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Transylvanian Vampires

November 20, 2021 boneandsickle Bram Stoker, death, Dracula, EPISODE, evil eye, folk customs, folk magic, folklore, ghosts, history, horror, legends, literature, moroi, strigoi, Transylvania, undead, vampires, Victorian, witches

Transylvania’s vampire lore inspired the setting of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, if not the character of the Count, and encompasses not[…]

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Mermen and more Marvels of the Northern Seas

April 19, 2021 boneandsickle cryptozoology, draug, EPISODE, folklore, history, legends, mermaids, mermen, monsters, nautical, revenant, sagas, Scandinavia, sea monster, superstition, undead

In this episode, we continue our survey of supernatural sailors’ lore of the North with a look at mermen, Iceland’s[…]

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The Hellish Harlequin: Phantom Hordes to Father Christmas

December 5, 2020 boneandsickle Carnival, charivari, Christmas, demons, Devil, dwarf, England, EPISODE, Father Christmas, folk customs, folk theater, folklore, France, Furious Army, ghost stories, ghosts, giants, Harlequin, Hellequin, Herla, history, holidays, Italy, legends, Middle Ages, mumming, pantomime, theater, Twelve Days of Christmas, Wild Hunt

Harlequin is an enigmatic figure with roots in dark folklore of France, specifically that of the Wild Hunt (Chasse Sauvage)[…]

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