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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.[…]

Happy Summer Solstice!

June 21, 2018 boneandsickle movies, pagan, paganism

Midsummer pagan celebration scene from Tarkovsky’s 1966 film Andrei Rublev about the Russian icon painter. Entire scene with haunting Ovchinnikov score[…]

Episode Six: Lost Heads

June 18, 2018 boneandsickle Bone & Sickle, Celts, decapitation, EPISODE, folklore, Germanic, history, horror, King Arthur, literature, magic, martyrdom, movies, mythology, pagan, paganism, saints, The Wicker Man, witchcraft

As June 24, the feast of St. John the Baptist approaches, the folklore of decapitation suggested itself as an appropriate[…]