You may think you have some irrational fears, but wait until you read about these weird phobias — which are more common than you probably thought. Mortuusequusphobia: The fear of ketchup. While extremely rare, there are at least a few cases of people who are very uneasy around the famous red condiment. One sufferer said, "I'm more scared of Heinz 57 than I am of death."Pexels Koumpounophobia: The fear of buttons.

From serial killers like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer to the slayings of the Manson Family, these real crime scene photos capture history's grisliest murders. Ted Bundy Crime Scene PhotosThese tools were discovered in the back of Ted Bundy's VW Beetle on Aug. 21, 1975. He was arrested after this discovery and charged with murder, but he managed to escape custody twice and kill several more women, including 12-year-old Kimberly Leach.

The Creepy Story Of The Sodder Children: The Five Kids Who Disappeared In A Fire Smithsonian MuseumA billboard depicting the missing Sodder children. It was about 1 a.m. on Christmas Day in 1945 when a fire erupted in the home of George and Jennie Sodder in Fayetteville, West Virginia. Terrified, they realized that nine of their 10 children were still in the house (one son was away in the Army). They ushered as many of the children to safety as they could, but five were ultimately left behind in the blaze.

The Forest Grove Noise That Tormented An Oregon Town Andrew Dawes/FacebookA map showing locations where residents heard the Forest Grove Noise, used in an unsuccessful attempt to triangulate it. For several weeks in 2016, a loud, high-pitched screech filled the air above the small suburb of Forest Grove, Oregon. Residents described it in numerous ways, from a mechanical scream to a high-pitched train whistle. Oddly, the sound was only ever heard at night.

The Lives Of Real Vampires In Our Modern World Maven LoreMaven Lore identifies as a vampire and is king of the New Orleans’ vampire court. While it’s not all that shocking that the past is full of stories of vampires, it may surprise some that at least 5,000 people identify as vampires in the United States (at least as of 2015). These people are not undead or particularly violent, but they do have vampiristic tendencies.