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Lore / Demons & Occult
The history of Asmodeus — from the Iranian spirit Aeshma, through the Book of Tobit and rabbinic Ashmedai traditions, to early-modern demonology, the Goetic King Asmoday and modern pop culture.Also known as: Ashmedai, Asmoday.
Lore / Folklore
Who Baba Yaga is in East Slavic folklore, from her chicken-legged hut and flying mortar to Vasilisa, disputed origins, scholarly interpretations and the John Wick misconception.Also known as: Baba-Yaga.
Lore / Folklore
What is a banshee? Explore the Irish bean sí, death omens, keening, family traditions, Lady Fanshawe, the comb motif and modern horror myths.Also known as: bean sí, bean sídhe.
Lore / Demons & Occult
How Baal-Zebub of Ekron became Beelzebul, the New Testament's prince of demons, a major figure in later demonology, and an enduring symbol in literature and horror.Also known as: Beelzebul, Baal-Zebub.
Mysteries / Dark History
Nine Soviet hikers died at Dyatlov Pass in 1959. Here is what the evidence shows, what modern avalanche science explains, and what remains unresolved.Also known as: Dyatlov Pass.
Mysteries / Paranormal
What really happened in the Enfield Poltergeist case? A careful look at the witnesses, hoax evidence, famous voice, photos and Warren claims.Also known as: Enfield Haunting.
True Crime / Unsolved Cases
Who was Jack the Ripper? A careful look at the five canonical victims, Whitechapel investigation, letters, suspects, DNA claims and what remains unsolved.Also known as: Whitechapel Murderer.
Lore / Folklore
Who is La Llorona? Trace the Weeping Woman from Nahua death omens and nineteenth-century Mexican literature to regional folklore, Xochimilco and modern horror.Also known as: Weeping Woman.
Lore / Demons & Occult
Who is Lilith, and was she really Adam's first wife? Trace the figure from Mesopotamian lilitu traditions and Isaiah to Ben Sira, Kabbalah and modern myth.
Lore / Demons & Occult
Who is King Paimon? The real grimoire history behind Hereditary, from the 15th-century Livre des Esperitz to the Ars Goetia, his seal, powers and appearance.Also known as: King Paimon.
Lore / Demons & Occult
Who was Pazuzu before The Exorcist? The ancient Mesopotamian wind demon was feared, but his image was also used as protection against Lamashtu.
Lore / Folklore
What does Skinwalker mean in Diné tradition? A careful guide to yee naaldlooshii, the 1878 witch purge, Skinwalker Ranch and the modern myths that changed the story.Also known as: yee naaldlooshii.
Lore / Demons & Occult
Long before The Nun, Valac appeared in European grimoires as a winged child riding a two-headed dragon. Here is what the historical sources actually say.Also known as: Volac, Valak, Valu, Ualac.
Lore / Folklore
What is the Wendigo? A careful look at Algonquian wiindigoo traditions, cannibalism, greed, the disputed idea of Wendigo psychosis and the antlered monster created by modern horror.Also known as: Windigo, wiindigoo.
True Crime / Unsolved Cases
A careful guide to the Zodiac Killer case: the four confirmed attacks, victims, letters, ciphers, major suspects, DNA claims and what remains unsolved.Also known as: Zodiac.