For the last 300 years, locals and tourists alike have told chilling tales of the Dark Watchers, massive specters that can make a person disappear with just a glance.Wikimedia CommonsThe eerie phenomenon of the Dark Watchers could merely be caused by refracted light that is then amplified by fog or mist — or it could be something more sinister.
The Santa Lucia Mountains are a marvel to behold. But as the mountains rise into the California skies with an endless ocean before them, shadowy figures sometimes materialize on the afternoon horizon above them: the Dark Watchers. Read More...
Who's worse? The dictator who leads one of history's greatest waves of terror or the political schemers who put him in power for their own selfish ends? Read on and judge for yourself. In 1929, Adolf Hitler was a strange combination of has-been and never-was. The fame and following he’d garnered after his failed 1923 coup d’etat–and subsequent jailing and publication of his autobiography (Mein Kampf)–had severely waned. His Nazi party had a paltry number of seats in Parliament and showed no signs of picking up steam. Read More...
The evergreen stories written by Charles Perrault are still told to children today as they're tucked into bed at night. Wikimedia CommonsCharles Perrault, the father of fairytales and the first version of Cinderella.
For centuries, fairytales have been a part of the bedtime tradition. Children around the world have long been tucked into bed along with stories of princes and princesses and evil queens, and of far off lands home to magical woods filled with dangerous creatures. Read More...
