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Dark Fairy Tales I: The Girl with No Hands

July 1, 2022 boneandsickle children's literature, EPISODE, fairies, fairy tales, folk tales, folklore, gore, Grimm, history, horror, literature, The Girl with No Hands

“The Girl with No Hands” is the name of a a folk-tale motif shared by a number of gruesome fairy[…]

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The Dead Lover’s Heart

February 13, 2022 boneandsickle ballads, cannibalism, death, Decameron, EPISODE, folklore, gore, history, holidays, homicide, horror, legends, literature, love, Mary Shelley, murder, murder ballads, Romanticism, seduction, Valentine's Day

Whether freshly removed or strangely preserved after death, the dead lover’s heart occasionally has continued to be embraced as a[…]

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A Christmas Ghost Story IV

December 20, 2021 boneandsickle Christmas, EPISODE, ghost stories, holidays, horror, literature

In keeping with the old tradition of whiling away the nights of Christmas telling ghost stories, we bring you a[…]

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