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.
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.
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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.
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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…
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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?
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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.
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Josephin Myrtle Corbin
Josephine Myrtle Corbin was born in Clabourne, Texas, in 1868.
She suffered from an extremely rare anomaly: she was born with four legs. Moreover, she had two genital apparatuses, one of which belonged to a conjoined twin that did not fully develop in the womb. -
The True Story of the Gremlins
The Gremlins are mythical creatures from folklore that became particularly famous during World War II. Their legend is primarily linked to stories told by pilots of the Royal Air Force (RAF), who attributed unexplained malfunctions and failures in their aircraft to these mischievous little creatures.
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Mary Ann Cotton: The First British Serial Killer
Mary Ann Cotton, born Mary Ann Robson (Low Moorsley, County Durham, October 31, 1832 – Durham, March 24, 1873), was a British serial killer accused of murdering more than 21 people, mostly using arsenic.
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The True Story of the Pied Piper
Despite its widespread popularity, few have delved into the origins of this tale, likely because of the habit of considering it harmless and devoid of any real-world reference.
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Adam Rainer
You may have, at some point, while looking at a person much taller than you—let’s say a giant—wondered how the world might appear from such a different perspective.
