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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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A Christmas Ghost Story

December 23, 2022 boneandsickle Christmas, England, EPISODE, ghost stories, ghosts

The Christmas Eve ghost story is a fine old tradition associated with Victorian and Edwardian England, one now making a[…]

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The Hellfire Clubs, Part Two

April 19, 2022 boneandsickle caves, Devil, diabolism, England, EPISODE, folklore, Francis Dashwood, ghost stories, ghosts, Hellfire Caves, Hellfire Club, legends, local legends, London, magic, occultism, paganism

The best known of the 18th-century Hellfire Clubs, one founded by Francis Dashwood, is largely remembered today because of the[…]

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