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How the Ouija Board Got Its Sinister Reputation
By now, most have vague notions of the Ouija board horror narrative, in which demonic spirits communicate with ... By now, most have vague notions of the Ouija board horror narrative, in which demonic spirits communicate with ... the wake of the Civil War. The bloodiest war in American history had left many grieving families longing for ways to ...
ancient-origins - 07/02/2019 - 13:51
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The Incredible World of Painted Skulls and Bone Houses
... hunting shows and have been the subject of many novels and horror movies such as 2014’s As Above, So Below . The idea ... and skulls are displayed. ( Sergii Figurnyi / Adobe) The History of a Town and its People The painted skulls at ... them builds up a touching picture of a town steeped in history. Some of the skulls have a name and a date of death. ...
Sarah P Young - 31/05/2019 - 23:06
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The Mzora Stone Circle: A Megalithic Mystery in Morocco
... there is a clear behemoth which undeniably dominates the history books – Stonehenge When people think of megalithic ... , there is a clear behemoth which undeniably dominates the history books – Stonehenge . The iconic stone circle has ... meters (85 feet) long was found and he was so struck with horror that he immediately covered it again. It is perhaps ...
Sarah P Young - 22/04/2019 - 22:59
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Unravelling the Mystery of New England’s Day of Darkness
... spring, Over the fresh earth, and the heaven of noon, A horror of great darkness. Men prayed, and women wept; all ... during the Dark Day of May 19, 1780 (from ‘Our First History,’ by Richard Devens, 1876). Judgment Day The ... has been a fire or a drought occurred, and unlock the history the tree has been holding for years.” Evidence ...
aprilholloway - 16/09/2015 - 03:33
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Relic Cults: Why Dead Saints Were So Important in the Middle Ages
... between the earthly and the divine, they transformed the horror of death into a symbol of hope by representing eternal ... CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Holy Relics As A Physical Representation of History Relics also held significance beyond the spiritual, as a physical representation of history. As most lay people could not read or write in ...
Meagan Dickerson - 17/06/2021 - 19:02
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Brutal Viking Blood Eagle Execution ‘Could’ Have Happened
... Eagle ritual execution was brought to the masses via the History Channel drama ‘ Vikings ' as well as the 2019 horror film ' Midsommar ', so the question of if it was ... have happened. The 5 Most Terrifying Initiation Rites in History Thanatos: The Beautiful Reaper of Death in Greek ...
ashley cowie - 23/12/2021 - 13:59
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7 Monstrously Famous Cryptids We’re Still Looking For
... The press got hold of the story, and the rest is history. The story of Bigfoot actually goes back much, much ... BY SA 3.0 ) 3. Chupacabra: Inspired by a Horror Movie? The chupacabra isn’t quite as famous as our ... associated with the New Jersey hockey team, its actual history goes back to the 1700s. The legend of the Jersey ...
Robbie Mitchell - 25/01/2023 - 17:57
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Passover Magic I: Secret Egyptian Themes Hidden In Exodus
... object of the Passover narrative. It remains one of history’s most interesting artifacts, alongside the Ark of ... and the scepter was also a magical implement with a long history. In an ancient Predynastic tomb at Abydos, an ivory ... turning their own staffs into crocodiles, only to watch in horror as Aaron and Moses’ crocodile consumes its Egyptian ...
Jonathon Perrin - 11/04/2020 - 14:02
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The Spanish Inquisition: The Truth behind the Dark Legend (Part I)
One of the most controversial organizations in history, the Spanish Inquisition has been poorly understood ... public. One of the most controversial organizations in history, the Spanish Inquisition has been poorly understood ... as second-class citizens. The Spanish Donkey: Medieval History’s Most Horrific Torture Method The Cat-Quisition: ...
Marilo - 09/02/2023 - 01:07
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Lake Nyos Tragedy: A Deadly Demonic Fog in Cameroon
... Lake That Turns Flesh Into Stone Lake of Blood: The dark history of Laguna Yahuarcocha, Ecuador Deadly Volcanoes: The ... (United States Geological Survey / Public Domain ) Oral History and Myths of Lake Nyos Many scholars, such as Eby and ... chemical warfare, but it was soon proven natural. With a history of common occurrences amongst the crater lakes of ...
