Mysteries

Back in the past, as the sailing technology was gradually developing, many people set off to explore the seas and oceans for various purposes. Some wanted to discover and colonize new lands, others were trying to profit from trading with other nations. But, hidden in the shadows, there were some people whose only goal was to get rich by plundering and stealing at sea. Those nasty and merciless peo

The great Christopher Columbus once claimed that a person who owned something made of gold actually possessed a substance which could help take souls to paradise. Since ancient times, gold was frequently given as a reward for great achievements and was known as a symbol of the divine, and a symbol of wealth and power. Various gold artifacts from the past are still a mystery to many researchers and

A lot of people don't believe in curses at all, and it's definitely understandable because many stories and legends about curses seem far-fetched and made up. But curses have been around for a long time and have been documented by historians and researchers. If you keep an open mind, some events from ancient history could prove curses are actually real and here are a few really scary and bizarre s

Traditional Japanese beliefs state that every human being has a soul called reikon. After death, the reikon exits the body and enters a state of purgatory,

Everyone knows vampires, werewolves, and zombies. Those are so ingrained in popular culture at this point that they just aren’t particularly scary any more, for a variety of reasons. After all, it’s hard to be afraid of a monster that sparkles. But there are still a bunch of creatures out there you’ve probably never even heard of that you will be glad to realize don’t exist. That is, unless you li

With the release of his updated take on the classic Gothic ghost story, The Shining, Stephen King implanted in the minds of readers the idea of the haunted

Wouldn’t it be amazing to take the time to travel abroad to find macabre cemeteries, haunted castles, and other haunted attractions? Of course you...

Sadly, mass tragedies occur way too often, and when a disaster of a large scale happens, the whole world is there to see it unfold. Everyone is familiar with stories of supernatural and paranormal events happening in private events or to only one person, but what happens when the paranormal is connected to a mass disaster? Is it just a coincidence or is there more to it? Here are some stories abou

Weird male monsters get a lot of play these days. But what about terrifying monsters who happen to be ladies? After all, just because you happen to be female,

Many people have claimed that their homes were haunted by ghosts and other evil beings, and many have said that they ended up getting injured or scared to death. The most vicious of those evil beings are said to come from the pits of hell itself, in the form of demons. There are some terrifying stories from people who experienced an encounter with a demonic entity, and here are some that sound tru