The REAL creature that inspired Dracula
Bram Stoker’s Dracula is often linked to Vlad the Impaler, but the evidence is far less certain than popular culture suggests.Could an Irish revenant called Abhartach offer another clue to the origins...
11 Sep 12min
Why Vikings Feared Their Own Dead | The Draugr
The Draugr wasn't just a Viking zombie. It remembered who you were, where it lived, and exactly who still owed it money. Discover the terrifying Norse undead from Icelandic sagas, where the dead retur...
28 Aug 13min
The Original Medusa Was NOT a Women
Medusa wasn't always the snake-haired monster most people imagine. The oldest Greek myths tell a very different story.Was Medusa born a Gorgon, or did a Roman poet completely reshape one of mythology'...
21 Aug 16min
Why Would Anyone Hang a Demon's Face in Their Home?
Pazuzu was one of the most feared demons of ancient Mesopotamia—but people hung his image in their homes for protection.Why would the king of the evil wind demons become a guardian against even darker...
13 Aug 9min
Dionysus Was One of Greece's Oldest Gods
Dionysus was far more than the Greek god of wine. Discover how theatre, mystery cults, rebirth, Bacchus in Rome, and one of Greece's oldest gods shaped ancient religion in ways that still fascinate to...
26 Jul 25min
The Spirit That Taught Samurai
The Tengu is one of Japan’s strangest mythological beings. From heavenly omens and bird-like demons to mountain guardians and samurai teachers, this yokai changed completely over more than a thousand ...
5 Jun 14min
Herne the Hunter: Demon, God, or Something Older?
Herne the Hunter may be one of Britain’s strangest legends: a ghostly rider with antlers, black hounds, and ties to Windsor Forest.But was Herne a real spirit, a forgotten pagan god like Cernunnos or ...
22 Mai 19min
