Mystery
The Man Who Sold His Shadow Twice
In Berlin, 1923, a desperate painter named Otto sold his shadow to a stranger for gold. Without it, fame came fast — his portraits glowed with unnatural light. But soon, people avoided him. He cast no shadow, and no soul trusts a man untouched by darkness.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Kingdom That Forgot Its Name
Once there was a kingdom so proud, they believed their name alone granted power. Every wall, every coin, every song bore that name. But when the last king died without an heir, his advisors decided to erase it — believing the next ruler must earn the title anew.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
Ash and Bone
The prince and princess were wed under a sky that burned red. But the kingdom was starving, and the wedding feast consumed the last of their grain. That night, while they slept in silks, the people began to die. The princess woke to find her husband gone — and in his place, a note written in ash:
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Man, The Mountain, and The Climb
". . .He keeps climbing because stopping would mean surrendering everything he has built, every promise he swore to keep. The air thins as he ascends, and though he’s given everything—strength, time, conviction—the mountain gives little back. Once, it felt sacred to climb.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Chapters
Sleeping Beauty’s Curse Was a Real Disease — And It’s Still Unsolved
In 1898, a girl named Elise Kreutzer in Austria fell into a deep sleep that lasted 364 days. Her body temperature stayed normal, her breathing light but steady. She was fed intravenously — and once, during her sleep, whispered a full sentence:
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
Beauty and the Beast Was Based on a French Experiment Gone Wrong
Deep in the archives of Paris lies a medical record labeled Patient 261B: Petrus Gonsalvus. His condition, hypertrichosis, covered him entirely in hair. But what history forgot was the secret project that surrounded him. Physicians at the time believed he carried an “animal soul” that could be cured through love and obedience.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
Snow White’s Coffin Was Real — And It’s Still Preserved in Germany
In the hills near Lohr am Main, Germany, historians uncovered a glass coffin in a 17th-century crypt beneath a chapel. Inside lay the perfectly preserved body of a young woman — raven-haired, alabaster-skinned, and believed to be Countess Maria Sophia Margaretha Catharina von Erthal. Her stepmother, known for her cruelty, owned a “talking mirror” — a rare acoustical mirror that amplified voices.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
