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Frau Perchta, the Belly-Slitter

December 9, 2019 boneandsickle Austria, Christmas, EPISODE, folk tales, folklore, Germanic, Germany, Grimm, history, holidays, Krampus, legends, Middle Ages, mumming, mythology, pagan, paganism, Perchta, Twelfth Night, witchcraft, witches

Frau Perchta, sometimes known as “the Belly-Slitter” for the trademark punishment she’s said to inflict on disobedient or lazy children,[…]

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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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#22 The Devil’s Due: Musicians and Marksmen

March 14, 2019 boneandsickle black magic, classical music, EPISODE, Faust, folklore, Freischütz, Germanic, Germany, Gothic, gothic literature, history, horror, legends, literature, magic, movies, opera, Romanticism

In this episode we look at legends of musicians and marksmen said to have made Faustian deals with the Devil.[…]

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