by Maledicta | Apr 2, 2018 | Halloween 365, Oddities and Curiosities
Digital reconstruction technology reveals the face of a Scottish “witch” who died 314 years ago Lilias Adie confessed to witchcraft and sex with the devil, but she died in prison in 1704 before she could be burned at the stake. Now, thanks to BBC Radio...
by Maledicta | Mar 18, 2018 | Halloween 365, Weird Tourism
How Salem went from executing witches to marketing them In 1692, 185 people were accused of witchcraft in Salem. Over the course of nine paranoid months, 19 of them were executed. Today, especially during Halloween season, Salem is filled once again with...
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 | Oct 24, 2017 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
Director: Robert Eggers Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie Snack Report: Macadamia/White Chocolate Chunk Cookies Making a mediocre horror movie can’t be all that hard. Take a scary story with zombies, vampires, or monsters and...
by Maledicta | Oct 10, 2017 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
Director: Tim Burton Stars: Johnny Depp, Miranda Richardson, Christina Ricci Snack Report: Korean Pork Jerky (Costco) Viewing Companions: Zelda, Mr. Falbeaux There was a time when I was a lot more in love with Tim Burton...