B. B. Wagner - 15/10/2020 - 13:59
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Scientific Evidence for the Many Myths of the Great Flood
... it is far from the only great flood story to be found in history. Christians are quite familiar with Noah's story when ... New Scientific Discoveries about the Event that Changed History," two marine biologists Walter Pitman and William ... a painting by Lesser-Ury (1861-1931), depicts the “horror” of what the deluge of the Bible might have looked ...
Bipin Dimri - 14/06/2021 - 23:02
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War and Peace in Pre-Modern Europe: Have We Really Bypassed Brutality?
... more civilized and peaceful than any other era of human history. When pondering themes of war and peace, there is a ... more civilized and peaceful than any other era of human history. Most believe that modernity is characterized by the ... in inter-personal civility. We collectively gasp in horror at the sight of medieval torture devices like the ...
Meagan Dickerson - 15/10/2021 - 18:47
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Axe-Wounded Visby Warrior Brought to Life Over 600 Years Later
... is regarded as one of the most violent battles in European history. Scientists took the 3D scans of the skull revealing ... model of the skull which was given to him by the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm . His creation was published in ...
ashley cowie - 04/11/2022 - 17:03
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The Tale of Thorstein Shiver: Hell Confirmed for Pagans during Iceland Saga Age
... in Reykjavik contains figures like these which tell the history of early Iceland - the saga age. Shadowgate/ Flickr ... the worst of Starkad's, and passes out from the sheer horror of it. The demon finally left Thorstein in peace when ... Uppsala (Department of Archaeology and Ancient History: Uppsala University, 2002.) Unknown. Seven Viking ...
Riley Winters - 21/03/2015 - 03:43
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Vlad the Impaler: The Real Count Dracula?
... , which has since become one of the classics of the Gothic horror genre. Despite the fact that Dracula is a fictional ... name of the count Dracula Tepes is written,” Medieval history scholar Raffaello Glinni said . 17th century painting ... wedlock. The second son of Vlad, Mircea, disappears from history after 1483, but he is said to have served the ...
dhwty - 17/07/2020 - 22:01
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The Tiara of Saitaphernes: Wow Antique? Fake? Fine Art? Find Out
... Louvre, the Gokhman brothers disappeared from the pages of history. On the 1 st of April 1896 AD, the museum made an ... first tested Rouchomovsky’s knowledge of ancient history, arriving at the conclusion that he did not have ... Gover, D., 2013. Jewish Gothic Horror: Gold Skeleton Tells Amazing Story of Genius Forger ...
dhwty - 12/12/2020 - 09:04
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Out of Darkness: Here’s How This Stone Age Thriller Surprised Me
Neither the choice of genre (survivalist horror) nor time period (43,000 years ago) bodes well for Out ... /The Conversation Neither the choice of genre (survivalist horror) nor time period (43,000 years ago) bodes well for Out ... headdresses. The Stone Age: The First 99 Percent of Human History Northernmost Palaeolithic Settlement Reveals Mass ...
ancient-origins - 01/05/2024 - 22:50
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The Chilling Ancient Practice of Infanticide Was Once Accepted as Normal
... – the intentional killing of infants – fills us with horror, but in many ancient societies, not only was this ... Oxford University Press.] Milner, L. S., 2007. A Brief History of Infanticide. [Online] Available at: https://www.sott.net/article/125410-A-Brief-History-of-Infanticide New World Encyclopedia, 2018. ...
dhwty - 27/01/2019 - 18:56
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Stories from the Gallows: Executions Exhibition Reveals Tragic Tales of Death
... a major exhibition exploring the capital’s history of public punishment, from the first recorded public ... Executions , a major exhibition exploring the capital’s history of public punishment, from the first recorded public ... each other. London was transfixed by the ‘Bermondsey Horror’. At their sensationalist trial a lawyer declared of ...
ancient-origins - 22/02/2023 - 20:58
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Monumental Reminder of Scottish Witch Persecutions
... which will include an information point offering the history behind Scotland’s witch persecutions. An article in ... on the immense significance of this gesture. While movies, horror books, and computer games portray witches as murderous ... rituals and belief systems in his 2005 book ‘ A cultural history of witchcraft .’ Drawing evidence from witchcraft ...
ashley cowie - 21/09/2019 - 14:00