Pediophobia is the irrational fear of dolls. Not just scary dolls – ALL dolls.
Strictly speaking, the fear is a horror of a “false representation of sentient beings” so it also usually includes robots and mannequins, [...]
Mageirocophobia Fear of Cooking
on Jan 17, 2014
The bizarre fear of cooking is called mageirocophobia which comes from the Greek word mageirokos which means a person skilled in cooking.
This disorder can be debilitating and potentially lead to unhealthy eating if [...]
The Possibly Cannibalistic Susquehannocks
on Jan 11, 2014
The Susquehannocks were a Native American tribe who were given a very bad reputation by European settlers.
Depicted as brutal cannibals, the Susequehannocks were accused of the massacre of their neighbors, the Shenks [...]
Deipnophobia Fear of Dinner Conversation
on Jan 10, 2014
Now admittedly some dinner conversations can be very awkward, but some people are so terrified of the idea of speaking to another person over dinner that they avoid dining out situations.
In times gone by there were [...]
