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Melusine of is a spirit of the daugher of a and a king, and leaver of her husband after he breaks his oath to never look upon her as she bathes. Where she goes is unknown, though there are
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water spirit the Kelpie, haunts rivers and lakes. Appearing as a horse with a wet mane, it lures people to ride on its back where they stick to it’s adhesive skin. The kelpie dives into the water drowns them then eats them.

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The River Neckinger swirls with stories. Is it named for a water spirit or the noose that hung here? Did Cnut change its course in 1016? Chaucer's pilgrims crossed it. Dickens took Twist to Jacob's Island, the rookery in the marsh where its waters met the Thames

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In Welsh folklore the Gwragedd Annwn (known as Lake Maidens) are female fairies of great beauty that live under lakes and

Part of their behaviour includes crying at weddings and laughing at funerals.

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According to Korean legend, the Gumiho is a nine-tailed fox spirit that disguises itself as beautiful maiden to attract a boy. Once they’re both in love, the Gumiho feasts on the boy’s organs and flesh. (Image: Unknown)

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"prophet still, if bird or devil!—" Poe writes of the titular Raven. Ravens, as carrion birds, are often depicted as psychopomps, connecting our world and the next.


Art: Arthur Rackham

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A few curious sea creatures complimentary of P. Gasparis Schotti's "Physica Curiosa" (1662). The work features entries on demons, monsters, human abnormalities, and bizarre animals.

Photo via Wikipedia; Biodiversity Heritage Library

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The pooka in Irish folklore brings bad luck. It causes blights after Samhain. Being a shapeshifter, it can be a goat, a white horse or a black dog. It assumes human form in British folklore & appears as Robin Goodfellow, half-goat & half-man, in Welsh folklore.

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Old post, but a good one for tonight: The Wild Hunt Rides Over Paris https://t.co/c19nTTeO6k

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the monk Raigō died with such rage in his heart that he transformed into a monstrous rat called Tesso and summoned a rat army that devoured every precious object in a rival temple

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The Draugr is an undead creature from Norse mythology, often found guarding treasure buried with them in their burial mounds. They are reanimated corpses - unlike ghosts, they have a corporeal body with similar physical abilities as possessed in life.

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🌖🌑🌔The Wild Hunt will ride out at Samhain - reaching its full dark power on the night of the Winter Solstice.

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Oiwa is a Japanese ghost, the vengeful spirit of a young woman betrayed by her husband. He disfigured her face in an attempt to get rid of her so he could marry a younger woman. She cursed the pair on her death & returned to haunt all who had betrayed her.

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A watercolour of pumpkins and squashes circa 1800 from our collection, attributed to Chinese artist and collector, Wang Lui Chi.

According to The Language of Flowers, Pumpkins should be used carefully as they stand for bulk.

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Where did the tradition of jack o' lanterns come from? The story goes, an Irish man named Stingy Jack tricked the devil & therefore wasn't allowed into heaven or hell — so he spent his days roaming the Earth, carrying a lantern and went by "Jack of the Lantern."

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The farmhouse ‘Y Trwyn’, near Abercarn, was famous for the sprite, ‘Pwcca’r Trwyn’, which haunted it. Learn about the house, and the story, on Coflein: https://t.co/9h5EXCJVde

(Picture from Wirt Sikes, ‘British Goblins’ (1880), p. 21)

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The Cailleach, the 'veiled one', is the Gaelic embodiment of the dark mother/harvest goddess. Called the bringer of storms, she is a crone often portrayed riding on a wolf with a hammer made of human flesh. She sometimes wears human skulls on her clothes.

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News for those born on All Hallows Eve:
If you were born on Halloween you're said to be gifted with "second sight."
It is also said that Halloween's seers are not only able to foretell events and see ghosts, but they're also able to ward off evil spirits.

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Seeing a white owl in the daytime is said to portend death.

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