You Can Check Out Anytime You Die
In Varanasi, India, you can check into the Mukti Bhawan, the "Salvation Hotel", and never check out. According to Hindus, dying in Varanasi liberates...
Left or Right? Which is the Hand of Glory?
We love a good Hand of Glory article, so we were thrilled to find this lengthy post on Haunted Palace with steps for preparing...
Blackout!
During World War II, the cities and towns of England often went dark to protect them from air raids. But as blackouts may have...
The Gilded Age Murderer’s Best Friends
In New York, in the latter half of the 19th century, attorneys William Howe and Abraham Hummel were the most successful criminal defense lawyers...
Scooby Doo Never Heard of These Ghosts
Are there dinosaur ghosts? Has anyone seen a caveman ghost? In a post on the Daily Grail, John Reppion looks for the world's oldest...
What’s the Story of Your Name?
This week’s Write the Book prompt is to write a short memoir containing three things: the story of how you came to have your...
What’s Living Under Antarctica?
Scientists have discovered what they believe is a five million square kilometer living thing under Antarctica.
We're sure there's a simple scientific explanation for this.
However,...
The Mysterious Disappearance of Glen and Bessie Hyde
In a post on Mental Floss, Michele Debczak shares the story of Glen and Bessie Hyde, a married couple who disappeared in 1928 during...
Did You Hear the One About…?
In a post on Writers Write, Alex Coyne examines urban legends and how they are used in writing. "Urban legends are stories that are told...
Was Anne Green a Witch or Merely Very Lucky?
In December 1650, Anne Green, an English servant girl, was hanged after giving birth to a premature stillborn child. At the time, unmarried women...
