Tower of skulls: Human sacrifice in Aztec culture
Religion and rites were of fundamental importance in the life of the Mexica people, and among these, human sacrifice stands out, the maximum offering that could be made to the gods. Although…
Dark History
The forgotten Catacombs of Lima
Within the basement of the Catacombs of Lima, lie the remains of affluent residents of the city who held the belief that they would be the final ones to find eternal rest in their expensive burial sites.
The tragic story behind the haunted mall Klender in Jakarta
On May 15, 1998, one of the most shocking tragedies in Indonesia’s history took place in its heart, the city of Jakarta. An army of aggressive looters seized the Yogya…
The exorcism of Anna Ecklund: America’s most terrifying story of demonic possession from the 1920s
In the late 1920s, the news of intense sessions of exorcism performed on a heavily demon-possessed housewife had spread like fire in the United States. During the exorcism, the possessed…
The Windover bog bodies, among the strangest archaeological finds ever unearthed in North America
The discovery of 167 bodies in a pond in Windover, Florida initially sparked interest among archaeologists after it was determined that the bones were very old and not the result of a mass murder.
Houska Castle: The tale of “the gateway to hell” is not for the faint of heart!
The Houska Castle is located in the forests north of Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, which is bisected by the Vltava River. Legend has it that the…
The Heilbronn-Dachstein tragedy: How a beloved teacher led 13 to their deaths!
The Heilbronn Dachstein accident was an event in April 1954 in which ten students and three teachers from Heilbronn Boys' Middle School of Heilbronn died in a snowstorm on the Dachstein massif in Upper Austria.
The Nor’ Loch ― A dark past behind the Edinburgh Castle
The Castle of Edinburgh is lying on a prehistoric site dating back to the Iron Age and prevailed over the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Many people believe…
The mysteriously abandoned Pennard Castle and the faeries’ curse
The famous 12th-century castle passed from the Broase clan to the houses of Mowbray, Despenser, and Beauchamp. But why was it abandoned so mysteriously? Was it the advancing dunes or the curse of the Fairies that caused the castle to be abandoned?
Chernobyl disaster – The world’s worst nuclear explosion
With the development of knowledge and technology, the quality of our civilization is constantly being developed under the magical influence of science. People on Earth are very power-conscious today. People…
