Into Horror History
Green Clawed Beast of the Ohio River
The story of a woman pulled underwater by a strange beast on one hot summer day.
Continue reading →Ghosts of Charleville Castle in Ireland
A Gothic-style castle in Ireland with a few incorporeal residents.
Continue reading →The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein
A science fiction novel from 1951 with themes still relevant today.
Continue reading →Legend of the Killer in the Backseat
An urban legend over fifty years old may have real roots.
Continue reading →The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
A film from over a century ago and the quintessential work of German Expressionist cinema.
Continue reading →Haunting of Manchac Swamp in Louisiana
A legendary voodoo priestess predicted a Louisiana town's destruction.
Continue reading →Restless Spirits of St. Michan's Church in Dublin, Ireland
Desecrated mummies in Ireland make for restless spirits.
Continue reading →The Spooky Bunch (1980)
What do you get when you combine horror, ghosts, comedy, and Cantonese Opera?
Continue reading →El Coco, El Cucuy: The Child Eater
"Sleep child, sleep or else...Coco will come and eat you." — Auto de los desposorios de la Virgen by Juan Caxés. 17th Century.
Continue reading →Leannán Sídhe of Irish Folklore
An alluring figure from Irish folklore that can bring you a wonderful life for a price.
Continue reading →La Llorona of Mexico City
Stories of a spirit from Mexico City, dating back to at least the 1500s.
Continue reading →Old Book Ghost of Peoria State Hospital in Bartonville, Illinois
A gravedigger still lingers a century after his death.
Continue reading →Coffin Joe of Brazil
What is now known as Brazil's National Boogeyman brought the very first ever Brazilian-produced horror film to the world.
Continue reading →Bogeyman: Myth or More?
A creature parents tell their children about all around the world. Is it a myth? Or is there something more?
Continue reading →Son of Frankenstein (1939)
A horror movie icon's final performance as a Universal Classic Monster.
Continue reading →Morgawr of Cornwall, England
A sea serpent off the coast of England, spotted by soldiers during World War I.
Continue reading →Hauntings of the Forbidden City in Beijing
Strange happenings in a city centuries old.
Continue reading →Krampus of Alpine Folklore
Everyone's favorite wintertime horned, anthropomorphic pre-Christian pagan kidnapper. What can be said about Krampus that hasn't already been said?
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