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Urban legends are created when scary tales and real events enter echo chambers together. They come out on the other side as freakish archetypes, creepy symbols from our collective subconscious terror. On uncommon events, an…
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While vampires have always been a favorite subject for popular culture, they have recently gained further popularity with the recent Twilight phenomenon and the popularity of such television shows as True Blood.
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The oceans cover over 70 percent of our planet, so it’s little wonder that their seemingly impenetrable depths have provided a series of fascinating mysteries, from missing ships to eerie monsters. Below are six mysteries…
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If you’re a proponent of conspiracy theories, you might believe that there’s a secret organization that covertly controls every aspect of society, from the banks, to the government, and even our entertainment industries. Yes, we’re…
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In Yakutia Russia there is a region referred to as the “Valley of Death.” There are many mysteries associated with this area.
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In Greek mythology, Cerberus (/ˈsɜːrbərəs/; Greek: Κέρβερος Kérberos [ˈkerberos]), often called the “hound of Hades”, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. Cerberus was the…
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“Erlking” (German: Erlkönig, lit. ‘alder-king’) is a name used in German Romanticism for the figure of a spirit or “king of the fairies”. It is usually assumed that the name is a derivation from the…
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A steamship that famously went missing near the Bermuda Triangle in 1925 has finally been located. Researchers believe they have discovered the fate of the SS Cotopaxi, which disappeared without a trace of wreckage after…
Read More SS Cotopaxi shipwreck found after 94 years
In Welsh mythology, Arawn (/ˈɑːraʊn/; Welsh pronunciation: [ˈaraun]) was the king of the otherworld realm of Annwn, appearing prominently in the first branch, and alluded to in the fourth. In later tradition, the role of…
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The cyhyraeth (Welsh pronunciation: [kəˈhəreθ]), also spelled cyoeraeth or cyheuraeth (probably from the noun cyhyr “muscle, tendon; flesh” + the termination -aeth, meaning “skeleton, a thing of mere flesh and bone”, “spectre”, “death-portent”, “wraith”), is…
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