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The Uncontacted Frontier: Tribes of the Amazon Want To Be Left Alone
The Amazon rainforest is home to more uncontacted tribes than anywhere else in the world. It is hard to imagine that even today, there are more than 100 tribes who have never seen anything outside their home in the jungle.
Caleb Strom - 27/02/2019 - 18:47
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Vandals Decapitate and Steal the Head of Dublin’s 800-Year-Old Crusader Mummy
... his visits to the crypt inspired some of his early Gothic horror stories. The vaults under St. Michan’s Church, ...
Ed Whelan - 26/02/2019 - 18:27
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Nachzehrers: The Shroud Eating Vampires of Germanic Folklore
The nachzehrer, also known as a shroud eater, is a type of German vampire which features prominently in the folklore of Germany’s northern region. According to legend, it needed to devour both its burial shroud and body in order to survive. The word nach may be translated into English as ‘after’, whilst zehrer may be translated as ‘living off’. This combination of words alludes to what the nachzehrer is believed to be, i.e. a creature that lives after death, or a being that lives off humans even after its death.
dhwty - 01/06/2016 - 21:47
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Etidorhpa; Or, the End of Earth. the Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable Journey
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...and had taxed my mental organization beyond endurance. In the midst of events of the most startling description, I had abruptly passed into what was at its com-, mencement the sweetest sleep of my recollection, but which came to a horrible termination.
ancient-origins - 13/10/2016 - 21:39
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Tuatha Dé Dannan, the Enchanting Predecessors of Irish Fairies and Elves
... their arrival had been recast as: They landed with horror, with lofty deed, in their cloud of mighty combat of ...
Kerry Sullivan - 20/07/2019 - 00:18
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No Gossiping, Gluttony, Lying, or Eavesdropping! European Metal Masks Would Shame You into Good Behavior
Shame masks were a type of embarrassing punishment device used in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. As its name suggests, the shame mask was meant to humiliate the person who was forced to wear it. They were usually made of cold, unyielding metal, and the masks were created in various mortifying designs. Some of these masks are now displayed in museums, such as the ones in the Märkisches Museum, in Berlin.
dhwty - 28/01/2017 - 13:54
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Mexican Farmers Unearth Ancient Statue of Elite Mesoamerican Woman
... foretells an epic tragedy. The wide-eyed look of shock and horror that animate the woman’s features could be seen as ...
Nathan Falde - 11/01/2021 - 22:02
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22 Ancient Gold Plates Inscribed with Names of Gods Unearthed in Stone Box in Java
Twenty-two small gold plates with divine symbols and characters have been unearthed in central Java, a large island in the Indonesian archipelago. When archaeologists went to investigate, they found a candi (Buddhist or Hindu temple) in the same location as the stone box in which the gold plates were discovered.
Mark Miller - 09/09/2016 - 21:45
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Thrones of Gods and Kings: Symbols of Power through History
... top lay and leered dragons, each one “swinging the scaly horror of his folded tail" toward the central seat, his head ...
dhwty - 10/10/2015 - 03:40
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Parents Murdered Their Children, “Routinely,” Claims New Book
A harrowing new study into the history of infanticide, child murder, in early-modern Europe, has presented a slate of horrific facts. It turns out child murder was so common in Italy, France and England, that it was practiced “routinely”.
According to a new book by a French-trained Canadian Professor of History, and behavioral historian, Gregory Hanlon, historically in Italy, France and England married couples “routinely killed their children” to control resources and maintain their social status.
ashley cowie - 17/07/2023 - 22:55
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Le Morne, Mountain of the Slave Maroons in Mauritius
... choice to close or open one’s eyes to the surrounding horror and suffering. READ MORE… Like this Preview and ...
micki pistorius - 06/02/2019 - 16:13
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Was the Devil’s Dyke in England once Part of the Legendary City of Troy?
... in particular was terrifying - the fire demon! To the horror of the chief, it appeared that the fire demon desired ...
Hugh Newman - 16/09/2017 - 19:05
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Alleged Sighting of the Mythical ‘Manananggal’ in the Philippines Causes Public Anxiety
... of the Manananggal has been the subject of many Filipino horror films and is still a popular part of Philippine ...
Sahir - 14/02/2023 - 21:58
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Underground Cities Around the World – Myths and Reality
... suffered them, though He restrained them they landed with horror, with lofty deed, in their cloud of mighty combat of ...
Joanna Gillan - 27/08/2022 - 01:56
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Plague Victims In Medieval Cambridge Treated With Care and Compassion
“Yersinia Pestis,” the killer pathogen that causes plague, was identified in bodies dated to the medieval period in Cambridgeshire, England. A new study of these corpses confirms for the first time that many plague victims were not carelessly buried in mass graves but instead treated with compassion and care under the most testing times imaginable.
ashley cowie - 19/06/2021 - 14:53
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Monumental Reminder of Scottish Witch Persecutions
... on the immense significance of this gesture. While movies, horror books, and computer games portray witches as murderous ...
ashley cowie - 21/09/2019 - 14:00
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Waterloo Teeth: Wearing A Dead Man’s Grin
... C. 2018. Urine, Scavengers, and the Waterloo Teeth. Horror Dentistry Stories from XVIII-XIX Century – Part II: ...
Aleksa Vučković - 30/11/2019 - 17:49
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Lake Nyos Tragedy: A Deadly Demonic Fog in Cameroon
On August 21, 1986, in northwestern Cameroon, a massive froth shot up into the sky from the waters of Lake Nyos, followed by a thick ghostly fog which covered the surrounding landscape. In an instant, 1746 residents of the nearby villages of Nyos and Cha were killed. Hundreds toppled to the ground over fires, uneaten dinners, and dirt roads. Those who collapsed unconscious suffocated in their immobile state.
B. B. Wagner - 15/10/2020 - 13:59
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Evicted from a Cemetery and into a Museum: The Multitude of Mummies of Guanajuato
... the new museum. A Famous Tourist Site In 1970, a Mexican horror film called Santo Versus the Mummies of Guanajuato was ...
dhwty - 04/06/2016 - 21:49
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The Camillus Conundrum: Did Camillus Really Save Rome from the Gauls?
Few words evoked as much emotion in ancient Rome as vae victis or “woe to the vanquished.” They harkened back to a period when a Gallic tribe called the Senones had sacked the fledgling city of Rome. These two Latin words were reminders of this catastrophic failure and humiliation, but also Rome’s ultimate triumph over the barbarians, thanks to their hero: Marcus Furius Camillus who became known as Rome’s second founder.
Marc Hyden - 16/12/2023 - 21:52