Into Horror History
Shirime of Japanese Yōkai Folklore
A Japanese spirit that you never want to look in the eye.
Continue reading →The Tale of a Cult Classic: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
A '90s cult classic that redefined childhood nightmares.
Continue reading →Origin of Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal
Kings, patricide, and ancient atonement.
Continue reading →Zmeu of Romanian Folklore
An ogre? Devil? Vampire? A dragon that can magically make weapons to murder you with? Yes, all in one creature.
Continue reading →Cheeroonear of Aboriginal Australian Folklore
A dog-faced man prowling the Nullarbor Plain in Australia.
Continue reading →The Monk: A Romance by Matthew Gregory Lewis
An 18th-century Gothic fiction novel of a monk consumed by unspeakable darkness.
Continue reading →The Great King Boo Conspiracy
Tracking the mysterious identity of one of the most famous ghosts in the world.
Continue reading →Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
A classic video game where the undead defy gravity and family feuds reach epic proportions.
Continue reading →Abbey of Thelema in Sicily, Italy
The ruins of a villa in Sicily that some believe once housed a Satanic order.
Continue reading →The Posthumous Execution of Oliver Cromwell
A man so hated that his corpse was executed.
Continue reading →The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
The first of many stories published by a now famous, versatile Irish author.
Continue reading →Restless Spirits of Bachorza Manor in Poland
An old, crumbling manor house in Poland with a restless spirit.
Continue reading →Haunting of Ackergill Tower in Scotland
The story of a castle in Scotland and the ghost that haunts it.
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