our latest increase in traffic.
We also do provide a few feeds via FeedBurner. While the site offers many different types of feeds, particularly in the forums, these three were tailored by me via Feedburner. While I know refreshing the front page can be a orgasmic blast of epic proportions, simply use any of the three following feeds to stay up to date with the front page, the front page comments as well as all of the new crime news being reported in The Reality Bites section.
Yeah, yeah. We are on Myspace. Fuck the haters. Myspace is the shit. Besides, we needed a Myspace account to get to all the fucking ridiculous pages and pictures of some of the people featured on the site. So, what does The Dreamin’ Demon Myspace page offer you that the site does not? Nothing. Nothing at all. Well, aside from the fact that we are friend whores. We accept anyone and everyone. We may do something with it in the future, but for now, it’s just a Myspace page with a few blogs entries and a couple bulletins. But until then, be one of the cool kids and ADD US. We thrive on attention.
You think the discussions here get strange? You should see the comments left at our YouTube Channel. So if you are ever bored, or just goofing around on YouTube, be sure to stop by our channel. Currently it consists of videos relating to stories we have featured on the site, but you never know what we may do with it later down the road. My couch may even make an appearance one day. We have not taken advantage of this until recently, so if you have a profile on YouTube, be sure to subscribe to us or even Friend us or something. Be one of the first. Be one of the best. Keep an eye out with this one, we have something we are kicking around.
One last little known fact is that we do host a Legend of the Green Dragon server. It is not moderated much at all, and barely played, but it does exist. If it ever gets popular, I will be more than happy to assign administrators to it. If you would like to know what the hell Legend of the Green Dragon is, go here, as it is just too much to detail here.
I keep getting emails about this, so I figured I’d make a quick announcement. You know those nifty little icons beside some of the posters names? Want one? No? Then fuck off. But if you do, simply go to Gravatar.com and get one. Sign up with them using the same email address as you did here, and your icon\avatar will show up automatically. Your Gravatar will also follow you to any other blogs you may foolishly visit. While you’re at Gravatar.com, tell ‘em Morbid sent ya’! They’ll look at you funny ’cause they have no clue who I am!
If you like an article, SHARE IT. There is a nifty set of icons that no one uses at the bottom of every article. It is a simple way that you can Digg a story or send it to a myriad of different news sharing sites. Simply create a Mahalo, Digg, Delicious or StumbleUpon account and help promote! It is just a quick way to share a story you may like with others and you help get us out there so other people can read our shitty writing. They are all easy to sign up with, and all have easy tools that can be integrated with your browser that make using them an easy task, no matter how stupid you may be.
Seen this image on the site?
A lot of you have asked me about it. It is basically just a rating system that ranks your internet presence. Accurate or not, we would like the number to decrease. We would like to see if it is possible to break into the 100,000 club. Why? Why the hell not! How? Well, I promise to keep posting stories and genius insight into all the world’s ills, and you just keep letting people know about the site. Most will hate us, but some, like you, will stick around. The more that come, the more interesting the discussions get and the quicker I can pay my bar tab.
The biggest help you could be to the site is to just keep coming back and spreading the word. Iif you like us, let others know about us. If you hate us, do the same. But if you would like to go the extra mile, and would like to keep us in hookers and blow, give us your money. While the Demon is not here to generate an income, as personally, I am a rich motherfucker, and this site is more a hobby I invest in while waiting for infections to clear up. But as the regulars have seen, we have had to double our bandwidth. twice in the last 2 months. That shit ain’t free. While I don’t mind footing the bill for complete strangers, there is a limit to just how nice I can be. So we have a few ways you can help out with operating costs, if you want.
Amazon Award System
We use the Amazon Honor System. Why? Because fuck Paypal, that’s why. It’s a nice, convenient way to contribute a few bucks to us without any hassle. If you have ever purchased anything from Amazon, it is as simple as that. If you are a member of our forums, you even get a few perks for doing so.
