Halloween has become one of the most popular festivals of the year. Appealing to both children and adults with its emphasis on horror and just being generally creeped out. But where does it come from? Well, the roots of Halloween have ancient origins. And there are many different theories. The Halloween craze as we know…
I’m an avid collector of old – and I mean very old – newspapers. From the year 1766, I own a copy of The London Chronicle with the most extraordinary front page article. It recounts the story of a “female husband” – a woman who donned male apparel and lived openly as the ‘husband’ of…
In the closing months of the year 1888, the Whitechapel district of London was gripped with terror as a serial killer known as Jack the Ripper stalked the streets killing women in an incredibly grisly manner. Not just strangled or stabbed, but eviscerated with their organs removed. This mass murderer was never caught. But there’s…
