In 1981, a historic Joshua Ward house in Salem, Massachusetts, was acquired and turned into offices. During that same year Christmas, a Polaroid taken in the house caught something bizarre and frightening. Was a dead witch captured in this photograph? Located in the infamous Salem, Massachusetts, the Joshua Ward House has a dark past connected […]
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Alright, I know you aren’t aware of Hans Trapp. Although many people are familiar with the darker side of Christmas and legends such as those of Krampus and Gryla. Where Krampus is the half-goat, half-demon creature from Central European folklore who punishes misbehaving children, Gryla is an Icelandic witch who devours them. But there’s also
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The facts and figures in Norse mythology includes great number of mythical creatures, giants, and deities. Norse mythology or Scandinavian mythology is a belief system belonging to the North Germanic people upheld during the Viking age. Norse mythology is a body of myths consisting of tales of various beings, deities, and heroes and revolves around
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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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