Destitute and Dissected
How the archaeology of workhouse burials shows that the destitute poor were regularly dissected post-mortem against their own wishes.
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The Man Who Kept Spain Awake
A tribute to Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, the creator of “Stories To Keep You Awake”,
The Gruesome Medieval Masquerade That Inspired Edgar Allan Poe
How an obscure episode from 14th-century France inspired one of Poe’s most macabre tales.
Brazen Heads
Brazen heads were all-knowing mechanical devices supposedly endowed with the ability to answer any question and predict the future.
The Summer of Monsters
In the summer of 1816, as skies darkened across the world following a volcanic eruption, a group of Romantic writers gathered in a house on the shores of Lake Geneva and told one another ghost stories.
Fashion Victims
Throughout history, people have tried to distinguish themselves from the common herd by turning to fashion and cosmetics, even when the results could be bizarre, harmful and even fatal, giving the expression “fashion victim” a literal meaning.
The Summer of 1816 On Film
In the summer of 1816, a group of Romantic writers (Mary and Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and John Willian Polidori) gathered in a house on the shores of Lake Geneva and told each other ghost stories. These are some of the films inspired by the events.
Maria J. Pérez Cuervo 
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