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The Bavarian Necromancer

Mar 8th, 2021 1h 15m

The Bavarian Necromancer

Mar 8th, 2021 1h 15m

They were known as the necromancers of Bavaria, and were said to be members of the sparse elite. These were, before the war, the members of society who were not only literate, but literate in Latin. Something which was only reserved for the u

The Black Eyed Children

Oct 15th, 2020 54m 57s

The Black Eyed Children

Oct 9th, 2020 55m

The legend of the black-eyed children, though delightfully spooky, is a fairly modern American legend, fueled over the years by various call-ins to late night radio shows and of course, numerous creepypastas. The legend supposedly first began m

La Llorona

Sep 29th, 2020 53m 25s

She is often known as the weeping woman or the lady in white, and has been associated with child disappearances and whose presence is said to be an omen of one sort or another. In modern day versions of this story, La Llorona is slightly simila

La Llorona

Sep 29th, 2020 53m 22s

The Baba Yaga

Aug 3rd, 2020 50m 53s

The Baba Yaga

Jul 31st, 2020 50m 56s

There’s something fun and thrilling about a good spooky tale. Whether you are a child or an adult, those are the ones that your mind (whether you wish it to or not) will revisit over and over. Fairy tales are a good example of this, as most ar

Nostradamus

Jul 11th, 2020 44m 5s

Nostradamus

Jul 10th, 2020 44m 8s

The one thing universal thing about humanity’s relationship with the future is that we all wish we had some insight into it. Some precognition which allowed us to make more informed decisions and avoid certain catastrophes. While the future r

Vampires

Jun 20th, 2020 47m 17s

Vampires

Jun 19th, 2020 47m 20s

Vampire legends have their origin in the fear of death and of people’s misunderstandings of the natural process of decomposition.The fear of death and what those who have fallen into her clutches can bring forth upon the living, is a fear which

Justice From Beyond

May 22nd, 2020 49m 1s

When it comes to modern story-telling, it’s quite the over-used trope – the ‘who did it to me’ mystery, where the departed influences an investigation in order to reveal the details of their murder – bringing to justice the unsuspected killer.

Justice From Beyond

May 20th, 2020

Werewolves

May 1st, 2020 45m 24s

The stories of werewolves which we know today, mostly date back to the 15th and 16th centuries, however stories of humans transforming into wolves, goes much further back. It is a theme which pops up in ancient stories, mythologies, and legend

Nightmares

Apr 17th, 2020 42m 49s

Nightmares

Apr 17th, 2020 42m 50s

Since time beginning, humans have always had an interesting relationship with the night. On one hand it can be a time of peace and slumber – but on the other hand it can be a time when all matter of strange and frightening events occur.

For all of history, magic has often been employed by those in power, in attempts to secure political positions, admonish enemies, fuel war and its desired outcomes, and alter the state of countries and even entire civilizations. In some way or

Daniel Dunglas Home is still considered one of the most renowned psychics not only of the Spiritualist movement, but in history altogether. During his time he was never publicly proven to be fraudulent, and it was said there was simply not a p

Dead Ringer

Jan 24th, 2020 49m 1s

Throughout history there have been an overwhelming number of people who have met the fate of being buried alive. It’s no surprise that taphophobia, the fear of being buried alive, is still something that creeps into our collective consciousness

There is no shortage of tales of haunted waters, of small patches, where the waters seem to be in a constant state of unrest, waters which seem eager to swallow up any vessel which crosses over. Its appetite unsated. Waters so tumultuous wher