Why Do Witches Wear Pointy Hats? The History Behind the Costume

America’s obsession with witches is older than the country itself. At first, it was rooted in fear, fueling false accusations of witchcraft, including those that led to the Salem witch trials. Beyond the courtroom, witches have been a steady presence in American culture through folk legends and local lore, fairy tales, Halloween traditions, and eventually,

Wonder Woman 1984: Who is Asteria in Greek Mythology, Will She Return, Full Explanation and Everything We Know

Wonder Woman 1984 officially debuted on December 25. The film received mixed reviews and the box office returns amounted to $85 million globally during the weekend. The returns were not so bad considering the ongoing pandemic that halted almost every industry including the film industry. The film left many people with questions, particularly about Asteria.

A look at Halloween’s merry spirits

The Merry Spirits of Halloween is the first documentary produced by Redroom Creative Media, an independent documentary film company that focuses on the legends and folklore attached to historical Illinois events. Directed and co-written by Chatham resident Joseph Tury, the Illinois-based project is a fun look at the celebration of Halloween through different viewpoints and

‘Embracing Our Own Bogeyman’: ‘Return of the Mothman’ Film in the Works

In the nearly two decades since the release of Mark Pellington’s The Mothman Prophecies film, the Mothman of Point Pleasant, WV has become one of the most recognizable cryptids the world over. Alongside Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster, what was once a terrifying folktale (supported by mystifying media coverage) crafted in the foothills

Does It Matter That the DOD Released Those UFO Videos? by Wired’s DANIEL OBERHAUS

ON MONDAY, THE US Department of Defense officially released three videos depicting encounters between Navy pilots and unidentified aerial phenomena. These events occurred in 2004 and 2015, but the videos didn’t publicly surface until The New York Times included them with a front-page story about the Pentagon’s “mysterious UFO program” in 2017. The Navy previously