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Banshees (Rebroadcast)

March 16, 2024 boneandsickle banshee, Celts, curses, EPISODE, fairies, folklore, ghost stories, ghosts, history, Ireland, mummies, pagan, paganism

Banshees are spirits of Irish folklore, who warn of impending deaths. Originally considered fairies, their Irish name, bean sídhe, means “woman of the[…]

A Viking Funeral

August 1, 2023 boneandsickle EPISODE, funerary customs, Germanic, graves, history, human sacrifice, Middle Ages, Norse religion, pagan, paganism, Russian, Seeress, Slavs, Vikings, Völva

Scenes of fiery Viking funerals have been woven into any number of literary and cinematic tales, but sources on the[…]

“Ancient Lights” by Algernon Blackwood

July 13, 2023 boneandsickle EPISODE, fairies, folk horror, folklore, gothic literature, horror, literature, mystery, pagan, paganism, Weird Fiction

Why not enjoy a reading of Algernon Blackwood’s “Ancient Lights” before wandering off into those summery woods — a classic[…]