The Vampires of Transylvania — History Behind the Legend
Before Hollywood created the vampire, Transylvania already believed. The history of the blood-drinking dead goes back centuries.
Exploring haunted places, unsolved mysteries, paranormal creatures, ancient enigmas, and cursed artifacts throughout history.
Before Hollywood created the vampire, Transylvania already believed. The history of the blood-drinking dead goes back centuries.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only surviving wonder of the ancient world. Its construction remains one of history's greatest mysteries.
Aokigahara Forest at the base of Mount Fuji is known as the Suicide Forest. Those who enter sometimes never come out.
In 1888, a killer stalked the streets of Whitechapel, London. He killed five women and vanished. No one knows who he was.
Stonehenge was built 5,000 years ago using stones transported 150 miles. No one knows how, and no one knows why.
When archaeologists opened King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, a curse followed. Within a decade, 20 people connected to the discovery were dead.
The Basano Vas is a silver burial vase from 15th-century Italy. It was cursed by a dying woman. Everyone who has owned it has died.
The tallest castle in France hides a dark secret. A murdered woman haunts its halls, her face still disfigured from the blow that killed her.
In 1590, an entire colony of 117 people disappeared from Roanoke Island. The only clue was a word carved into a tree: Croatoan.
Plague victims. An asylum. A doctor who went mad. Poveglia Island is so haunted that the Italian government banned visitors.