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#22 The Devil’s Due: Musicians and Marksmen

March 14, 2019 boneandsickle black magic, classical music, EPISODE, Faust, folklore, Freischütz, Germanic, Germany, Gothic, gothic literature, history, horror, legends, literature, magic, movies, opera, Romanticism

In this episode we look at legends of musicians and marksmen said to have made Faustian deals with the Devil.[…]

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#20 The Undead Come Courting

February 13, 2019 boneandsickle ballads, Bram Stoker, Dracula, EPISODE, folk music, folklore, ghost stories, ghosts, Gothic, gothic literature, Greece, Greek myth, history, horror, legends, literature, movies, Romanticism, superstition, vampires

Vampire mythology first appears in the West in works as early Romantic authors meld themes from folk ballads of resurrected[…]

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Episode 8: Dreadful Ships

July 23, 2018 boneandsickle Bone & Sickle, Devil, Dracula, EPISODE, folk music, folklore, Gothic, history, legends, nautical, Romanticism, Ships, superstition, vampires, Victorian

On this episode of Bone and Sickle, we look at the folklore of ghost ships, undead sailors, some nautical elements[…]

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