Picture a mansion with 160 rooms, 10,000 panes of glass, 17 chimneys, 47 fireplaces, two basements, three elevators, doors that lead to nowhere. And then you have the stairs that lead to nowhere and even a wardrobe that opens into 30 extra rooms. Phew! While it may sound like something out of a strange fantasy […]
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In 1355, King Pedro of Portugal crowned Inês de Castro as the ‘dead’ queen, making her the only queen in the nation’s history to be crowned posthumously. A macabre love story and their secret marriage between Inês de Castro and Dom Pedro of Portugal ranks as one of the most disastrous royal weddings in history.
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Many of us grew up with fears of home intruders and prowlers, making sure to keep our doors locked and shades closed. But what if someone didn’t even have to enter your home to harm you? In 1944, police in the small town of Mattoon, Illinois were inundated with reports of a maniac using toxic
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There is an abandoned railway tunnel known as the Screaming Tunnel in Niagara Falls, Ontario, which has a special significance among paranormal enthusiasts. It has been the birthplace of an infamous urban legend for decades. People have hiked through the woods to experience what locals have christened the Screaming Tunnel. If you wander around the
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Did an ending and the post-credits sequence in The Nun 2 hint at what else could be coming in The Conjuring 4? The Nun 2 extends the Conjuring franchise once further. The second film in the prequel series The Nun launched in 2018, the ninth Conjuring Universe chapter. The Nun 2 delivers a mostly self-contained
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In 1746, the Danish king officially banned telling stories of Gryla and the Yule Lads because it was considered too scary. Weird, isn’t it? Can you even imagine that a legend or folklore would be banned because the children were too terrified of it? So what made this legend so terrifying? Let’s find out. Christmas
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In 1685, the Principality of Ansbach was terrorized by a wolf that was believed to be a werewolf possessed by a vengeful spirit. But what is the truth behind the legend? History is full of stories of man-eating beasts and shapeshifting killers. From the 14th to the 17th century, thousands of people were executed in Europe
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This is the legend of Alexander “Sawney” Bean, often referred to as Scotland’s most infamous cannibal. You may be familiar with Wes Craven’s 1977 horror movie The Hills Have Eyes. It’s the story of a group of travelers who fall victim to a deranged and homicidal family of mutants in the Nevada desert. What you may not
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The Fiji Mermaid was an infamous hoax during the mid-1800s. The legends of mermaids, whether they are depicted as symbols of beauty or harbingers of doom that lead boats astray, have fascinated mankind for centuries. This is probably the reason why in 1822, a sea captain from America named Samuel Edes was willing to steal
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Every town or city has its own urban legends – stories that you grow up hearing over and over, and that have been passed down through generations. The more the story is told, the more elaborate and unbelievable it becomes, just like a game of telephone. But there’s usually also a grain of truth behind
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