mythology

Inside The Disturbing History Of Flaying, The Centuries-Old Practice Of Skinning People Alive

Likely starting with the ancient Assyrians of Mesopotamia, flaying has long been one of the most excruciating forms of torture the world has ever seen.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 6, 2022

Inside The Disturbing History Of Flaying, The Centuries-Old Practice Of Skinning People Alive

Likely starting with the ancient Assyrians of Mesopotamia, flaying has long been one of the most excruciating forms of torture the world has ever seen.

By Austin Harvey • October 6, 2022

Inside The Legend Of The Banshee, The Most Chilling Spirit In Celtic Folklore

The banshee is usually described as a woman wailing or singing, and according to ancient Irish mythology, she always heralds death.

By Kristen Winiarski • Oct 2, 2022

Inside The Legend Of The Banshee, The Most Chilling Spirit In Celtic Folklore

The banshee is usually described as a woman wailing or singing, and according to ancient Irish mythology, she always heralds death.

By Kristen Winiarski • October 2, 2022

Inside The Bone-Chilling Legend Of Black Shuck, The Hellhound Of The English Countryside

Known as Black Shuck, Old Shuck, or sometimes just Shuck, this “devil dog” with glowing eyes has supposedly terrorized England for centuries.

By William DeLong • Sep 18, 2022

Inside The Bone-Chilling Legend Of Black Shuck, The Hellhound Of The English Countryside

Known as Black Shuck, Old Shuck, or sometimes just Shuck, this “devil dog” with glowing eyes has supposedly terrorized England for centuries.

By William DeLong • September 18, 2022

The Story Behind Anubis, The Ancient Deity Of Death And The Underworld

With the head of a jackal and the body of a human, Anubis was the deity of death and mummification in ancient Egypt who accompanied kings in the afterlife.

By Hannah McKennett • Aug 13, 2022

The Story Behind Anubis, The Ancient Deity Of Death And The Underworld

With the head of a jackal and the body of a human, Anubis was the deity of death and mummification in ancient Egypt who accompanied kings in the afterlife.

By Hannah McKennett • August 13, 2022

The Chilling Legend Of The Jersey Devil, The Horse-Headed Beast Said To Haunt The Pine Barrens

For centuries, people across southern New Jersey and Delaware have supposedly encountered a horse-headed flying demon known as the Jersey Devil.

By Leah Silverman • Jul 3, 2022

The Chilling Legend Of The Jersey Devil, The Horse-Headed Beast Said To Haunt The Pine Barrens

For centuries, people across southern New Jersey and Delaware have supposedly encountered a horse-headed flying demon known as the Jersey Devil.

By Leah Silverman • July 3, 2022

This Week In History News, May 8 – 14

"Road to Atlantis" uncovered in the Pacific, ancient Egyptian ibis mummy found in a closet at Cornell, centuries-old fertility complex unearthed in Turkey.

By All That's Interesting • May 13, 2022

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This Week In History News, May 8 – 14

"Road to Atlantis" uncovered in the Pacific, ancient Egyptian ibis mummy found in a closet at Cornell, centuries-old fertility complex unearthed in Turkey.

By All That's Interesting • May 13, 2022

Inside The Statue Of Zeus At Olympia, One Of The Breathtaking Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World

Though the 40-foot statue of Zeus lorded over the Olympic Games for 800 years, it somehow vanished from history.

By Erin Kelly • Feb 1, 2022

Inside The Statue Of Zeus At Olympia, One Of The Breathtaking Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World

Though the 40-foot statue of Zeus lorded over the Olympic Games for 800 years, it somehow vanished from history.

By Erin Kelly • February 1, 2022

Meet The Yowie, The Bigfoot-Like Cryptid That’s Terrified Australia For Centuries

A 2021 report of a Yowie in Queensland is just another in a long series of alleged encounters with this terrifying creature of Aboriginal myth.

By Kaleena Fraga • Dec 17, 2021

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Meet The Yowie, The Bigfoot-Like Cryptid That’s Terrified Australia For Centuries

A 2021 report of a Yowie in Queensland is just another in a long series of alleged encounters with this terrifying creature of Aboriginal myth.

By Kaleena Fraga • December 17, 2021

How Slender Man Went From A Spooky Internet Legend To A Real-Life Horror Story

Slender Man was a popular internet legend created in June 2009. But when two 12-year-olds tried stabbing their friend to death, this mythical creature took on a life of its own.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Oct 16, 2021

How Slender Man Went From A Spooky Internet Legend To A Real-Life Horror Story

Slender Man was a popular internet legend created in June 2009. But when two 12-year-olds tried stabbing their friend to death, this mythical creature took on a life of its own.

By Jaclyn Anglis • October 16, 2021

The Slender Man Stabbing: How An Internet Meme Led Two 12-Year-Old Girls To Attempt Murder

"It was weird," said Morgan Geyser of the Slender Man stabbing of Payton Leutner. "I felt no remorse. I thought I would... I actually felt nothing."

By Hannah McKennett • May 9, 2021

The Slender Man Stabbing: How An Internet Meme Led Two 12-Year-Old Girls To Attempt Murder

"It was weird," said Morgan Geyser of the Slender Man stabbing of Payton Leutner. "I felt no remorse. I thought I would... I actually felt nothing."

By Hannah McKennett • May 9, 2021