The Priests, the Red Men and the Volcano
– Please, Merlin, tell me a story ? “I know many stories,” I sighed. – Please, tell me a story! “All right. I’ll tell you the story of the Red...
Monsters of the Modern World : Three Days of Living Dangerously
Kids love Halloween. They like to dress up as monsters and pretend they’re scaring people off, and threatening adults in order to get candies. But Halloween is much more than...
Monsters Of The Modern World : Gremlins
You probably heard of them more than once, but they’re not as well known as they used to be. During World War II, everybody knew about them, and was cautious...
Monsters of the Modern World : The Wolf Behind the Door
“Have you ever heard of the hour of the wolf? My father told me about it. It’s the time between 3:00 and 4:00 in the morning. You can’t sleep, and...
Monsters of the modern world : the Thing Under The Door
There is a light under the door. You try to sleep, but you can’t. You have a look at it from time to time. You attempt a glance, hoping it...
Monsters of the Modern World : Clowns
Since the dawn of time, clowns prey on humans, especially children. The first clowns didn’t wear makeup, of course. They were the tribe’s jester, the itinerant public entertainer. At first,...
Who didn’t discover America?
Since kindergarden, we’re taught that Christopher Columbus discovered America. Well, he probably did. I did too, when I first landed in La Guardia. In fact, nearly everyone seems to claim...
Monsters of the modern world : closet monster
This is probably the most well known of the modern era monsters. Most children are afraid of closets, and think, at some point, that a monster is hidden inside. They’re...
Monsters of the Modern World : Wave Triton
In the ancient times, these creatures used to prey on sea lions, seals, even dolphins and small whales when they could catch them. Occasionally, they would compete with Mermaids to...
Monsters of the Modern World : Fridge Ghouls
Once upon a time, there was no such thing as a refrigerator. The creatures now known as Fridge Ghouls still existed, though, but they were hunting far from the...
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