by Maledicta | Mar 11, 2019 | Halloween 365
If you think this is about “The Ripper,” you don’t know Jack… When you think of a scary dude named Jack from Victorian England, “Jack the Ripper” is probably the first one who comes to mind. Of course, the Ripper may have been the most notorious...
by Maledicta | Mar 5, 2018 | Halloween 365
Nightmares, as we use the word today, are vivid, personal terrors whipped up by a person’s subconscious just for them—a giant snapping turtle, a car that starts backing away from home on its own, a rocket ship with two witches in the backseat eating a...
by Maledicta | Feb 26, 2018 | Halloween 365, Oddities and Curiosities
Apotropaic marks were simple patterns with a serious purpose: to keep evil and mischief out. Daisy chains and “V” carvings hidden in the nooks and crannies of historic homes and properties across the United Kingdom, once thought to be carpenter’s symbols, hint...
by Maledicta | Nov 27, 2017 | Halloween 365, Oddities and Curiosities
If you’re like most Americans, right now you’re asking “What? Who’s Krampus?” Krampus has been a thing in Europe for centuries, but he’s just recently been catching on in the States. If you’re not familiar with Krampus, think of...
by Maledicta | Nov 13, 2017 | Halloween 365, Oddities and Curiosities
Here’s another spellbinding tale of the supernatural, as reported by our friends at Haunted Pittsburgh! Try as they might, the Hollywood chillmeisters behind Annabelle: Creation (2017) can’t induce goosebumps as effectively as the true-life — and truly...
