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Halloween Bonus Episode

October 31, 2020 boneandsickle demons, EPISODE, folklore, Halloween, holidays, human sacrifice, witchcraft, witches

As a short holiday bonus, we’re offering this special episode examining some obscure aspects of Halloween as manifested in our[…]

Spook Shows

October 24, 2020 boneandsickle EPISODE, folk theater, Frankenstein, ghosts, Halloween, history, holidays, magic, movies, Spiritualism, Spook Shows, theater

Midnight Spook Shows featured stage illusions borrowing from techniques used in fraudulent seances alongside vaudeville-style comedy and burlesque. Performances were staged[…]

The Goblins and the Gravedigger

December 21, 2019 boneandsickle Charles Dickens, Christmas, goblins, holidays, Victorian

Bone and Sickle continues its holiday tradition of Christmas ghost stories, or a goblin story, in this case. Our tale[…]