Category: Culture

In popular culture today, Ouija boards are seen as evil tools that summon up destructive, murderous spirits. However, the Ouija board was originally developed as…

Ghost talk was a hot item in the newspapers in the late 1800s and early 1900s. In fact, the early newspapers were filled with attempts…

History and the Bible are filled with the lore of the angels, from strange appearances to their duties of watching over entire nations. Here are…

Since ancient times, people have stared up at the moon and wondered what was up there. They gazed at the moon spots and saw figures….

In 1922, women are singing a hymn when a sexton sees a fire burning in the flue. The sexton takes off to “raise the alarm”,…

Slowly you begin to rouse. Are you in your own bed? Did you make it home last night? You stretch out your arms and try…

Do you believe in thought transference – sending messages from mind to mind? People were just as interested in this subject over 100 years ago…

Looking for some old time religion? How about some old time superstition? Smack the two together and you’ve got bible superstitions. Who You Will Marry…

Accused of having the evil eye, the only option was to burn her. Thankfully, there were people wise enough not to burn the young woman…

Victorians printed off books detailing the language of flowers. Each flower in the garden could be used to send a secret message to someone you…