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Beware the Kitsune, The Shapeshifting Fox of Japanese Folklore
Kitsune (狐狸精), the Japanese fox-spirit, is also known as the Kumiho (구미호) in Korea and the Huli Jing (狐狸精) in China.
NisaRyan - 02/06/2019 - 14:06
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Confronting the Evil Dead: Terrifying Ancient Beliefs Still Alive in Present-Day Romania – Part I
... Lee portrayed Count Dracula in the celebrated Hammer Horror series of films, starting with Dracula in 1958. ( ...
valdar - 02/02/2016 - 00:47
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The Great Stink of 1858: When the Thames River was Filth and Excrement
... during London’s Great Stink woman drops her teacup in horror upon viewing a magnified drop of polluted Thames River ...
Aleksa Vučković - 27/01/2022 - 14:00
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Unmasking the True Identity of the Jersey Devil
... pastime; it was gossipy entertainment, telling thrilling horror stories to titillate their friends. They didn’t have horror movies, but they did have gossipy scary stories to ...
Steve Pearse - 04/08/2018 - 19:02
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Tricking and Treating Has a Long History
... theme parks, annual television specials and October horror movie premieres are some of the many ways North ... series by Dusty Crosley, a twisted Halloween tale of horror written by Terry Lambert. Credit: Dusty Crosley. See ...
ancient-origins - 31/10/2017 - 17:57
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Atypical Nourishment – Hematophagy, Cannibalism and Necrophagy
... to feed on their flesh. The image of a vampire and the horror they create to survive. ( Stockis / Adobe Stock) The ...
Phoenix Vald - 22/01/2022 - 01:00
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The Fiery Cosmic Egg of Hildegard von Bingen
... In that zone too there was a dark fire of such great horror that I could not look at it, whose force shook the ...
garydavid - 10/10/2019 - 04:01
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Why Do We Love (and Fear) Mummies?
... creature as a weapon. This theme would go on to inspire horror films into the 20th century. Egyptomania reached its ... with beetles inside; a long awaited revenge. These horror films are often not B but Z movies, and apart for a ...
ancient-origins - 30/06/2017 - 22:49
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How a Gruesome Epidemic Threatened the Roman Empire (Video)
Rome, the cultural epicenter of the world in 162 AD, faced an unparalleled crisis as a gruesome epidemic threatened to undermine its very foundation.
Joanna Gillan - 18/04/2023 - 16:57
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Was Dracula Story inspired by Abhartach, the Bloodsucking Chieftain of Ireland?
... written by Bram Stoker, and published in 1897. This Gothic horror novel tells of Count Dracula’s attempt to move from ...
dhwty - 02/05/2015 - 00:22
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Why Did the Spanish Inquisition Allow Some Witches to Stay Alive?
... home and lived as if the Inquisition didn’t exist. The horror of the trials started in 1478, when King Ferdinand V ...
Natalia Klimczak - 16/05/2016 - 00:28
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Not Just an Urban Legend: The Terrifying Ghostly Tales of the Lady in White
... of blood and bruises, causing him to abandon his taxi in horror. On the other side of the world, in Newark, New ...
MartiniF - 04/03/2017 - 15:30
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Winchester Mystery House – Anything But an Ordinary Millionaire’s Mansion
... of a best-selling ghost novel or scenes from a Hollywood horror film. However, these are just a few of the things that ...
ML Childs - 05/06/2017 - 14:02
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Out with the Ouija Board! How the Popular Divining Tool Influenced A Modern Murder Case
... the words “yes” and “no” and generally feature in horror stories as conduits for spirits to communicate with ...
ashley cowie - 28/05/2018 - 14:00
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Ancient Laws and Women’s Rights: The 6000-Year-Old World War Continues
The term ‘legal rights of women’ refers to the social and human rights of women. There has never been a time in history where this subject has been more at the fore of politics. Social justice movements create waves for much required balance around the world, highlighting modern-day examples of injustice against girls and women. But after reading the horrors of ancient laws regarding women’s rights (or the lack thereof), you might agree that there has never been a better time to be a woman.
ashley cowie - 12/11/2018 - 18:58
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Mammoth Hybrid To Be Made Using Asian Elephants
... by refraining from childish terms such as “genetic horror show.” Neither will I refer to Jurassic Park or any ...
ashley cowie - 15/09/2021 - 18:54
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The Dream Realms Of Morpheus, Sisig, Baku, And Njorun
... written and while the first part of the series presents horror stories and the second section explores fantasy ...
ashley cowie - 24/05/2022 - 17:16
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Tragedy at Sea: The Brutal Reality of Slave Ships (Video)
During the transatlantic slave trade, life aboard a slave ship was a nightmarish ordeal. European merchants built vessels to transport enslaved Africans, subjecting them to horrifying conditions. Enslaved individuals were stripped, shaved, and confined to the ship's deck before boarding.
Robbie Mitchell - 30/06/2023 - 20:51
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Golem: A Legendary Clay Beast Created to Protect Jewish People
The gothic horror novel, Frankenstein , is one of the most well-known ...
dhwty - 03/07/2020 - 23:52
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Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah
The author of the controversial bestseller Brain Trust brings his scientific expertise to the chilling true story of unexplained phenomena on Utah's Skinwalker Ranch -- and challenges us with a new vision of reality.
ancient-origins - 10/09/2016 - 16:07