Author: StrangeAgo

Well, this is rather gruesome news, even if it is over 100 years old. Back in 1902, there was a newspaper article about a school…

In the old days, if you wanted bread, you had to bake it yourself. Today, we have grown accustomed to store bought bread, but there…

Cats have far more superstitions attached to them than any other animal. They have been executed as witches, seen as the bearers of good or…

People are always trying to hide the bodies of their victims. Sometimes they hide the bodies far away from themselves and other times they keep…

Whether or not you believe in the Devil, the stories and beliefs surround him are intriguing. The Devil absorbed everything Christians hated about Paganism (or…

We are always making light of the axe murderer, but axe murderers did exist. Here is a brief mention of an axe murderer, identity unknown,…

In a time before there was the internet, gaming consoles, Netflix, and smartphones, people had to find other ways to amuse themselves. Sure, there were…

This newspaper article from 1912 is an account of several hangings that happened in a jailhouse one afternoon. For the most part, it is a…

Here is a strange report of needle demons that comes out of Paris in 1922. Apparently women were being jabbed by needles while out shopping….

There are many strange beliefs about butterflies. In the distant past, they were killed and even thought to be bad omens, unlike the present day…