A Methodist Exorcism: 1763
John Wesley, founder of Methodism, gives an account of the exorcism of a young woman physically tormented by the devil.
John Wesley, founder of Methodism, gives an account of the exorcism of a young woman physically tormented by the devil.
The Black Goat As he lay awake at night, a young boy at boarding school heard a strange sound. Out of the deep stillness that surrounded him, he would hear a small faint sound, arising far off in the long corridors outside the dormitory, and gradually approaching the door (which remained open all night) till he could distinguish a tripping, tapping step, like that of some small-hoofed animal….
Something with big, pointy teeth was captured in Canadian waters in 1899 after biting pieces out of a canoe paddle. What was it?
The day that St Paul and the Angel Gabriel invited themselves to dinner at a pious widow’s house. Hilarity and branding ensues.
What does a stag beetle parading with a sprig of mistletoe have to do with the New Year?