If you find yourself walking through the Black Hills of South Dakota, make sure to avoid the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. You just might encounter Walking Sam. Between December 2014 and March 2015, over one hundred teenagers tried to commit suicide on the reservation. Nine succeeded. Legend had it that they all saw Walking Sam…
I asked hosts Ben and Aaron if they would be interested in being interviewed for Scary Matter. Not only did they graciously agree, but they suggested that we integrate the interview into an episode of their YouTube show..
Early filmmakers looked to legends and lore for inspiration. The first onscreen werewolf debut was in 1913…
You’ve all heard about the Salem Witch Trials, but how much do you know about the European Werewolf Trials? Before the witch hysteria started to spread, the fear of werewolves took hold of Europe – fueled by superstition and rumor…
The Howling (1981) doesn’t get enough love. The Howling was the first of the 80s werewolf movies with An American Werewolf in London and Wolfen both released in the same year…
Everyone knows about the Salem Witch Trials. Salem may be the most talked about, but it wasn’t the first or the worst….
Witches don’t fly around on brooms, eat babies, or worship Satan. They are healers and caretakers. They always have been. So where did it all go wrong? To answer that we have to take a look at the history of the witch.
Welcome to Portugal! As part of Scary Matter’s virtual trip around the world, we found you some of Portugal’s most haunted places…