The European Union is working on a single logo to display on organic food. The idea is dead simple. A single logo, all across Europe, which lets you know that the food is organic and that “organic” meets a definition you’re familiar with. Rather than simply having the red tape machine in Brussels churn out […]
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The tenth sign: Capricorn
Image by Leo Reynolds via Flickr Tropical dates: 22 December to 20 January Sidereal dates: January 15 to February 12 (approx) Representation: Goat’s head with fish tail Ruling planet and groupings: Saturn; feminine, cardinal and earth Associations: Colour: Dark colours Flowers: Pansy and ivy Gemstone: Amethyst Trees: Pine and willow Traits It is not uncommon […]
Devout Christian jailed for torturing his own ‘witch’ daughter
A father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced in Coventry Crown Court, was jailed for 8 years for torturing his own daughter. His partner, who watched the torture, was sentenced for 4 years.
Why did this legally protected man torture his own daughter? He believed she was a witch. She would sometimes talk to herself and he felt he couldn’t always ‘get through to her’.
The girl, who also can’t be named but who is under 16 years old, was beaten with a wooden stick. Her father would stuff cloth into her mouth to prevent her from screaming. Her hands and feet were burned with candle wax and drippings from a melting plastic bag.
The regular churchgoer forced his daughter to drink olive oil, whacked her legs with a cable and stamped on her head before banging it against the wall in an effort to rid of her evil spirits.
The Pishtacos of Huallaga
Police have arrested a gang believed to be responsible for more than 60 deaths.
Bizarrely; the gang is said to have murdered people, hung their body on S hooks and drained them of fat. This fat was then sold to European laboratories for up to $15,000.
One of the gang member is said to have been in possession of 17 litres of human fat when he was arrested.
Authorities in Peru are calling the arrested “witches” and “pishtacos.” From Andean myth the pishtacos are ghouls.
Hanging tree ghost caught on camera at Fort William
A French couple on holiday in the Highlands of Scotland claim they have managed to photograph a ghost. The couple took the strange photograph on the high street of Fort William. Sophie Mager and Remy Ruckey told press that they didn’t see the ghost themselves; it only became visible to them in the photograph. They […]
Ghosts at the Toxteth Gaumont Cinema
The Gaumont Cinema by Toxteth – more commonly known as Dingle’s Gaumont Cinema – is situated in a very interesting spot. It has been observed that the haunted theatre’s position on a map of Liverpool forms a triangle if plotted alongside the nearby Turner Memorial Home and the impressive Ancient Chapel of Toxteth. Toxteth Gaumont […]
Does Henry still haunt Layer Marney Tower?
Layer Marney Tower in Essex is an impressive Tudor building. Construction was begun by the first Henry Lord Marney but he died in 1523 before the project was finished.
Layer Marney Tower was inspired by Henry VIII’s belief that a building should reflect the status of its owner. It is said that Lord Henry, 1st Lord Marney’s tomb is the best example of this as it combines beauty, innovation and a lightness of touch.
After Henry 1st, Lord Marney died the ownership of the tower passed to his son John. However, John died two years later. Other owners have included Sir Brian Tuke, Nicholas Corsellis and Quintin Dick.
Gallows Hill – where the Pendle witches died
Gallows Hill is part of Lancaster, next to the Ashton Memorial and Williamson Park, and was the favoured execution site of the Hanging Judges until 1800. The infamous Pendle witches were executed on Gallows Hill. They died in the traditional manner of executions on the hill; they were first made to stand on a cart, […]
Using a Tibetan Singing Bowl in a seance?
Singing bowls are actually a type of bell. They’re used by buddhists as part of their meditation and prayers. Little, however, is known about Himalayan singing bowls and these may have been used in a more ritualistic way. Should a singing bowl be used in a seance? The opening night of Most Haunted Live 2009 […]
A smuggler’s ghost at Snatchems – the Golden Ball?
The Golden Ball is a pub on the bank of the Lune and is known as Snatchems by locals. The pub has enjoyed a notorious past. It was frequently visited by press gangs – violent men who would ‘recruit’ or kidnap citizens in Lancaster and forcibly conscript them into the merchant navy and the cotton […]
