Responsible for the deaths of at least 27 people, this rogue bull elephant’s violence saw him named after the notorious terrorist leader
Jersey Shore Shark Attacks
A string of attacks that resulted in four fatalities provided the grim inspiration for the novel and film ‘Jaws’
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The restless spirit of a murdered man and those of several popular performers are said to haunt this theatre in London’s Covent Garden
The Leopard of Rudraprayag
This man-eating leopard was responsible for at least 125 deaths over an eight year period
Blackpool’s Ship Graveyard
Blackpool’s golden sands have claimed many ships over the years, from a modern cargo ferry to a former Royal Navy flagship
The Sacred Band of Thebes
The elite of the Theban army that repeatedly demonstrated their superiority to the famous Spartans, the Sacred Band was made up of 150 gay couples
Kuchisake-onna
Translated as ‘the slit-mouthed woman’, Kuchisake-onna is a malevolent spirit from Japanese folklore
The Devil’s Footprints
What was responsible for strange, cloven footprints in snow that appeared overnight over many miles?
The Belay
How one climber saved the lives of the entire 1953 US Karakoram Expedition on K2
The execution of Jean Calas
Two years after his brutal torture and execution for the murder of his son, a French merchant was found to be innocent
