In 1941, a young blonde named Maila Nurmi made her way to New York City with dreams of stardom. Born in Finland as Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi nineteen years prior, Maila landed small roles on and off Broadway until catching the… Read More ›
History (Haunted and Otherwise)
And Mine Lippes Blaken: 5 Medieval Medical Conditions That Made You Look Like a Zombie
Greetings, year-long Halloween fiends! Drew from FrightProps here – I’m one of the weirdos working behind the scenes at a Halloween prop making company based in the frozen wasteland of Minneapolis. I’m also the goony force behind the FrightProps blog…. Read More ›
Beautiful Disaster: The Great Boston Molasses Tragedy
Just before one o’clock on an unseasonably warm winter’s day in 1919, a wave of molasses fifteen feet high and moving at thirty-five miles per hour swept through the streets of Boston’s North End, tearing buildings from their foundations, pulverizing concrete,… Read More ›
The Year of Halloween 