Manananggal madness

Folklore expert Willow Winsham explains the history behind the mystery of this fearsome witch from Slavic legend

On social media in Brazil there has been a huge uproar about the threat to society presented by women doting on hyper-realistic baby dolls, known as “reborn dolls”. This has prompted plotlines in popu

From a distance, Almscliffe Crag in Wharfedale looks like a ruined citadel: a jagged spine of millstone grit rising between Leeds and Harrogate. Today it draws climbers and sightseers. But in the year

While gangs in Haiti, Mexico and West Africa have long been known for combining organised crime with the occult, criminologist Ashwill Phillips has revealed that this toxic combination has also appear

According to Arcanopolis - a cafe and ‘boardgamery’ located in Bacolod City -game playing traditions in the Philippines date ‘back to pre-colonial times, with indigenous games that were often played u

The Manhattan Alien Abduction, a three-part documentary directed by Vivienne Perry and Daniel Vernon (available on Netflix), has brought an old abduction case back into the spotlight. Linda Napolitano