In the From Opening Sequence there is drawing of a bloody skeleton on a newspaper. I have found the original newspaper! The Abbeville Press and Banner from August 13th 1884 and it contains a very interesting passage on the first page. (link to the newspaper in the post)

The image in the opening Scene.

Text Comparison. Definitely the right paper.

Comparison of the adverts in the paper. Definitely the right paper.

The very first passage on the very first page.

From the very right hand side of the first page....? It goes on to tell a story of a person called Marshal De Retz who was accused of killing 800 children all under the age of 7.

Abbeville Press and Banner from 1884.

I'm not sure what any of that means (if anything) and I am not sure what that will do to any theories you may have, but I thought I'd share :) Also, its quite an obscure paper to appear in the town. If you have any other drawings that appear on a newspaper please let me know.

Enjoy!