Yesterday’s Myths & Mysteries
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Vaimānika Shāstra: The Curious History of the Ancient Indian Flying Machines
A few years ago, reports surfaced on the Internet of a “vimana” discovered by the United States military in a…
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YOGTZE-Fall: The Unsolved Murder of Günther Stoll
One of Germany’s greatest unsolved murder mysteries is the bizarre case of Günther Stoll, a case otherwise known as YOGTZE-Fall.…
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James Worson, The Man Who Vanished Into Air
James Burne Worson thought himself the most athletic man in Warickshire, England, so when his friends challenged him to run…
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Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?
This year, we saw one of the stranger mysteries of recent memory: Elisa Lam, the young woman who was found…
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Stingy Jack: The Origin of a Halloween Tradition
Halloween is a modern yearly tradition, but its roots actually go back thousands of years to the old Celtic traditions…
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Gloomy Sunday: Is the Hungarian Suicide Song a Cursed Composition?
Do you believe a song can kill? In the early 1930s, Hungarian songwriter Rezso Seress was struggling to make a…
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Jack the Ripper: The “From Hell” Letter
News hit this week that Jack the Ripper may not have existed in the way we’ve always believed, with yet…
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Fragment of Ancient Egyptian Sphinx Found In Israel
A fragment of a sphinx statue that once belonged to the Egyptian ruler Menkaure has been discovered in Israel. Dating…
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Kuchisake-Onna, the Slit-Mouthed Woman
“Watashi kirei?” she asks. Am I pretty? Your answer will determine your fate. Say “No,” and she will cut off…
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The Strange Case of Elisa Lam
They call it the place where serial killers stay. The Cecil Hotel. An unassuming budget destination at the heart of…
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