A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the “bone collector”. The odd insect is only found on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It creeps along spider webs ...

China seized an island in the South China Sea, unfurling its flag amid growing tensions with the Philippines over territorial expansion. China Central Television (CCTV), the state broadcaster ...

Creepy dolls. Those are some of the offerings from the Oddity and Bizarre Expo coming to town this weekend, bringing all things strange and macabre to the Colorado Springs Event Center.

One of the most notorious incidents of the Texas Revolution was the Goliad “Massacre,” the Santa Anna-ordered execution of the Texian prisoners captured after the Battle of Coleto Creek. While ...

A 1,800-year-old skeleton discovered in Roman Britain bears bite marks suggesting a violent death at the hands of a large feline. This discovery opens a window into the spectacular and brutal ...

deadly exciting. So, here are 5 macabre travel stops around the world that promise goosebumps, weird conversations, and probably a few nightmares. Let’s find out. In the Ghanaian capital ...

Val Kilmer, Gene Hackman, Michelle Trachtenberg, David Lynch, Irv Gotti and Jeff Baena are among several entertainment legends the industry lost has this year. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor The ...

One hundred and eighty-nine years ago Monday, the Texian Army routed Mexican Gen. Santa Anna’s forces during an 18 minute battle at San Jacinto, bringing an end to approximately six months of fighting ...

One of the most notorious incidents of the Texas Revolution was the Goliad “Massacre,” the Santa Anna-ordered execution of the Texian prisoners captured after the Battle of Coleto Creek. While ...

I don’t know what it was, it just speaks to me. I like the macabre, I like the dark, I like the weird. I’ve always been a weird person, weird kid. So, it just speaks to me. And I love that ...

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in some macabre instances, humans. Most of these hides were shorn before they were turned into book bindings. But one set of medieval manuscripts from northeastern France has a peculiar finish ...