The Weekly Weird

History

Founded in 1978 the Weekly Weird spent its first few decades terrorizing checkout lines with tales of the occult, the odd, and the unbelievable. In the mid 90s Thomas Winters, a trust fund baby with a love for the strange, bought the then declining publication. In the early 2000 Thomas sold his controlling shares in the wake of a family tragedy. His shares were bought up by tabloid magnate Maxwell Arkwright. Despite an increase in sales in the wake of the “Millennium Meltdown” by 2006 the Weird had once again become a laughing stock. A laughing stock that was loosing money. So Arkwright changed the papers focus from the supernatural and sinister to the scandalous and sensual. For the next decade the Weird sold celebrity gossip and tormented talented young women. After the fall out from the death of Clara Horn, Arkwright gutted the paper and sold it for scraps. Winters was able to recover some of his shares but control rested with a mysterious angel investor.

Ethics

You don’t tend to find Woodward & Bernstein working for bottom barrel tabloids. Some people work for this publication because they truly believe there is more out in the world than we know of. Most on the other hand are just here for a paycheck and a little infamy.
Over its 40 year history the Weird has had its fair share of controversies ranging from forgery to bribery. How ever no controversy has left as dark a stain on its reputation as the what happened to Clara Horn.

The Tragedy of Clara Horn

Clara Horn was a child star in the early 2000s. As she grew into her early adulthood she became a target for the tabloids. America’s sweetheart became “America’s scandalous slut” to paraphrase a recurring feature that ran in Arkwright owned tabloids. The constant character assassination made it hard for Ms. Horn to move on in her life. She died under mysterious circumstances in 2016. The Weekly Weird raised hell when they published photos of the actress’s body post autopsy.

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Founding Date

04/27/1978

Type

Broadcasting, Newspaper / Magazine

Alternative Names

The Thursday Trash-heap

Demonym

“Weirdos”

Location

Offices of the Weekly Weird

Controlled Territories

• Offices of the Weekly Weird

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