Children of the night…

On this day, 123 years ago, Bram Stoker’s Dracula was published for the first time. Since then, it has become globally iconic. As a lover of Dracula, and all things vampire, I would like to wish all of you a happy World Dracula Day! You may or may not know this, but the Dracula mostContinue reading “Children of the night…”

The unknown realm…

I’m currently reading a book about Victorian era ideas about death and ghosts. Back then, people seemed more attuned to the supernatural. Death appeared in various forms, omens were more prevalent, and spiritual contact was a common occurrence. These days, such happenings are thought to be absurd or fictional. Most people like to think we’veContinue reading “The unknown realm…”

Blumen für die Toten

Cemeteries are often filled with floral offerings of love and remembrance. Have you ever wondered why it’s customary to leave flowers on a grave? Long before the practice of embalming became the norm, people would gather flowers around a corpse to mask the smell of decay. Since families typically displayed the deceased inside the home,Continue reading “Blumen für die Toten”