Sawney Bean, the Scottish cannibal
The story of Alexander “Sawney” Bean is one of Scotland’s most macabre and gruesome legends, a tale that straddles the
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The Devils of Loudun, one of Europe’s most famous witch trials
In the heart of 17th-century France, between 1632 and 1634, the small town of Loudun became the scene of one
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Jacob Nufer, the man who defied the impossible
In the heart of 16th-century Switzerland, when medicine was still dominated by superstition and uncertain attempts, an episode took place
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Femina Accabadora – Our Lady… of the Hammer
The ritual of the Accabadora was a bloody, tragic ritual in use in Sardinia, Italy, until a few decades ago.
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