by Maledicta | Jan 20, 2019 | Books, Macabre Amusements, Video
As seen in the new Sundance Now/Shudder series, A Discovery of Witches. The expected snowstorm this weekend pretty much fizzled out, but I was prepared nonetheless… I had planned ahead and was ready to ride it out with the help of comfort food, adult...
by Maledicta | Sep 16, 2018 | Oddities and Curiosities
It was hard out there for a Medieval Redhead. In fact, your hair color could have been fatal. Perhaps it’s just because we’re different, but people with red hair have been persecuted or shunned throughout history. In medieval times, my flaming hair and freckles...
by Maledicta | Aug 27, 2018 | Books, Macabre Amusements
People love to wonder “What If…” What if the South had won the Civil War? What if Hitler had beaten the Allies in World War II? What if Napoleon had a B-52 at the Battle of Waterloo or if Eleanor Roosevelt could fly? (Okay, I borrowed the last two from...
by Maledicta | Feb 13, 2018 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
After my screed last week about how Halloween is so much better than Valentine’ Day, you may be thinking, “Mal, we don’t want to watch The Notebook or You’ve Got Mail or any of those sappy Valentine movies that normal couples like. Isn’t there something in the...
by Maledicta | Jan 14, 2018 | Halloween 365, Oddities and Curiosities
Medieval burial sites uncovered in Western Poland revealed evidence of corpses interred in bizarre ways… some pinned down with sharp instruments or heavy stones, and of course, some impaled with stakes through the heart. The reason? Most likely to prevent them...
