Into Horror History
Templo Mayor, Human Sacrifice, and Cihuateteo of Mexico City
Aztec vampires. Need I say more?
Continue reading →Zombie Road in Wildwood, Missouri
Strange occurrences and spectral figures on a short road in Missouri.
Continue reading →Rodney Alcala, aka The Dating Game Killer
An American serial killer who made an appearance on a game show amidst his murder spree.
Continue reading →The Butterfly Murders (1979)
A director's debut film that helped kick off Hong Kong's New Wave movement.
Continue reading →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.
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