Halloween – Page 2 – Bone and Sickle

Urban Legend

October 18, 2025 boneandsickle aliens, anomalies, crime, EPISODE, folklore, ghosts, Halloween, legends, local legends, magic, pop culture, Spook Shows, urban legends

A 1968 Halloween “Spook Show” in the Midwest left an unsettling heritage of urban legends possibly rooted in even more[…]

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Pumpkins, Turnips, and Spooklights

September 30, 2025 boneandsickle America, American lore, anomalies, apparitions, celebrations, England, EPISODE, fairies, folk celebrations, folklore, Halloween, history, holidays, Jack-o'-lanterns, superstition, swamp gas, Will-o'-the-wisp

The Halloween Jack-o’-lantern, made from pumpkins in the US and originally turnips in the UK, began its existence as a[…]

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Devil Boards

October 28, 2024 boneandsickle demons, Devil, diabolism, EPISODE, Fox Sisters, ghost stories, ghosts, Halloween, history, horror, modern folklore, occultism, Ouija boards, pop culture, Seances, Spiritualism, True Crime, witchcraft

The devilish reputation Ouija boards enjoy in horror films is a relatively new phenomenon. In the Victorian era, they were[…]

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