Verifying Descent from Salem’s Accused Witches

Presented by David Allen Lambert with American Ancestors/NEHGS Free Webinar – Available on Demand There are hundreds, if not thousands, of court cases and accusations of witchcraft across colonial America, yet the most famous series of prosecutions from this period are the Salem witch trials between 1692 and 1693. In that short period, more than…

Hysteria: Tracing Early Modern Witchcraft Virtual Event

Hysteria: Tracing Early Modern Witchcraft – a Free Virtual Event 🖤🎃🍁 #witchcraft #spookyseason

1987 Exposé on the dangers of kids renting horror vhs at the video store 🍿

1987 Exposé on the dangers of kids renting horror vhs at the video store 🍿 #promotehorror 💀👻🧛🏻‍♂️📼

International Edgar Allan Poe Festival In October 📖🎃

The International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards returns to Baltimore the weekend of October 8 & 9, 2022! We will see the return of in-person stage, vendors and tours, all proceeds to benefit The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum in Baltimore. Virtual and in-person programs also available this year. This is a huge…

Persian Demons from a Book of Magic and Astrology (1921)

Weird Persian Demons 🔥 While perusing Public Domain Review, I came across this post chock-full of trippy demon illustrations! Some are rather amusing, to say the least: “These watercolours come from a bound manuscript written by a rammal — or soothsayer — in Isfahan, Iran.” Not all of the 56 painted illustrations in the manuscript…

The Witch of Endor: A Study in History and Folklore [free online event]

The Bible account of the “Witch of Endor” raising the spirit of Samuel has been long debated. This talk explores its folkloric aspects About this event Prof. Owen Davies (University of Hertfordshire): The Folklore Society Presidential Address 2022: ‘The Witch of Endor: A Study in History and Folklore’ Online talk, Tuesday 28 June, 17:30-18:30 The…

Treasury of Folklore – Woodlands and Forests: Wild Gods, World Trees and Werewolves Book #Folklore

Come with us now on a journey into the forests; walk with us as we delve into the tales and traditions enfolded within the woodlands of the world. Pick up your lantern and step into the dark branches as we dig deep into the soil to unearth their mysteries. There are stories to be heard,…

Frankenstein Author Mary Shelley Was Born on This Day in 1797 in London | #PromoteHorror |#FrankensteinDay

You can view the actual digitized manuscript of Frankenstein from 1818. Browse a collection of the family’s digitized papers, including the original manuscript of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein at the National Endowment of the Humanities grant-funded Shelly-Godwin Archive. Mary Wollstonecraft and her husband William Godwin, together with their daughter Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley and her husband,…

The Maleficent History of Welsh Witchcraft

For the past year research masters student at Liverpool Hope University has been delving into the maleficent history of Welsh witchcraft to uncover the gruesome stories behind those put to death for seemingly meddling with the dark arts. Between 1484 and 1750, more than 200,000 women were tortured, burned or hanged in western Europe after…

Burying the Dead: An Archaeological History of Burial Grounds, Graveyards and Cemeteries

Burying the Dead: An Archaeological History of Burial Grounds, Graveyards and Cemeteries Pen and Sword History Publishing, 2020 216 pages Follow the author as they excavate human remains buried inside an ancient Kirk and reassess the influence of Ancient Egypt upon funerary architecture. Deep in the heart of North Yorkshire, at a place called Walkington…

Event: Vampire Burials: An Archaeological Perspective | October 27, 2021

Vampire Burials: An Archaeological Perspective by Archaeologist and Death Historian Lorraine Evans About this event From medieval times onwards certain communities had an abiding fear of the undead, a belief that corpses could reanimate and become revenants, namely the walking dead. In parts of Eastern Europe, for example, throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, there…

Letters on Demonology & Witchcraft by Sir Walter Scott [1830]

These days, I do a lot of “window shopping” online, mostly. It’s fun to just peruse online auctions, storefronts, local marketplaces and good old Craigslist. There’s not a lot of books left that I really need to own… but that doesn’t always stop me! Occasionally, I’ll come across something too rare or unique (or just…

Late 19th Century Memento Mori Marble Skull

Haunting the Dusty Shelves with Wickedmama 💀 Auction Edition It’s no surprise to some of you that I love to haunt the bookstores, antique stores, auctions and any dusty old roadside place where I might find something interesting! During the pandemic, I started following auctions on the Liveauctioneers site, mostly just window-shopping and mentally curating…

Filmmaker Seeking Esoteric Texts For Vast Collection on the Occult

Filmmaker Seeking Esoteric Texts For Vast Collection on the Occult – he boasts an extensive collection of rare texts related to the occult in his extensive personal library.

Lithuania’s Hauntingly Beautiful Kryžių Kalnas, or the Hill of Crosses

This all started with a single post by my lovely friend: This hauntingly beautiful photo evoked a somber mood. It’s a sea of wooden, stone, and metal crosses, some piled one upon another. Why are there so many crosses there and what inspired people to put so many crosses in this very place? I needed…