Recent Articles

Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? Travel to any city in the world and you’re likely to find haunted landmarks and the ghost tours to go with them.

Outside of Romania, especially in the English-speaking world, Transylvania is a land associated with vampires, specifically Dracula. Inside Romania, where Vlad the Impaler is a national hero

Jeremy Harte maps the borderlands where folklore meets landscape and the supernatural. His books include Explore Fairy Traditions, The Green Man, and Cloven Country: The Devil and the English Landscape. In between organizing events for the Folklore Society, he works as curator of Bourne Hall Museum in Surrey.

Dr. Neil Dagnall is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Applied Cognitive Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has been involved with the teaching and researching of the anomalous for over 20 years and is a strong advocate of public engagement and education in science.

Excerpt from an interview with Elizabeth Semmelhack by Alicia McDermott

Queen Elizabeth I was one of the most successful and celebrated queens in British history.

From lavish clothing adorned with intricate details to elaborate hairstyles and cosmetic rituals, the high fashion of ancient Rome was an exquisite tapestry that reflected the societal norms and values of its time.

During the 19th century, Mary Anning (1799 to 1847) was an enigma. A self-taught fossil-hunter and paleontologist—during a time when science was most definitely a man’s world—in the 21st century Anning has finally started to get the attention she deserves.

The idea of venturing into the unknown, facing danger, and discovering something new has captivated people for centuries. From the great sea voyages of the Age of Discovery to the exploration of the polar regions and beyond, the exploits of famous explorers have captured public imagination.

There is an inexplicable pleasure to be gained from delving into the past through the written words and hand-drawn images of a personal travel journal.