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Banshees

March 17, 2020 boneandsickle banshee, Celts, curses, EPISODE, fairies, folklore, ghosts, history, Ireland, mummies, pagan, paganism

Banshees are spirits of Irish folklore, who warn of impending deaths. Originally considered fairies, their Irish name, bean sídhe, means “woman of the[…]

Dead Teeth: Fairies, Rats, and Worms

February 28, 2020 boneandsickle curses, EPISODE, fairies, fairy tales, folk customs, folklore, history, horror, Middle Ages, movies, rats, saints, skulls, teeth, Tooth Fairy, United States, witch trials, witchcraft, witches, worms

Explore the folklore of the Tooth Fairy and teeth, particularly dead teeth — those lost by children or adults, and[…]

#34 The Goblins Will Get You!

October 18, 2019 boneandsickle ballads, black magic, Britain, Cornwall, EPISODE, fairies, fairy tales, folk music, folk tales, folklore, goblins, history, legends, literature, magic, Middle Ages, mythology, necromancy, saints, Scotland, Sir Walter Scott, superstition, urban legends

Goblin lore from old folk tales, literature, ancient and modern legends is our topic this time around. We begin with[…]