Beetlejuice
Though I know, I should be wary. I venture someplace scary, ghostly hauntings I turn loose: Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! Continue reading Beetlejuice
Category: Paranormal
Ghostly Origins Of Entities Remaining Behind
Death is something that either fascinates people or leaves them afraid. It is common to see the truth of a person on its death bed.
Ghosts & Spirits
It is also common to wonder if they’ll come back or go to heaven or the switch as merely turned off. Either way, ghosts are part of our history.
The idea of a spirit coming to back to haunt the living is not new to human history. Humankind believed in this theory since the beginning of ancient civilizations. It might be because we don’t know what goes beyond death or that our beliefs in it lack facts.
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Death Anxiety or Positivity
Death is a delicate subject for many. It is not a word we like to use or talk about. Sometimes it causes trauma, brings the worst in people and causes sadness…
but what if I told you L.A. Maciel, our new writer, has another view on death? Continue reading Death Anxiety or Positivity
Elizabeth Báthory The Blood Countess
Here is the story of a woman who inspired the vampire folklore for centuries. She is one of the most horrifying people who ever lived, and one we can never forget. Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed.
Elizabeth The Countess
Let’s dig in Elizabeth Báthory the Blood Countess. Elizabeth Báthory, born on August 7th, 1560, was a noble Hungarian woman. She reigned over the Kingdom of Hungary that now is part of Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania.
When young, the countess suffered from many seizures that led historians to understand those were probably from epilepsy and possibly transmitted from inbreeding from her direct parents.
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The Odd Origin of Vampires In History
Vampires have been part of our folklore for hundreds of years. The belief in a being that subsists on blood has timelessly fascinated us. But where did vampires come from? Let’s explore the odd origins of vampires in history.
The First Origin Of The Bite
The odd origin of vampires in history—let’s dig in.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word vampyre, as we know it today, dates back to the eighteenth century. However, the name itself became part of the languages of France and Germany some time before its first appearance in English.
It is also interesting to note that the English language borrowed the term vampyre from France, and possibly from Serbia as well. Many countries across Western Europe had a term, a word, or at least a description that meant vampire.
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Zombiepalooza Interview
My first podcast interview was an experience I can’t forget.
Lucky Me
The interview, conducted by Jackie Chin brought me much pleasure and a chance to talk about GBM, Merry Krampus and novels to come.
My husband and I had to go to the United States, in the beautiful town of Burlington, Vermont to pick up an order at the University Mall. So, early in the morning we headed for the borders.
iZombie for Review
Hello, again Biters this is James GBM’s skeleton in the closet retuning for our November creature of the month the zombie. Continue reading iZombie for Review
Wade Davis The Zombie Anthropologist
In my previous article, I talked about Mr. Davis’ account with Haitian culture and the zombification of people. Mr. Davis’ work is known, read, and some even scoffed at his work.
Wade Davis The Man
However, I believe he was the first to take West African zombies seriously. Wade Davis might be the zombie anthropologist!
E. Wade Davis is a Canadian man born in British-Columbia on December 14th 1953. Mr. Davis studied at Harvard University and became an anthropologist and ethnobotanist. Wade Davis’ lifetime work included the study of psychoactive plants – which means he studied Botanics that changes human behavior, mood, consciousness, and perception. He focused is work mostly in North and South America.
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Zombie A Reanimated Corpse
The term comes from Haitian folklore, where a zombie is a dead body reanimated through various methods, most commonly magic.
Haitian Origins
The Oxford English Dictionary gives the origin of the word as West African and compares it to the Kongo words nzambi and zumbi. — Wikipedia… Zombie a reanimated corpse.
Making its entrance in the historical records in the year 1819 from a historical event happening in the country of Brazil through the poet Robert Southey, the word zombi surfaces for the first time.
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Zombies Are A Fact
Recently, zombies have been invading our small screen and the theatres. Either from famous shows as The Walking Dead or World War Z.
A Source of Entertainment
The term zombie has been part of our lives for centuries, but most recently, gained in popularity. However, research proved that zombies are a fact.
Zombies, Living Dead, Revenants, those terms all refer to a reanimated corpse without consciousness. Either from TWD or a Thriller video, they have common traits of decaying bodies, often their arms reaching forward and eyes without a reason to live.
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The Exorcist Review
It doesn’t matter how old you are. The Exorcist is one of the most horrifying possession movies of all time if not the number one.
The Summary Of A Possession
The Exorcist shocked people when it released. It still takes people by surprise today. The Exorcist review is now overdue at GBM!
Demonic possession is believed by some to be the process by which malevolent preternatural beings possess individuals, commonly referred to as demons or devils.