CafePress
We now have merchandise. You can help out the site and look good doing so. More details on this are coming up within the next few days. This section will be updated accordingly
Amazon Store
Yeah, we are Amazon’s bitch, so what? We have a very neglected store front that usually contains true crime related books and movies. Check it out every now and then. Any item listed there was handpicked by myself or other site members. I cannot speak for them, of course, but if I picked it, you know it is good.
So that’s about it for now. We still have a few other things on the front page that you can check out, such as our links in the blogroll section, the Top 10’s, etc. We also have a few additions coming up. As we grow and things are added or changed, we will attempt to keep this page updated as well. This also goes for questions that may keep coming up from users over and over and over again.
We have seen some of the comments about our site, good and bad, and we have seen the talk about our style and our choice of imagery. If you get it, good, take your shoes off and have a seat on the couch (the clean one). If not, you probably aren’t welcome anyway. There are many true crime sites out there and we do not pretend to be the best of the bunch. Lot of great sites out there run by good people who invest a lot of time into what they do. Pick your poison as I think most true crime sites have similar goals, even if they find different ways of reaching them. Some have more class, and others have more style. The Dreamin’ Demon is just one of many crime based sites using their brand spotlight in an attempt to remove some of the shadow of anonymity enjoyed by our nation’s lesser-known criminals while also filling in the hidey-holes that is created by society’s ADD. Unlike most news sites, these stories will not be archived. They will not be 404′d. They will not be moved at all. No, these articles, like this site, will be here helping to hold a light directly on these despicable individuals and removing the nooks and crannies they normally scurried to, and if we are lucky, crush a few of them under the boot-heel of shame, scorn and ridicule.
Fuck the imitators.
I LOVED IT! I think this will probably increase your panty collections ten fold. - 
Something was going on with this guy long before this…If uncle danny is really the uncle, then... - 
Morbid. Shitfuckingfire man, you have that Southern voice…..very hot! (You also sound kinda hippie-ish) And it just gets... - 
Sorry to disappoint. Oh, next time we’ll keep the Director’s Cut so they can hear what you really say. - 
That rocks. I can’t believe you guys are like, real people! I still can’t think of Swivel as anything other than a cat... - 
I know people say it all the time about bald men, but this guy ACTUALLY looks like a penis.... - 
9 responses so far ↓
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Morbid
Mar 28, 2008 at 3:39 pm -The new and improved About page. It is still in progress, and I am sure things will be added and modified. But it is in a format that makes it easier for me or the staff to add things when needed.
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nurseronda
Mar 28, 2008 at 3:44 pm -Have we lost some forum moderators? Seems like there were more.
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Morbid
Mar 28, 2008 at 3:52 pm -There were. We lost two.
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Hippiepoet
Mar 30, 2008 at 3:17 pm -I’ve volunteered for the job. I even stuck a fucking gun to Morbid’s head. He ended up kicking the shit out of me, throwing me down on the couch, and snatched the damn gun. I’ve still got a large hematoma in the right temporal area from him hitting me with the butt of the gun. (The bastard is mean)…..He did show some mercy, only because I threatened to reveal his real name and actual whereabouts…and pissed on his couch. (That’s why I’m in the Literature Threads)….It’s been a rough fucking ride since I joined up back in November. *sticks out tongue*
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Angel
Mar 30, 2008 at 5:00 pm -I would offer to fill the position, but I have no idea what a moderator does, and I think we can all agree that I am not likely to be described as ‘moderate’ by ANYONE I know.
Although, how much does it pay? Maybe I could fake it…I’ve heard most women are good at that kind of thing (faking it, that is). *snicker*
I wouldn’t know from personal experience (about faking), because I’ve never had to do it! YAY!!!!
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Lizard
Apr 1, 2008 at 3:27 pm -Thanks, Morbid!
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impqueen
Apr 9, 2008 at 6:22 pm -i think Our Lord and i need to have a chat about His flying bird technique. Just sayin’.
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WryBread
Apr 9, 2008 at 6:28 pm -I miss “Timewasters.” I liked looking at it to see who is online.
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Hippiepoet
Apr 9, 2008 at 9:59 pm -Jesus has a girlie hand…..Just saying.
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