‘Dogged by Death’: The True Story Behind the Bizarre Syndrome That Inspired ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Here’s how a wave of mysterious deaths in the late 1970s and early 1980s among Southeast Asian refugees living in America inspired Wes Craven to pen his 1984 horror classic, “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”
2023-10-17 01:20
When Did Vampires and Werewolves Start Hating Each Other?
Their (often literal) blood feud is a relatively modern creation. So how did vampires and werewolves end up at each other’s throats?
2023-10-13 21:18
The Anatomy Riots: When Americans Protested Grave Robbing by Taking to the Streets
In the 18th and 19th centuries, robbing graves of their corpses for dissection at medical schools was an all too common practice—and sometimes, enraged citizens rose up in protest.
2023-10-12 05:15
A Brief History of the Ouija Board
The Ouija board has terrified countless slumber party children and served as a plot vehicle in a number of Hollywood films. Here’s where it came from.
2023-10-05 05:50
10 Misconceptions About the 1950s
The ‘50s weren't all nuclear families with white picket fences and questionable Jell-o recipes.
2023-09-28 03:28
10 Haunting Dark Tourism Destinations From Around the World
From Auschwitz to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, these dark tourism destinations are fascinating—and definitely not for the faint of heart.
2023-09-26 00:15
The Girl With the Green Ribbon: A Grisly History of ‘Headless Woman’ Stories
Precursors to the story about the girl with the green ribbon were written by Washington Irving, Alexandre Dumas, and more famous authors.
2023-09-19 01:24
The Wild History of the Tale That Created the Modern Vampire (And No, It's Not ‘Dracula’)
‘The Vampyre’ is largely forgotten today, but it upended centuries of vampiric lore 80 years before Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’—and from its spooky beginnings to its scandalous misattribution, its history was as dramatic as fiction.
2023-09-14 23:24
On This Day in 1962, NASA Launched and Destroyed Mariner 1
A software error coupled with a radar failure led to the loss of NASA's first Venus probe.
2023-09-12 00:53
Thiess of Kaltenbrun, the Man Who Went on Trial for Being a Werewolf
Thiess strolled into court in 1691 to testify in a theft trial. He wound up admitting he turned into a wolf and feasted on pigs. You know, that old story.
2023-09-09 03:20
The Iconic Concorde Airplane Is Getting the LEGO Treatment
LEGO’s Concorde plane is as sleek as its real-life counterpart.
2023-09-06 21:52
Chandrayaan-3: Nasa's lunar orbiter photographs India's Moon lander Vikram
Nasa said its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter took the image four days after India's historic Moon landing.
2023-09-06 13:46