Headless Horseman Archives - Bone and Sickle

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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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[…]

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