“I looked in the mirror and what did I see…”
What does one see when one looks in a mirror? Is it merely as the song says “…A nine stone weakling with knobbly knees…” Or is there more to be seen in a mirror than one’s own reflection?
Mirrors have a certain mystique about them, which gives rise to beliefs, magic, myths, legends and superstitions.
Amongst many things they have been seen as a “tool of the devil”, a “catcher” of the soul, a harbinger of things to come, a portal to another dimension and a source of bad luck.
But what are these beliefs myths and superstitions and where do they come from?

Trivia superstitions and myths about Black Cats, from people around the world.

A few famous women who were thought to be witches throughout history.

During the 15th and 16th centuries a craze swept across Europe, it was a craze as deadly for its tens of thousands of mostly female victims as was the plague bacillus to the population as a whole.

Are witches real? check out this and it might change your mind.

It’s that time again and a great way to get into the Halloween spirit is with coloring pages. These pages are available free online for your printing pleasure.

A short story inspired by a photograph taken in Mistley Heath Woods, Essex, England.

The burial site of Molly Lee.

How is it that the Catholic Church keeps gaining followers and manages to keep the ones it has in line? One could easily write a book on the topic, but instead here is a short, slightly undeveloped look at one common theme.

Some of the most painful means of torture used throughout history.