Dark History

The curse of the Hexham Heads 1

The curse of the Hexham Heads

At first glance, the discovery of two hand-hewn stone heads in a garden near Hexham appeared to be unimportant. But then the horror began, because the heads were most likely…

The curse of the Pharaohs: A dark secret behind the mummy of Tutankhamun 2

The curse of the Pharaohs: A dark secret behind the mummy of Tutankhamun

Anyone who disturbs the tomb of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh will be afflicted with bad luck, illness, or even death. This idea gained popularity and notoriety after a string of mysterious deaths and misfortunes allegedly occurred to those involved in the excavation of King Tutankhamun's tomb in the early 20th century.
A victim of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment has his blood drawn by Dr. John Charles Cutler. c. 1953 © Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Syphilis in Tuskegee and Guatemala: The cruelest human experiments in history

This is the story of an American medical research project that lasted from 1946 to 1948 and is known for its unethical experimentation on vulnerable human populations in Guatemala. Scientists who infected Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhoea as part of the study knew very well they were violating ethical rules.