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Aesop’s Fables: The Eagle and the Fox
24 Tuesday Jul 2018
24 Tuesday Jul 2018
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31 Thursday Oct 2013
Posted Legends & Lore, Mystery & Horror
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Here we are, mere hours away from Halloween night, and the ghosts and ghouls are sure to be out in full force. More importantly though, there will be undead creatures slinking around the darkest shadows, watching and waiting, hoping to grab a bite… of YOU.
Vampires.
It would be immoral and irresponsible of me to let you go out unprepared to defend yourselves against such evil, my darlings. So today, I’m enrolling you all in Professor Van Helsing’s “Vampire Hunting 101” class. In this crash course you’ll learn everything you need to know about vampires: How to protect yourself, and how to kill them. Continue reading
14 Saturday Sep 2013
Posted History, Legends & Lore
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Catholic, Crusades, death, Friday the 13th, Inquisition, Knights Templar, legend, lore, origins, religion, superstition, Templar, torture
When you hear “Friday the 13th”, what comes to mind? Bad luck? Superstition? Black cats? A gruesome movie franchise involving a serial killer in a hockey mask and fake blood by the bucket-full? Or maybe the season premiere of Syfy’s spooky mystery show, Haven? (Yah!)
I know. Most, if not all, of the above, right? But do you know where the idea that Friday the 13th is unlucky originates? I’m betting probably not.
All of superstition is rooted in some sort of fact. And the dreaded, much-feared Friday the 13th is no different. Continue reading