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Discusses the geography, wildlife, history, people, culture, government, and economy of Peru.

Describes the history and construction of Machu Picchu, how the ancient Incas lived, and what became of the Inca Empire.

Traces the history of beliefs about demon possession and witchcraft from ancient times to modern day serial killers and describes the ways people, churches, and governments tried to deal with these beliefs.

One reason why supernatural ghost films are so terrifying is simple: ghosts may actually exist. Ghosts pop up everywhere in popular culture, but the ideology behind them has its roots deep in history. The belief in life beyond death and hauntings started in ancient Mesopotamia an...

"Are there aliens living beyond Earth? An unearthly experience one night has Travis Walton convinced that there are. Because if Travis wasn't taken by extraterrestrials, where was he while he disappeared for five mysterious days in the winter of 1975. Explore the story of an alie...

"Is it possible that some humans live beyond death . . . by drinking the blood of others? Petra Toma's family thought he might be. When Petra's niece fell ill shortly after the 76-year-old was buried, the family didn't know what to do. But when she said her uncle visited each nig...

A basic overview of the history, geography, climate, and culture of Guatemala.

"For years, people have told stories of monstrous creatures, but what if the legends are true? Townspeople from Lhakpa Dolma's village feared a terrifying yeti lurking in the snowy mountains nearby. Is that what attacked Lhakpa and her yaks in the snowy peaks? Explore the story o...

"What happens if the dead don't stay buried? When an unknown woman came limping through the village of Ennery, Haiti, townspeople didn't know what to make of her pale, gray skin or the rag she kept covering her eyes. Even stranger, she looked like someone they recognized--a woman...

"The Hodgson family was used to strange things happening in their little home at 284 Green Street. When furniture and other objects seemingly moved on their own, the family looked the other way . . . until the angry spirit started sending them flying across the room instead. Expl...

"For hundreds of years, stories of half-wolf beasts have terrified victims around the world. In the 1760s, one village in the south of France vowed to stop the werewolf responsible for [defiling] its graveyard. Explore the story of the hunt for a deadly werewolf in this graphic a...

"After a visit to the food market, a young Peruvian girl discovers a golden cob of corn amongst her shopping bags. She returns to the market stall, but the stall holder has disappeared ... Symbols printed on the golden corn lead our narrator into a quest to find the mysterious st...

"What happens if the dead don't stay buried? When an unknown woman came limping through the village of Ennery, Haiti, townspeople didn't know what to make of her pale, gray skin or the rag she kept covering her eyes. Even stranger, she looked like someone they recognized-a woman ...