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#16 The Haunted Season

December 10, 2018 boneandsickle Bone & Sickle, Christmas, EPISODE, folklore, Furious Army, Germanic, Germany, ghosts, history, Krampus, legends, Odin, pagan, paganism, superstition, Wild Hunt

Historically, Christmastime in Central Europe was a season haunted by otherworldly spirits, werewolves, ghostly huntsmen, and wandering hordes of lost[…]

#15 Saint, Devil, Sugar-Bread, & Whip: KRAMPUS AND NICHOLAS

November 28, 2018 boneandsickle Austria, Christmas, EPISODE, folk theater, folklore, Germanic, Germany, history, holidays, Nicholas Plays, pagan, paganism, Perchten, saints, St. Nicholas

The Krampus and St. Nicholas represent a folkloric duality embodying a mode of childrearing the Germans call “sugar-bread and whip”[…]

Episode Seven: It is One Hundred Years Since Our Children Left

July 2, 2018 boneandsickle death, EPISODE, fairy tales, folklore, Germanic, Germany, history, horror, legends, literature, martyrdom, movies, mystery, paganism, plague, saints

In this episode, we explore the story of the Pied Piper, a folk tale uniquely anchored in grim historical realities.[…]