Everyone Knows About The Salem Witch Trials, But Have You Ever Heard Of The European Werewolf Trials?
Everyone knows about the Salem Witch Trials, but have you ever heard of the European werewolf trials?
Between the 15th and 17th centuries, individuals across Europe, including countries like Switzerland, Germany and France were accused of lycanthropy, wolf-riding and wolf-charming (wolf-charming meaning they used magic to summon a pack of wolves to attack someone).
The most famous case of someone being charged with lycanthropy took place in 1598. German farmer Peter Stumpp was accused of using witchcraft to turn himself into a wolf and go on a killing spree that led to the deaths of two pregnant women and 14 children. The worst part is they said he ate his victims while in his wolf form. After being stretched out on the rack, Peter admitted to all of the accusations, said he'd been practicing magic since he was 12 years old and that he used a magical belt the devil gave him to take his wolf shape. After his admission, Peter was executed on the wheel where he was skinned alive, had his limbs broken, his head chopped off and his body burned.
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Classics Illustrated #80. "White Fang" by Jack London.
Coco by Lee Unkrich.
Viva la Coco!! ^^
It's beautiful.
¡Feliz Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)!
On November 15, 1966, two young couples from Point Pleasant, West Virginia—Roger and Linda Scarberry, and Steve and Mary Mallette—told police they were chased by a large white creature whose eyes "glowed red". They described it as a flying man with 10-foot wings and said it followed their car while they were driving in an area of town known as the "the TNT area", the site of a former World War II munitions plant. This creature came to be known as "Mothman" and has since been blamed for everything from causing TV static to killing pets to even a bridge collapse. Folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand claims the creature was something real and frightening, but explainable, that got woven into local legends. Others have claimed the creature was a UFO, some a large owl and others say it's a large American Crane.
What do you think the Mothman is?
Classics Illustrated #61. "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins.
"The limits of your language are the limits of your world." ― Ludwig Wittgenstein
Cartoons I'd recommend showing or watching with your kids:
1.) The Iron Giant
2.) Miyazaki movies (of course)
3.) The heartbreaking The Red Turtle
4.) Cartoon Saloon films
5.) Adventure Time (amazing)
6.) Gravity Falls (also amazing...)
7.) Avatar: The Last Airbender
8.) The Legend of Korra
9.) Batman: The Animated Series
10.) Gargoyles
11.) The Spectacular Spider-Man
12.) X-Men: Evolution
13.) Over the Garden Wall
Favorite Tim Burton movies:
Batman (1989)
Beetlejuice
Edward Scissorhands
Ed Wood
Mars Attacks
Batman Returns
(Contrary to popular opinion) Alice in Wonderland
Flesh and Blood (stylized as Flesh+Blood) by Paul Verhoeven.
Verhoeven's first English-language film.
15th century brutality, superstition and politics, Verhoeven style.
This film wasn't a smash hit, probably owing to it being outrageously dirty (and its immensely depressing depiction of 15th century life), but it was critically acclaimed.
Inspired Berserk creator Kentaro Miura.
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