In the Halloween season, American culture briefly participates in an ancient tradition of making the world of the dead visible to the living: Children dress as skeletons, teens go to horror movies and ...

Games are often played as an escape, and what could be more different from the technology and screens of the modern world than the tranquility of rural medieval life? While some medieval games focus ...

While zombies and vampires are popular in mainstream entertainment today, people living in Medieval England very much feared the undead, a new study suggests. Researchers examined a collection of ...

SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Knight Watch Games expands its medieval retail selection with its sister store, The Sanctuary, after explosive growth despite COVID restrictions. One of ...

In the Halloween season, American culture briefly participates in an ancient tradition of making the world of the dead visible to the living: Children dress as skeletons, teens go to horror movies and ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. In the Halloween season, American culture briefly participates in an ancient ...

A German painting of the Danse Macabre from the 18th century. Nine women of different social rank from empress to fool dance with the dead. The entire economy of salvation is depicted, from the Fall, ...