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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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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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Dark Fairy Tales II: Heads in a Fountain, Bones in a Bag

July 26, 2022 boneandsickle Britain, cautionary tales, children's literature, EPISODE, fairies, fairy tales, folk tales, folklore, Frau Holle, Grimm, Kind and Unkind Girls, legends, local legends

Dark fairy tale elements including floating heads and bags of bones are featured in a family of tales classified under the Aarne-Thompson[…]

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