Month: August 2019

International Superstitions, 1888

On: By: Romeyn


Dr. Oswald in Drake’s Magazine.
Metempsychosis the wide-spread doctrine of soul migration from animal to human bodies, maybe founded on a veiled paraphrase of the Darwinian hypothrsis; but how are we to account for the most equally international prevalence of the were-wolf superstition? The belief in the wolfish metamorphosis of human beings has been found among tribes of North America aborigines who could not possibly have introduced their folklore from the country of Jacob Grimm, or from the Carpathian high lands, where lycanthropy still furnishes the staple of fireside sagas. Continue reading “International Superstitions, 1888” →

The Yawning Hole, 1896

On: By: Romeyn

Article from the St. Paul Daily Globe., March 08, 1896, strangly linking the absurdity of Symmes’ theory about a hollow earth with a new theory that the American nostril was becoming smaller with each generation, and that certain doctors feared Americans were becoming a nation of “Mouth Breathers.” Their theory to correct the problem was “to have various parts of the nasal partition cut, sawed or chiseled out… as to make larger apertures for breathing.”

RIP Richard Williams 3/19/33 – 8/16/19

On: By: Romeyn

Animator of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” passed away at the age of 86. He was He was director of animation for the film and designer of Roger & Jessica Rabbit, Baby Herman and all the new characters found in the film. More of his work can be found in “The Return of the Pink Panther,” “The Pink Panther Strikes Again,” and 1967’s “Casino Royale,”

 

Williams won Oscars for Best Visual Effects and Special Achievement for his work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Five Came Back, 1939

On: By: Romeyn

In what would be Lucille Balls first major role (thanks to a last minute replacement), Five Came Back is an excellent adventure and is considered to be a precursor to disaster movies.

12 people (9 passengers and 3 crew-members) are en-route to Panama, when a violent storm throws the aircraft off course and forces them to crash land in an area know for its cannibalistic tribes.

The aircraft is eventually repaired, but some are not able to make the journey home… and as you can guess by the title, only five came back.