horrors

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Lucas Samaras was born in Kastoria, Greece, and as a boy witnessed the horrors of the Greek Civil War.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

The four men, who are on the run, told of the horrors they witnessed at an undisclosed location outside Russia.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Now 84, Mair is one of the few surviving adults who witnessed the horrors of 21 October 1966.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

We might have forgotten all about the “Top Model” house of horrors if not for the twin necromancers of streaming and social media.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

When Olaudah Equiano published his memoir, he educated his readers about the horrors of the slave trade.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson