Christmas – it’s the best time of the year. Unless your name is Scrooge, in which case you’ll be harassed all night for no reason. This all despite you just wanting to mind your own business… Which should be your right as a free human being. But anyway, it’s a jolly time of year. So […]

This tiny island is said to be cursed. In fact, it is said to be the mot dangerous cursed island on earth, Despite this, generations of fortune hunters have been drawn here in the hope of getting rich. This is the story of that supposedly cursed island. Welcome to Charles Island The island lies just […]

One of the most notorious works of modern horror is Cujo, a story that features no supernatural elements. No serial killers or freak disasters. Just a single rabid dog. Because while dogs are man’s best friend, they can still be terrifying, They were, after all, originally bred from wolves. So it should come as no […]

Many strange and mysterious artefacts exist in our world. Like the infamous Roman dodecahedron. Since the early 18th century, more than a hundred of these small hollow structures have been found across Europe. Cast from a copper alloy, the objects are hollow. And have been dated to imperial Rome. They differ only slightly in shape, […]

There are many mysterious places in our world. From North Korea’s Bureau 39, to Antarctica’s Blood Falls, to your parents bedroom. But more interesting than all of these is the enduring mystery of the Amber Room. Once called the eighth wonder of the world, it’s story involves many of the great empires from history. A […]

Executions are no fun. Unless you happen to be in the audience. For most of history, public executions were seen as a legitimate form of entertainment. Large crowds would come from all over, and the wealthy would pay good money for front row seats. Executioners would even sell souvenirs. Like the rope used in a […]

In a small town in West Virginia, a terrible creature is said to stalk and even hunt innocent humans. Known as the Flatwoods Monster, anyone who goes into the woods at night alone is inviting her fury. But not all believe it to be a living creature. Some say the Flatwoods monster is really a […]

There are many episodes from history of superstition flaring up. In Imperial China, mass panics were triggered by rumors of magic and sorcery. Despite no real evidence for any of it, countless people lived in fear of being sacrificed in the name of magic, and countless suspects were tortured into confessing. This was not unique […]

In our modern world, it’s almost impossible to get away with serious crime. We live in a surveillance state, forensic science has hundreds of ways to catch you out, and we have an epidemic of people self reporting their crimes on social media. But it wasn’t always like that, and history is full of strange […]

All humans are different. In fact, some people aren’t even human… Some people are French, and that is tragic. But being French is not the only known genetic mutation. As it turns out, it’s not even the strangest. Here are some of the rarest and most incredible human genetic mutations in existence. Rare Genetic Mutations […]