Horrific

Medicine has come a long way from the “good old days” of garlic-filled masks and astringent herbal teas. Even in relatively recent…

Horror and thriller films “have legs,” as they say in the Hollywood film industry, meaning that they have long-lasting appeal. Not surprisingly,…

Theft, robbery, rootlessness, swindling, political corruption and vice, twisted desire, physical and sexual abuse, recklessness, and manipulation are associated with the horrific…

The narrator of Edgar Allan Poe’s 1835 short story “Berenice” asks a disturbing question: “How is it that from beauty I have…

The French Revolution changed everything. France’s kings were replaced almost overnight by the most radical government the world had ever seen. France…

People tend to remember the big picture of history they learned in school: the famous generals, the important inventions, or the impossible…

It has been said that “the past is a foreign country”. When we consider some of the dietary proclivities of the 19th…

While less well known than the sinking of the Titanic, the ten nautical disasters on this list often eclipse the Titanic story…

Whether it’s getting a scrape on the knee from a rough game of football (soccer, if you prefer) or rolling your ankle…