Were the First Vampires Plague Carriers?
Archeologists discovered a 17th-century Polish 'vampire' with a sickle across its neck meant to prevent a return from the dead, as well as a...
The Undercover Cricketer
In a post on Singular Discoveries, Paul Brown shares the story of the Scotland Yard detective who went undercover as a cricket player to...
The Woman Who Wrote, Composed, and Inspired a Sex Doll
File this under "WHY?"
Writer and composer Alma Mahler came from an artistic family. Her father was landscape artist Emil Jakob Schindler. After his death,...
The Three Rules for Dressing Fairies
Have you ever considered how fairies dress? A post on Beachcombing's Bizarre History Blog shares three fashion rules:
Uniformity but not uniforms. When seen...
The Robin Hood of WW2
During World War II, British soldier Jack Churchill went into battle armed with only a bow and arrows. An international archery competitor, Churchill joined...
Death by Fiction
During the Victorian Era, society had great concern about the effect of scary stories on children, including the possibility of long-term emotional damage and...
Short Stories for Creative Inspiration
In a post on ScreenCraft, Shanee Edwards recommends 12 short stories to read for creative inspiration. While Edwards focuses on screen adaptations, any kind...
A Rose by Any Other Name….
This isn't exactly a writing prompt, but it's...something.
In the 1800s, London's sewer system wasn't exactly sophisticated. Body waste accumulated in cesspools or was dumped...
What Books are in the Lost Library of Ivan the Terrible?
The lost Golden Library of Ivan the Terrible was believed to have held ancient manuscripts and occult works and was possibly destroyed by fire....
Did Witchcraft Help Win WW2?
Voodoo may have helped cause the downfall of Adolf Hitler, according to a 1943 article from the Detroit Evening Times shared on Strange Ago...
