The Devil's Gate Dam

By Crusader1307

 The aptly name ''Devil's Gate Dam'' was constructed in 1920 between The City of Pasadena and La Canada Flintridge (California, US) as a way to help regulate water storage and flow into The City of Los Angeles. It served this purpose only briefly, after the course of water was changed and the natural river dried up – leaving only wild growing Arroyo bushes. Wishing to preserve much of the natural mountain surrounding The Dam was important then – especially when it came to The Dam's entrance. Carved from a solid piece of rock by nature – it seems, is the ''face'' of a ''Devil''. Although this ''effect'' is more akin to ''Pareidolia'' (a human ability to ''see'' relatable objects in unrelated patterns) – the ''face'' indeed has a ''nose, pointed chin and of course – horns''. All in all – ''Nature'' carved an unusual phenomenon (perhaps as old as 5,000 years by some estimates).

The ''Devil's Face'' was well known for hundreds of years by local Native Americans. The ''Area'' was seen as ''forbidden'' to all by Tribal Elders, as being a ''place of Evil''. However, no real reported phenomenon was reported – that is until the 1940s and 1950s. The Area was ''discovered'' by Adherents of Occultist Aleister Crowley. They held many rituals there, one of which was quite forbidden (even by their beliefs), This ''Working'' Ritual was meant to infuse a human woman with a ''supernatural being'' known as The ''Moon Child''. This Being would take over The Earth (aka The ''Anti-Christ).

In addition to these perversions, by the 1960s and 1970s, ''Hippies'' and other free thinkers descended upon Devil's Gate. Wild orgies and drug induced gathering lead to several murders and countless rapes. So bad had the area become, that Authorities tried their best to fence off and patrol the Region. And then came the ''disappearances''.........

As many as 15 Children (mostly between the ages of 12 and 17 years), have simply vanished from the area, without many clues and to date – without any resolution to their Families. People still find ''things'' in the scrub. A schoolbook, wallet or small purse etc. IF any identification is found – in most case – the Owner is one of The Missing. Which leads us to the last stop on out ''tour''. That of The ''Passage To Hell''. This ''Gateway'' is actually a 50-foot causeway built through The Dam to access the other side of the Hill. The long concrete tunnel barely shows the light at the other end.

However, those brave enough to enter will find an arcane and other worldly collection of ''self painted'' art and of course graffiti scrawled on almost every available section of wall and ceiling. Some are profane, others – strangely beckoning as supernatural figures and faces, perhaps even those seen in Hell. Legend has it that IF ones tried to traverse The Tunnel at night time – they will NOT be able to find their way out!