From filthy peasants to nonstop witch hunts, movies have shaped a very wrong idea of medieval life. Here’s what the Middle Ages were actually like.

Dr Eleanor Janega, who holds a doctorate in medieval history and lectures at the London School of Economics, rates 10 well-known scenes from movies focussing on the medieval period. Eleanor reviews ...

People often associate witch trials with victims being burned at the stake. The Salem Witch Trials, and any other trials that took place in English-speaking countries, never used burnings, though. The ...

An excellent recent horror novel set in medieval France during the Black Plague deserves to be adapted to the big screen.

The 2024 folk horror fantasy Heresy available on Shudder is a visually stunning, twisted movie that reminds you not to go ...

Folk horror fans have a creepy movie headed their way. The trailer for Heresy has been released, and it’s got that chilling, ...

Quote of the day by Christopher Paolini highlights a message about finding happiness during short calm moments between lifes ...

Cats are now the mascots of the internet, the bosses of our homes, a tourist attraction, even a green flag on Hinge.

The Medieval Torture Museum in Chicago offers exactly that kind of perspective-shifting experience, where every exhibit makes ...

The new “Blair Witch” movie is bringing in some familiar faces. Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams, who starred in “The Blair Witch Project” in 1999, as well as original directors Eduardo Sánchez, ...