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Pope lick Monster
Born out of an urban legend, the pope lick monster is a wild and ferocious creature known to dwell under a train bridge. The monster is named after the Pope Lick creek located below the trestle of the Pope Lick train. The legend started when many villagers saw a goat like creature which resembled a ...
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Minnie Woolsey
Minnie Woolsey was not just another girl. She was a widely popular as the ‘Koo Koo Girl’ and even starred in the classic film ‘Freaks’ in 1932. Why Minnie was different than others was because she suffered from the Virchow-Seckel Syndrome. This disorder is commonly known as the Bird-headed dwarfism as well. Minnie grew up ...
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Mike- The Headless Chicken
The farm of Lloyd Olsen was abundant with fresh poultry. One such healthy Wyandotte Rooster known as Mike, proved to be lucky for the Olsen. On September 10th 1945, as Lloyd went out to butcher the chicken for the dinnertime, he realized that his mother-in-law was to dine with them too. Knowing that his mother-in-law ...
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Monster Study
In Davenport, Iowa in 1939, Dr. Wendell Johnson, a speech therapist from the University of Iowa conducted an experiment on twenty two orphans, known infamously as the Monster Study. In the 1930s it was widely believed that a person with a stutter was born with the defect due to genetic disorder. Dr. Johnson wanted to ...
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Two faced Edward
Have you ever seen the Hottentot Venus, The Human Caterpillar,The Elephant man? Do you consider those different from normal, special? Or do you think of them as freaks? Nature has since it’s existence seldom gone off course the path it designed. When it does, it gives us extraordinary results. To the human thinking this sometimes ...
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The Starchild Skull
People argue that life does not exist on any other planet in our galaxy. Does life exist in a parallel universe? Are we not alone in this infinite space? Science has questioned the existence of any form of life that exist other than on earth itself. Even more intriguing is whether the extraterrestrial life has ...
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The Siren Sisters
People say music heals the soul, and inevitable to the existence of mankind. However music’s role of a destroyer is something no one can imagine. It is this role that is seen in the famous Greek myth of the Sirens. Greek mythology is almost abundant with monsters who have an art of alluring naive ...
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Succubus
Succubus in demonic texts refers to a female demon taking the human form and tempting men in their dreams. She is considered deadly and lethal. In modern representations, she is shown as a temptress with frightening power and associated with Satan. In a variety of myths and religious texts, Succubus is associated with Lilith (Adam’s ...
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Maori Civilisation
As early as the 8th century A.D. Maoris are said to inhabit the island of New Zealand. They are considered to be Polynesian settlers who travelled from Polynesia in long boats to the island. They call New Zealand, the ‘land of the long white clouds’. With the abundance of fertile soil, edible plants, pleasant climate, ...
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Lord Narasimha
The fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu was a half human and a half lion deity known as Lord Narasimha. Lord Vishnu was incarnated in the form of Narasimha to fight against the tyranny of evil. He is the God that alleviates the suffering of the devotees. Lord Narasimha is shown as powerful and commanding with ...