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Horde Monster Fact #35: Victorian Spiritualism Shaped Modern Ghost Stories
The 19th-century spiritualism movement, with its widespread séances and mediums, heavily influenced the ghost story tropes that horror fiction still leans on today.
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Horde Monster Fact #34: Ghost Folklore Is a Near-Universal Tradition
Nearly every culture worldwide has some form of ghost or spirit folklore, making it one of the most widespread supernatural belief systems in human history.
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Horde Monster Fact #33: 'Poltergeist' Literally Means 'Noisy Ghost'
The word poltergeist comes from German, combining “poltern” (to make noise) and “geist” (ghost), describing spirits or entities associated with physical disturbances like moving objects.
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Horde Monster Fact #32: The 'Mummy's Curse' Is Mostly Media Myth
Rumors of a curse spread after several people connected to the Tutankhamun excavation died in following years, though statistically, most members of the excavation team went on to live long lives.
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Horde Monster Fact #31: A Real Tomb Discovery Inspired Mummy Horror
Universal’s The Mummy (1932) drew loosely on the massive media frenzy following the 1922 discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb, one of archaeology’s most famous finds.
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Horde Monster Fact #30: Egyptian Mummification Was a Lengthy Process
Traditional Egyptian mummification involved removing most internal organs (except the heart), storing them in canopic jars, and could take around 70 days from death to final burial.
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Horde Monster Fact #29: Mummification Wasn't Unique to Egypt
Many cultures independently developed mummification practices. The Chinchorro culture of South America mummified their dead thousands of years before ancient Egypt began the practice.
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Horde Monster Fact #28: The Iconic Flat-Head Look Wasn't in the Book
The now-famous flat head, neck bolts, and green skin associated with Frankenstein’s monster originated with makeup design for Universal’s 1931 film, not from Mary Shelley’s original description.
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