Archbishop John Hughes, aka Dagger John, New York City’s most influential and vicious clergyman, had a huge impact, whether he was consecrating Calvary Cemetery and Fordham University, or peppering the mayor with threats to burn... Read More
More people are buried at Calvary Cemetery, in Queens, New York, than in any other cemetery in the United States. “Calvary Cemetery is by far the most important burial ground in the vicinity of New... Read More
A look at New York City potter’s fields, the forgotten cemeteries that lie beneath the most famous parks in NYC. Back in the 18th and 19th centuries, a number of potter’s fields (cemeteries for paupers)... Read More
A look at some popular ghost stories from haunted Asheville, North Carolina, along with a strange F. Scott Fitzgerald conspiracy theory. Highlights include:• Haunted bridges• Gruesome disinterments at a potter’s field• A haunted high school•... Read More
A look at the strange history of the haunted Grove Park Inn, and the famous people (and ghost) who’ve stayed there. Built by a quinine medicine mogul based on plans drawn up by his son-in-law... Read More
A look at Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, a Mexican folk saint who gives hope to people on the edges of society, whose popularity has skyrocketed over the last 20 years. The Catholic Church has... Read More
A look at Thomas Edison’s Spirit Telegraph, an apparatus to contact the spirit world that he claimed to be working on, but which never surfaced. In 1920, famed inventor Thomas Edison gave a series of... Read More
Quinta da Regaleira Symbolism: A deep dive into the mysteries and history of a strange palace and garden built by an eccentric millionaire in Sintra, Portugal. Sometimes described as a playground for adults, Quinta da... Read More
The Turley Ouija Board Murder: In 1933, a girl shot her father on the orders of a Ouija board. Or was it her former-beauty-queen mother who encouraged the violence? When playing with a Ouija board... Read More
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A look at the magic-filled legends of Ancient Egyptian tomb raider and wizard Prince Setne, a character based on the son of Ramesses II, who goes on a tomb-raiding journey to acquire a magical book….
Archbishop John Hughes, aka Dagger John, New York City’s most influential and vicious clergyman, had a huge impact, whether he was consecrating Calvary Cemetery and Fordham University, or peppering the mayor with threats to burn…
More people are buried at Calvary Cemetery, in Queens, New York, than in any other cemetery in the United States. “Calvary Cemetery is by far the most important burial ground in the vicinity of New…
A look at New York City potter’s fields, the forgotten cemeteries that lie beneath the most famous parks in NYC. Back in the 18th and 19th centuries, a number of potter’s fields (cemeteries for paupers)…