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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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Medusa and the Gorgons

March 1, 2021 boneandsickle decapitation, EPISODE, evil eye, folklore, Gorgons, Greece, Greek gods, Greek myth, legends, Medusa, movies, mythology, Perseus, sea monster, sea serpent

Medusa was one of the Gorgons, creatures originally considered quite monstrous, who over the centuries came to be humanized and[…]

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Witchcraft in Southern Italy

November 21, 2020 boneandsickle butchers, cannibalism, Catholicism, classical music, cunning folk, demons, diabolism, EPISODE, evil eye, fairies, fairy tales, folk customs, folk medicine, folk tales, folklore, horror, Italy, legends, magic, movies, murder, Naples, Stregoneria, superstition, witch trials, witchcraft, witches

In southern Italy, belief in witchcraft has a long history, much of it centering on the town of Benevento, about[…]

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