The Origins Of Our Favorite Monster Myths
These days, monsters feel as American as apple pie. They star in our movies, and turn our Six Flags theme…
These days, monsters feel as American as apple pie. They star in our movies, and turn our Six Flags theme…
Alien abduction claims have become a godsend for science fiction writers, bored reporters, and stand-up comedians since the early 1950s.…
The Man Sigmund Freud is the father of psychoanalysis. He was a physiologist, medical doctor, psychologist and influential thinker of…
You’ll never know what’s in store for you when you hear the true story of The Greenbrier Ghost. It is…
Nobody wants to be in prison — if they do, then the prison’s doing it wrong. Plenty of prisoners have…
Flat earth. One of the great lies told to schoolchildren is that the whole round-earth thing was first proposed by…
Dangerous railways. Nobody is actually really scared of trains, are they? Air travel, sure, and you wouldn’t be too surprised…
The dark side of selfies. Our social media feeds are full of self-shot photos of our friends and family looking…
The specific point on Earth that reigns as the planet’s hottest place turns out to be a very complex, loaded…
A mysterious prankster who has been dressing up as Pennywise the evil clown from the popular “It” films and trying…
Alone with their thoughts. In 1654, scientist and philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote: “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability…
The Saurian Monster must have left a ghoulish sight in the wake of his macabre stride. It all started in…
Unlucky people. Have you ever got a sneaky suspicion that the universe is sometimes trigger-happy to assassinate you? However, you…
Peter Stumpp (alternately spelled Stumpf, Stubbe or Stuppe) was a mid-16th century German farmer who was executed on Halloween in…
Everyone knows of hypnosis because of four infamous words: “You’re getting very sleepy.” But aside from old Hollywood films and…
The grey wolf. The battle between wolves and farmers has been going on since the beginning of time, and has…
Anneliese Michel. Born in Bavaria in 1952, Anneliese Michel is perhaps the last embodiment of Satan you’d expect. Michel was…
Abhartach. Information on just how real this person was is sketchy, but that’s not entirely surprising. Record-keeping from the 5th…
Crow rides on the back of an eagle. Phoo Chan, a talented California-based bird photographer whose photos have been featured…
Artist used LSD. Countless artists have experimented with the effect drugs have on their work. User whatafinethrowaway, inspired by the…
Hilarious incorrect quotes. It’s safe to say that almost everyone has a t-shirt or two with their favorite band, tv…