Superstition

Airline Changes Flight Following ‘Psychic’ Warning

by Benjamin Radford The Brazilian airline TAM recently changed the flight number of one of its planes based on a…

11 years ago

The Horrifying Necropants Of Iceland

The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft houses the only known intact pair of necropants, a beyond-disturbing item popularly used…

12 years ago

Witches And The Creation Of Western Capitalism

Via The End of Capitalism, Alex Knight offers a fascinating take on the powerful meaning of witches in European history:…

12 years ago

Kazakhstan To Rebury Ancient Warlord, Fearing Curse

Call the reburial a case of superstition triumphing over rationality, but, frankly, the Golden Man gives me the creeps too.…

12 years ago

The Curse of Macbeth

The Scottish Play and the The Bard's Play are euphemisms for William Shakespeare's Macbeth. The first is a reference to…

12 years ago

Carole Compton Poltergeist:The Nanny They Called A Witch

In May of 1982 a series of strange events transpired in three different homes across the city of Rome, Italy.…

13 years ago

Do You Suffer From Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia?

I recently wrote about the subversion of language, examining the way in which the word “apocalypse” has had its meaning…

13 years ago

Researchers Believe Greek Myth Of Hades Is Based On Real-Life Ancient Underground River-Cave Community Where Corpses Were Sent

Do not go here alone after dark. Live Sciencewrites: A giant cave that might have helped serve as the inspiration…

13 years ago

Mayan Calendar Doomsday Panic Hits Russia

New York Times reports strange December 21st phenomena in Russia, caused by humans: There are scattered reports of unusual behavior from…

13 years ago