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Phantom of the Opera Review
I was young when I first read The Phantom of the Opera. I was attracted to it because of the theatrical essence of it and its Gothic origin.
The Original Summary
The story is known, the telling of the pages has been done and redone in many ways, and so now, I never thought I’d say this but here is The Phantom of the Opera book review.
First published in French as a serial in 1909, The Phantom of the Opera is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her.
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The Vampire Castle
The Alnwick Castle is located in the village of Northumberland in the old country of England, United Kingdom.
The castle dates back to the ninth century and is believed to be the home of a vampire. Here is the story of the vampire castle of England.
Medieval Alnwick
The name itself is divided in two things put together as part of Old English. Aln being the name of the river nearby and “wick” which meant “old dairy settlement” and there you have Alnwick.
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The Phantom of the Palais Garnier
The novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra written by the French novelist, Gaston Leroux was first published on January 8th, 1910. But what other secrets does it keep?
Original Musical Summary
However, the story itself was separated in many sections to appear in Le Gaulois from September 23rd, 1909 and saw the final publication in 1910. The inspiration for the Phantom came from the Palais Garnier…
Deformed since birth, a bitter man known only as the Phantom lives in the sewers underneath the Paris Opera House.
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Mummified Alive Myth or True
From the very popular trilogy of the adventure movies The Mummy, we are shown cruel punishment from Egyptians that would be mummified alive traitors or people accused of high crimes.
For the longest time, I believed it to be authentic and quite unsettling so is being mummified alive a myth or true to ancient history? Continue reading Mummified Alive Myth or True
Curse of the Pharaohs
Mummies have been part of the horror classics since its first discoveries in the early twentieth century. However, curses themselves attributed to the tombs date far long before Europeans discovered them.
Back To The 6th Dynasty!
Ancient rubbers didn’t wait for the tombs to be documented and instead, went for the rich noble treasures. There was no home system back then, so an excellent old curse had to do!
In particular instance, curses engraved on the façades of tombs could be present. From the 6th Dynasty of Khentika Ikhekhi, more precisely Mastaba, situated at Saqqara, the curse itself aimed toward the priest as a warning to protect the tomb to preserve its purity ritual and discarded robbers all-together.
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Mummies of Ancient Egypt
The passion about the ancient time, especially Ancient Egypt, is one that is most cherished by many.
The mysteries surrounding an old civilization capable of building tombs that reaches to the sky in perfect geometrical shapes placed to match the orion belt… but what about the mummies of Ancient Egypt?
New in the Old
When the interest in Egypt grew, many archeologists became specialists in the field and formed Egyptology. So many artifacts, hidden history and mysteries waiting to be discovered under the sand of a mystical country.
Pyramids, gardens, statues, the Sphinx, hieroglyphs, mythology, treasures, sarcophagus… and mummies. It took many years to archeologists and historians to finally understand what the purpose of pyramids were and even the reason for mummification was a long debate.
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Are Werewolves The Ghosts Of Today?
Werewolves are just myths, legends and folklore. They were created to scare people and be fearful stories around campfires. But what if those stories are real?
Paranormal Witness — Season #2 Episode 10
My husband and I were watching Paranormal Witness, as we usually do each week it gave. There was that one story though, that caught my attention. We were both engrossed in the story of a man and his wife who looked very genuine to me.
The couple moved into a house, secluded, surrounded by woodlands. She was a mother at home and her husband had hunting as a hobby and would be working night shifts. Long story short, after not believing his wife for seeing a tall creature with glowing eyes, he witnessed tracks on the snow.
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Peter Stumpp — The Execution of a Werewolf
When witch trials happened werewolves became part of it. Many witches thought to be werewolves worked for the devil. One of them was Peter Stumpp.
Werewolves From Antiquity
*** Contains historical imagery and details of medieval torture.
For Mature Audiences only. ***
The werewolves were born of legends and folklore back in the Ancient Times and survived through all the centuries, wars and time. Throughout history, professors and scientists have discovered records of witch trials, and through those, werewolves.
One of them seemed to have been the center of all attraction, Peter Stumpp, the execution of a werewolf from hell.
Continue reading “Peter Stumpp — The Execution of a Werewolf”Vampires are a fact?
It is a controversial thought to believe that vampires might be real. People might find you crazy. But what if the myth has some truth to it?
Vampires Older Than Time
Vampires have been part of our folklore for hundreds of years. The beliefs that a being subsisting on the vital fluids of a human has timelessly been retold numerous times around the world.
To be quite honest, I wonder why it hasn’t been part of an episode of Ancient Aliens! Because when you do a little research it has you thinking if vampires are a fact.
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