Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of the summer, the harvest, and the beginning of the [...]
1. Name 1 comedy movie you’ve seen. Rush Hour 2. Name 2 black and white films you remember seeing. House on Haunted Hill & Titanic 3. Name 3 dramas you thought were worth watching. Law & Order, CSI, & ER 4. Name 4 television shows you watch on a regular (or semi-regular) basis. Charmed, Smallville, [...]
by: TwinbornKristy ‘Twas the night before Samhain. The veil very thin. Spirits of ancestors were entering in. We talked and visited by the pumpkin’s warm glow. They told us all what we needed to know. We partied and feasted and shared a grand meal. Unbelievable love from each one we could feel. As the night [...]
Brinkley Female College Memphis, Tennessee This woman’s college was haunted by the ghastly phantom of a little girl with sunken eyes and unkempt hair. Wearing a moldy, wet, pink dress, the apparition first appeared on February 21, 1871, to student Clara Robinson, who was practicing piano in the music room. The ghost followed her when [...]
Hull House Chicago, Illinois This landmark building, constructed in 1856 by Charles Hull, was the alleged refuge of an infamous “devil baby.” The child, born to a devout Italian woman and her atheist husband, was said to have hooves and cloven feet, pointed ears and horns, scale-covered skin, and a long tail. In 1913, the [...]
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