cryptozoology Archives - Bone and Sickle

Animal Ghosts

May 16, 2023 boneandsickle animals, cryptozoology, EPISODE, folk tales, folklore, ghost stories, ghosts, legends, local legends, monsters, superstition

Tales of animal ghosts are usually relegated to the periphery of ghost story collections, but in this episode, we showcase[…]

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Strange Births and Monsters

April 14, 2023 boneandsickle cryptozoology, curiosities, EPISODE, folklore, hybrids, monsters, Monstrous births, omens

For centuries, strange births, often sounding like mythological monsters, were regarded as portents of ill omen. We hear a number[…]

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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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