While much attention has focused on clearing the names of those put to death in Salem, most of those caught up in witch trials throughout the 1600s have largely been ignored, including five women hanged for witchcraft in Boston between 1648 and 1688. "It's important that ...
The name of the location comes from Norman Bates, and his mother to I guess, the proprietors of the establishment. Although I don't think mom was all in involved with the day-to-day. In South Dakota, we do have a place called Bates township. It's a 35-square-mile patch of prairie...
to have killed his brotherAbelin a twisted tale of sibling rivalry, thus becoming the first human to commit murder. Subsequently, Cain was cursed to become a restless wanderer of the earth for eternity. Fun fact: The expression "my brother's keeper" comes from the story of Cain and Abel....
The movie series A Nightmare on Elm Street is based on the idea that an evil child molester and murderer is killed and burned by an angry group of parents in the town of Springwood, Ohio. Then that evil returns to torment the children of those parents in their dreams. In South Dakota,...
Hyacinth can be translated as “blue larkspur” or “precious stone.” According to Greek mythology, Hyacinthus was a young Spartan who Apollo killed. According to folklore, the blood spawned beautiful, fragrant flowers. Even though the name Hyacinth isn’t as delicate as Violet, it’s suitable...
While much attention has focused on clearing the names of those put to death in Salem, most of those caught up in witch trials throughout the 1600s have largely been ignored, including five women hanged for witchcraft in Boston between 1648 and 1688. ...