Sawney Bean, the Scottish cannibal
In short According to legend, in the 16th century Alexander “Sawney” Bean and his 48-strong clan, born of incest, lived
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Tag: legends
Werewolves and lycanthropes
Werewolves are among the most famous creatures in the legends and folklore of almost every civilisation, since the most ancient
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The mystery of the crystal skulls
According to a supposed Mayan legend, there are 13 crystal skulls and, if brought together in the same place, they
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The Anguished Man, a cursed painting
In short The Anguished Man is a painting by an unknown artist that Sean Robinson, a man from Cumbria, says
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The legend of the Mothman
Sooner or later, the exception had to come. A first-person article? Yes, that’s right. What I’m going to talk about
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The green children of Woolpit
I decided to start this blog with one of the stories that fascinated me so much as a child: the
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Dawn of the Black Hearts, Black Metal between gore and mythology
Can the cover of an album take on a strongly macabre outline until it reaches unprecedented levels of gore? The
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Incubi and succubi are the demons of sleep. They can haunt both men and women, but while succubi take, incubi
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The ghost of Isabella de’ Medici
In short Isabella de’ Medici (1542-1576), daughter of Cosimo I, died on 16 July 1576 at the Medici villa of
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The true story of the pedagogical centre of Aguscello
By now everyone knows, at least by name, Aguscello and its pedagogical center, the ghost stories that haunt that place
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The self-inflected loyal castration by Gang Bing
In short Gang Bing was a general of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty. According to tradition, to avoid
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Bloody Mary, the Woman in the Mirror
Say her name three times in the dark, in front of the mirror. The story of Bloody Mary, from old Halloween divination to sleepover dares, and the Italian experiment that makes strange faces appear in the glass.
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