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Haunted history of Halloween: Presents the history of Halloween, from its Celtic origin in ancient Ireland as a way of appeasing the souls of the dead to the extravagant celebrations of the present.
Vampire secrets: Uncover the ancient folkloric origins of blood-craving creatures from beyond the grave. Learn how the vampire myth is strongly rooted in Eastern European lore, but how it has also played a role in the ancient cultures of Greece and China...
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"More than 300 years after the Salem witch trials led to the death of 19 innocent people, psychologist Linnda Caporael has been searching for a rational explanation for the symptoms of bewitchment. Her work has sparked an investigation into the wrenching convulsions, vivid deliriums, contaminated crops, hallucinogenic drugs, and a 2,3000 year-old murder victim buried in a bog. Was bread tainted with toxic fungus the real cause of the symptoms in Salem?...
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Bloodlines: Follow the investigation of the historic figure who inspired the story of Count Dracula.
Exorcism: Trace the history and evolution of exorcism with recreations of harrowing struggles to free possessed individuals from the Devil's grasp..
Witch hunt: Documents and historians reveal the factors that may have been responsible for the death of twenty people found guilty of witchcraft in Puritan New England.
Exorcising the devil: Explore...
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America has been plagued with unspeakable crimes and unexplained phenomena that have captured nationwide attention and intrigue, demanding answers and retribution. This 30 episode documentary collection will strip the covers from a world of profiling, forensic science and painful investigation to expose the mysteries and truths behind history s most intriguing criminal masterminds.
Explores the psychology of serial killers and other criminals and...
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"Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. A small town, with no clear governing body, became embroiled in a scandal that forever stands as one of the darkest chapters in American history. For those accused of witchcraft by their neighbors and friends, there was little chance of clearing their names; the mass hysteria that ravaged through the community took the lives of nineteen innocent men and women"--Container.