Category: History

Mining for gold left many men and their families in extreme poverty. The following report from out of California, 1922, tells of a man who…

In 1916, Indiana, a rectory was reportedly haunted by the ghost of a suicide. As no one in their right mind wanted to stay in…

In the following 1896 news article, it is reported that a schooner is haunted by a ghost. The ship’s captain believes it is the ghost…

It was 1906, and after spending many sleepless nights thinking her home was haunted, Mrs. Welborn has her husband tear up a section of flooring…

Surgery in ancient Rome was a frightening prospect. Unlike modern times where surgical procedures are commonplace, in ancient Rome, surgery was a rarity reserved for…

Did you know that cork legs were not made out of cork? Instead, according to one story, cork legs got their name from John Cork…

Here is a rather deadly and unsettling collection of sordid news from over 100 years ago. From fires to brutal endings, here are eight examples…

Below is a brutal and gruesome description of what went on inside the Chicago slaughterhouses in the early 1900s. It’s little wonder that there were…

When nighttime descends and the world hushes to silence, the familiar corners of our homes can sometimes breed unease. It’s easy to dismiss these feelings…

Sometime between the evening of June 9, 1912 and the morning of June 10, 1912, eight people were murdered with an axe in the Moore…