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#28 Gog, Magog, and the Bones of Giants

June 12, 2019 boneandsickle antiquity, Bible, Britain, decapitation, England, EPISODE, fairy tales, folk tales, folklore, giants, history, Incubi, legends, mythology, Nephilim, Watchers

This time we look at the myths of British giants Gog and Magog, and a belief in biblical giants seemingly[…]

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#27 Lilith and the Breeding of Demons

May 30, 2019 boneandsickle antiquity, Babylon, Bible, black magic, changelings, diabolism, EPISODE, fairies, folklore, Hebrew mythology, history, horror, Incubi, Judaism, lamia, legends, Lilith, mythology, nightmares, Old Testament, paganism, seduction, sex, snakes, succubi

Our episode continues from our last with more terrors of the night, the incubi, sucubi, and the most notorious succubus,[…]

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#26 Lullabies and Nightmares

May 20, 2019 boneandsickle dreams, EPISODE, folk music, folklore, Germanic, Germany, history, horror, movies, nightmares, superstition, witchcraft

This episode examines the terrors that come by night, not-so-soothing lullabies, prayers and charms against the nightmare. We open with[…]

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