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An Irish Ghost Story

March 16, 2023 boneandsickle decapitation, EPISODE, fairy tales, folklore, ghost stories, ghosts, Ireland, legends, literature, superstition

An Irish ghost story seems a good way to add a bit of Halloween spice to your St. Patrick’s Day. Our[…]

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Spirits of the Corn

October 2, 2022 boneandsickle Austria, ballads, EPISODE, folk customs, folklore, Germany, Grimm, harvest, history, monsters, Noonday Witch, Rye Aunt, Scarecrows, superstition

Spirits of the corn (grain) fields from the United Kingdom to Russia have been imagined as embodiments of the harvest[…]

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Master of the Wolves: Transylvanian and Balkan Wolf Lore

September 12, 2022 boneandsickle EPISODE, folklore, holidays, Master of the Wolves, Rome, saints, Transylvania, undead, werewolves, wolves

The Master of the Wolves is a supernatural figure central to Transylvania’s (modern Romania’s) voluminous body of wolf lore, a[…]

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