Where Did These Halloween Monsters Come From?
For centuries, people have been fascinated with monsters. These creatures of evil all share one thing in common: unlike creatures like the Frankenstein Monster, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon - people really believed these monsters existed. I think that the fascination with such creatures makes them even more terrifying. Here is a list of five of the most recognized Halloween monsters and a little history about their origins. Read more...
Categories: History Tags: Bela Lugosi, bram stoker, george a. romero, ghosts, Hollywood, lycanthropes, poltergeists, shape shifters, vampires, werewolves, witches, zombies
Five Best Witches From TV And Movies – 2011
Last year I came out with a list of the five best witches of all time. I think I want to take that list back and add a few more of the best witches I can think of? In our old list, we had Christine O' Donnell from Delaware when she claimed that she "wasn't a witch". She's passé now and I have to move on with the times. So here is a new list of witches that you can follow for this year! Read more...
myFiveBest Witches Of All Time
It's almost Halloween and that's the time for all of the best witches, ghosts, and goblins to head out in search of candy to fill their bags. Witches are a big part of Halloween. It is one of the most popular choices for costumes amongst women. Many people picture the witch with the pointed hat and the mole. Where did this idea come from? It originally appears at a time where people looked negatively at Quakers who wore pointy hats at the time. It died out when the Quakers stopped wearing the hats and didn't reappear until The Wizard of Oz hit the silver screen in 1939! Here are five of our favorite witches of all time: Read more...
Categories: Entertainment Tags: Alyson Hannigan, bad witch, bellatrix lestrange, bewitched, buffy the vampire slayer, Disney, evil witch, glinda the good witch, good witch, harry potter, josh whedon, mary poppins, movie witches, samantha stephens, the wizard of oz, west end theater, Willow Rosenberg, witches
Five Movie Monsters People Actually Believed In
Believe it or not, people actually used to believe in monsters! Just like the ones you see in the movies, these are the creatures people in ancient times (and not-so-ancient times) thought to actually exist. While monsters may not be real, they can still affect the way people think and react to an unknown danger. Today, for the most part, the only monsters we have to read about are the ones on Halloween or those that make the crime section of our newspapers. Here are the origins of five monsters that were very real to some people. Read more...
Categories: Entertainment, History Tags: african voodoo, bram stoker, count dracula, ghosts, haiti, movie monsters, nosferatu, real monsters, salem witch trials, vampires, Vikings, voodoo, werewolves, witches, wolf-man, wolfman, zombies
