

Lorna Wallace
Joined: Mar 24, 2022
Lorna Wallace has a Ph.D. in English Literature and is a lover of all things science fiction and horror. She lives in Scotland with her rescue greyhound, Misty.




From 'Dracula' to Stephen King classics, these vampire books have more bite than sparkle.
From Dracula's castle to the hotel that inspired Stephen King's 'The Shining,' these real places inspired some of the most famous horror stories of all time.
From the jackalope to krakens, these mythic creatures turned out to have very real counterparts.
From a border that cuts through a library to a piece of America surrounded by Canada, these are places when the U.S.-Canada border gets blurry.
An art historian named Gergely Barki discovered the lost Róbert Berény painting 'Sleeping Lady with Black Vase' while watching 'Stuart Little' with his daughter on Christmas Eve.
From one of Clara Bow's earliest films to a lost BBC horror show pulled off the air for being "too scary," these five historic films were believed to be lost forever.
Ahead of Shark Week, learn about these unexpected statues.
From the lost sequel to the poem's oral roots, here are five things you might not know about the origins and mystique surrounding Homer's epic poem, the 'Odyssey.'
From Mulan to William Tell, these icons started movements and starred in Disney movies...but weren't actually real.
From Greek fire to Roman concrete, scientists still don't totally understand how these marvelous ancient inventions functioned.
The origins of many words have been twisted over time.
Considering the amount of time one spends on the toilet in their lives, it’s not surprising many end up dying on one. Here is a list of six notable people that fall under that umbrella.