Myths & Monsters
An exploration of the stories that have gripped European imaginations for centuries, revealing the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.
An exploration of the stories that have gripped European imaginations for centuries, revealing the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.
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The Enchanting Origins of Timeless Mythical Creatures
Unicorns. Cyclops. Dragons. Mermaids. Wendigo. Griffins. Kraken. Vampires. Werewolves. Bigfoot. These are just a few of the mythical creatures roaming across the land, soaring…
Blame the Game? The Slender Man Controversy
The Slender Man game takes place in a virtual world of darkly forbidding, spooky places. For most gamers, it’s just entertainment, but a few less stable players can’t sort reality…
Frankenstein, Sherlock, and Alice: How Timeless Literary Characters Have Shaped Our World
While many stories have earned recognition as influential classics, let’s look at three in particular: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes novels…
Portals to Other Worlds: Where Stonehenge, Harry Potter, and Dark Matter Meet
From Alice in Wonderland to Harry Potter, portals are everywhere in fiction and could hide at famous ancient sites, from Stonehenge to the Egyptian Pyramids.
Magic and Hysteria: The History of Witch Hunts Through the Ages
You might be familiar with the Salem Witch Trials or the witch hunts that overtook Europe in the Middle Ages, but witch hunts have ancient roots. They also share many root causes,…
Top 4 Traits of a Modern Sea Monster
Recent attacks on boats by orcas recall 19th century encounters where furious sperm whales rammed and sank two whaling ships. In our closely studied natural world, can we still…
Narwhals, Unicorns of the Sea: When Myth Meets Reality
Narwhals, often referred to as the “unicorns of the sea,” are a strange, single-tusked species of whale. Despite being thought of as mythical or magical, these Arctic natives have…