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Jersey Devil
In the dense forest of Pine Barrens, South Jersey, America, dwells a legendary creature known as the jersey Devil. It is a Cryptid, a mix of two animals or more. Its body consists of the head of a deer or a goat, and has hooves for legs. Its trademark feature is the bat like wings ...
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The Elephant man
The life of Joseph Carey Merrick was scarred not unlike his face, since the time he was born. Joseph was born with several deformities on his face and body. These deformities only grew more and more severe as he grew older. His skin was clouded by thick lumps of flesh. His hands and feet did ...
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The Blue Fugates
Troublesome creek in the state of Kentucky, U.S.A was not famous for any trouble as the name suggests, but for an odd family that lived in this wilderness. Troublesome Creek is known worldwide for the Fugates family that dwelt there. The Fugates were known as the ‘blue people’ and were an oddity because they were ...
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Taoism
Taoism (or Daoism, as it is popularly known in many countries) is a religious and philosophical system that exists from a prehistorically folk tradition in China. Tao refers to ‘path’, ‘way’ or nature and defines the natural world and the course of all natural things. Thus, Taoism refers to the path towards establishing peace with ...
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Spontaneous Human Combustion
If a person suddenly goes up in flames, would you consider it normal? Would you detect a suspicious hand behind the burning or would you blame it on the devil?The Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC) syndrome is one such rare and bizarre syndrome. It relates to the burning up of the body in absence of any ...
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Sphinx
Known fruit of the unknown; Daedalian plan; Out of sleeping a waking, Out of waking a sleep; Life death overtaking; Deep underneath deep? – the Sphinx by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1841) A creature of immense beauty and curiosity, Sphinx has held the fascination of people around the world. She does not belong to selective ...
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Sati
“Let these women, whose husbands are worthy and are living, enter the house with ghee (applied) as collyrium (to their eyes). Let these wives first step into the pyre, tearless without any affliction and well adorned.”-Rig Veda Of the many horrifying violence committed against women, Sati remains the most appalling. Sati is a Hindu custom where the widow is ...
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Sasebo Slashing
On the fateful day of 11th may 2004, the sleepy town of Sasebo, which belonged to the Nagasaki prefecture in Japan, was rocked by the murder of an innocent 12 year old schoolgirl, Satomi Mitarai. The murder wasn’t any ordinary homicide of a child. It was a criminal act performed by none other than Satomi’s ...
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Goddess Saraswati
Goddess Saraswati, fondly known as Saraswati Maa or His Shakti, is the Goddess of music, science, arts and technology. She is the consort of Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe. She is the daughter of Goddess Durga and is sister to Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Ganesh, and Karthekye. The name Saraswati derives from two ...
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San Pedro Mountains Mummy
In 1932 at the prime of Gold hunting, gold prospectors dug deep into the mountains of Wyoming. In one such mounting, in a deep cave of granite, sitting calmly in a shelf was an odd artifact. The artifact was an incredibly preserved mummy of one of the legendary ‘little people’ of the Pedro Mountains. The ...