Halloween Archives - Bone and Sickle

Horror, Fact, Fiction, and a Revelation

November 22, 2025 boneandsickle Bone and Sickle, EPISODE, Frankenstein, gothic literature, horror movies, Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, media, modern folklore, pop culture, science fiction, storytelling, urban legends

This is a special short episode looking at fictional evidence used to bolster horror narratives in literature, film, and broadcast[…]

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Urban Legend

October 18, 2025 boneandsickle aliens, anomalies, crime, EPISODE, folklore, ghosts, Halloween, legends, local legends, magic, pop culture, Spook Shows, urban legends

A 1968 Halloween “Spook Show” in the Midwest left an unsettling heritage of urban legends possibly rooted in even more[…]

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Pumpkins, Turnips, and Spooklights

September 30, 2025 boneandsickle America, American lore, anomalies, apparitions, celebrations, England, EPISODE, fairies, folk celebrations, folklore, Halloween, history, holidays, Jack-o'-lanterns, superstition, swamp gas, Will-o'-the-wisp

The Halloween Jack-o’-lantern, made from pumpkins in the US and originally turnips in the UK, began its existence as a[…]

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