Alcatraz jail is supposed to be one of the most haunted sites in the country, if not the world, according to legend. Is it, however, genuinely haunted? According to many persons who have visited it and seen unexplained phenomena, the prison appears to be haunted mysteriously.
Even the spirits of the most deranged and infamous criminals were broken at Alcatraz. It is supposed that the...
The 2004 Tsunamis: the gigantic waves of the vast, grim Indian Ocean saw a massive rise in its altitude that day. All hells broke loose. Dreadful Screams of humanity could be heard. Children died while having their mothers tried to carry them safely to the shore. The coast was completely wept out with saltwater; the tormenting levels of water destroyed houses, and all-around could...
The group Aum Shinrikyo—now renamed Aleph—is a cult terrorist organization based in Japan and founded by Shoko Asahara in 1984. Aum Shinrikyo (Shinrikyo meaning Supreme Truth) is one of the most violent and feared groups in the history of terrorism. It emerged before the rise of groups like Al Qaeda, and even though it killed 27 people, it is feared because of the nature...
How did a poem—Tomino's Hell—written to express one's grief become associated with a deadly curse, which makes you severely sick at best, and at worst, kills you?
In 1919, a Japanese poet, Saijo Yaso, published his 27th poetry collection, "Sakin", translated as "Golden Dust" in English. The collection came out after the First World War, and Saijo had lost his father in the war. The...
More often than not, people choose to believe in these stories labelled as mythological in our literature. One such story includes the chapter on RAM SETU. There are many ways in which the religious texts and values are deeply rooted in humans; especially, the Indian population. In different religions, the explanations differ on the origin of this Ram Setu- a bridge made of rocks...