Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Eight thousand corpses in varied states of decay inhabit the musty, ill-lit ...

Sometime in the 16th century, as Franciscan friars toiled in the fields of Italy, a group of children ran after them chanting “cappuccino, cappuccino!” What they were referring to were the large hoods ...

The monks were buried in Brno's Capuchin Monastery until the end of the 18th century Getty A church in the Czech Republic is putting on display the mummified remains of 18th century monks to the ...

Imagine walking into a crumbling stone crypt and coming face to face with row upon row of carefully preserved mummies. It sounds like something out of a horror movie - except this is the macabre sight ...

Shia LaBeouf at the premiere of “Fury” in 2014 (Wikimedia Commons) VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Shia LaBeouf is known for going to extremes to prepare for his movie roles, scarring his face and having a tooth ...