Was Ares a villain? While often portrayed as a bloodthirsty brute by Athenian poets, a closer look at Greek mythology reveals Ares was a protective father, a consensual lover, and the only god who openly experienced the true physical agony of war.
While most cryptids, such as the rapacious Wendigo or the terrifying Werewolf inspire fear, the Fresno Nightcrawler has taken the internet by storm for being arguably the one of the cutest mysteries on the planet. With witnesses describing them as a “walking pair of pants,” these wholesome, armless creatures have become an underground mascot for the strange and unexplained.
Think werewolves started with Hollywood? Think again. From Mesopotamian goddesses spurning lovers to Norse warriors donning wolf skins, the history of lycanthropy is weirder (and bloodier) than you think. Explore the ancient myths and the terrifyingly real historical trials that built the legend.
A person infected by the evil Wendigo spirit may become withdrawn from society, and slowly descend into a hungering madness. Driven to seclusion and hatred, the victim is overwhelmed by an insatiable greed and appetite. The combination of ruthlessness, selfishness, and hunger cause the afflicted to eventually turn to cannibalism. Once a person has feasted on the flesh of their fellow human, there is no going back…
There was a period where Creepypastas were so popular and prevalent that the community became thickly saturated in content, for better or worse. Many people came up with spooky stories that were either bad on purpose (eventually creating its own spinoff story style Trollpastas), jokes, or twisted tales based on pop culture…
In 1764, the Enlightenment promised to explain away the shadows. Then, the Beast of Gévaudan arrived. It ignored bullets, outsmarted the King’s best hunters, and turned the French countryside into a literal nightmare. Was it a hyena in armor? A Loup-garou? Or a family secret gone wrong? We’re diving deep into the history of the world’s most terrifying "wolf" on the blog today.