Children Playing Butchers
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Horror Tales
“Horror Tales” is the column dedicated to exploring legends, haunted locations, and all things eerie in the world. In this section, we’ll take you on a captivating journey through ghost stories, spectral myths, and chilling places that provoke shivers. We’ll delve into urban legends and popular beliefs that have spanned centuries, uncovering the most unsettling tales and the spookiest spots that continue to capture collective imagination. Join us for an adventure into the darkest and most mysterious aspects of reality, where the supernatural intertwines with the everyday.
The Witch’s Pass
We are in San Marino, where the Witch’s Pass offers one of the most beautiful views in the area. With a single glance, you can embrace the Valli di Comacchio and the Adriatic Sea. But be careful: during summer evenings, many say they hear witches laughing and joking.
Dyatlov Pass and the Mystery of the Missing Hikers
The Dyatlov Pass is the site of a mysterious and tragic incident involving a group of nine Russian hikers in 1959. The group, led by Igor Dyatlov, was in the northern Ural Mountains in the Siberian region when all members died under unexplained circumstances. The event is known as the “Dyatlov Pass Mystery” and remains one of the greatest unsolved enigmas of modern history.
The Pennhurst Asylum
A terrible place when it was operational and still capable of generating fear in the few people who have had the courage to visit it after its closure.
Black Cat Day
Black cats have a bad reputation in many countries, but nowhere as much as in Italy. In 1233, Pope Gregory IX issued a papal bull declaring them instruments of the devil, initiating a true persecution throughout the Middle Ages, when black cats were thrown into the fire to join witches on the pyre.
Max Schreck – Count Orlok of Nosferatu and His Legends
Max Schreck – Count Orlok of Nosferatu: Myth and Reality of a Horror Cinema Legend Max Schreck, a German actor from the…
Halloween: The Legend of Jack o’ Lantern
With Halloween comes the carved pumpkins, born from the Irish legend of Jack o’ Lantern. Here’s the story behind one of the symbols of the holiday.
Dia de los Muertos
Dia de Los Muertos is undoubtedly one of the most well-known Mexican holidays: can you imagine an event celebrated with joy in every home, street, square, and cemetery across the country?
The Butcher of Hanover
In the grim landscape of crime that characterized 1920s Germany, few cases emerged with the horror and ruthlessness of that of Fritz Haarmann, known as “The Butcher of Hanover.” However, the darkness of this story is incomplete without mentioning Hans Grans, Haarmann’s accomplice and lover.
The Creepy Story of Blanche Monnier
Blanche Monnier (Poitiers, March 1, 1849 – Blois, October 13, 1913) was a woman who was held captive in her home for 25 years, known as the Séquestrée de Poitiers.