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This blog is comprised of articles cobbled together from my extensive dark history podcast and content research. If you love creepy history, folklore, and unsolved mysteries— this library’s for you!
The Real Story of Jaws: The 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks
The 1916 Jersey Shore shark attacks lasted less than 2 weeks, but they changed the way Americans looked at the ocean. 4 people died. 1 boy survived. Newspapers gave the animal a name, resort towns panicked over the summer season, and decades later, the story became tangled with the fear behind Jaws.
The Terror: The Franklin Expedition
In 1845, Sir John Franklin sailed into the Arctic with two reinforced ships, 129 men, and the full confidence of the Royal Navy. HMS Erebus and HMS Terror vanished in the ice. Years later, searchers found graves, relics, a desperate note, and bones that confirmed the part Victorian Britain refused to believe.
Percy Fawcett and The Lost City of ‘Z’
Percy Fawcett believed the Amazon held evidence of an ancient city hidden beyond the mapped routes. In 1925, he entered Mato Grosso with his son and his son’s friend to find it. After Dead Horse Camp, the three men disappeared, and later archaeology revealed that the forest had hidden complex ancient settlements all along.
The Real Dracula: Vlad III of Wallachia
Before Dracula became associated with vampires, the name belonged to Vlad III of Wallachia: a prince raised between Christian Europe and the Ottoman court, remembered for war, punishment, and impalement.
The Mystery of The Voynich Manuscript
In 1912, rare-book dealer Wilfrid Voynich acquired a vellum manuscript filled with strange plants, star charts, bathing women, and writing nobody could read.
The Donner Tragedy
The Donner Party set out for California in 1846 with wagons, families, and hope. By spring 1847, nearly half were dead in the snow.
Boudicca and the Ash Road
In 60 or 61 CE, Boudicca led a revolt that burned three Roman settlements, nearly broke Roman Britain, and left a red-black layer of ash beneath London.
The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe left Richmond with plans for marriage, editing work, and a return to New York. Days later, he was found in Baltimore, delirious and dressed in clothes that weren’t his.
Saint and Sinner: Gilles de Rais and Joan of Arc
Gilles de Rais rode beside Joan of Arc, became one of the most powerful men in France, and died accused of murdering children in numbers that still disturb historians.
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