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Anne Boleyn’s spectral carriage has been seen racing past Blickling Hall and each Christmas, Anne’s ghost manifests at Hever Castle, under an oak tree where she and Henry VIII once courted.


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'The woman twisted wool until her fingers bled. The pattern moved under her meticulous care, battened by a repetitive force that might have been better suited to a pickaxe.'
- The Who Did Something


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by Erin Beachy

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In Southern States of America, folk said the blue-jay was never seen on a Friday, because it was carrying sticks to the Devil in hell. This bird was the Devil's messenger and spy...

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According to Norwegian folklore, ghosts are solitary creatures that prefer their own company. But sometimes ghost gatherings occur, usually in churches and cemeteries, and if you happen to stumble upon such an event, you're lucky if you get away alive.

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As a boy Elidyr used a hole in the riverbank as a portal to He encountered two little men who took him to the where he lived in ease and joy. All was beautiful there—bountiful land, beautiful… https://t.co/joTypngS3G

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"And it is said, that since that time, the spirit of this unfortunate creature wanders on earth in every possible shape; particularly in that of lovely females, to render their lovers inconstant" (Schulze)

The Tale of the Death-Bride

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Hark! Hear her haunting melody.
Moonlight serenade of lost love.
Wandering through the forest
In an eternal loop.
Whispered cries of pain.
Always searching
For his love.
Where is
He?




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The Greek god Hermes is a psychopomp, one who leads souls to the afterlife. It was his job to retrieve Persephone from Hades in the underworld.

Souls on the Banks of the Acheron | Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl | 1898
oil on canvas

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The Enchanted Pig is a Romanian fairytale of the 'search for the lost husband' type in the Animal Bridegroom cycle of tales.

Illustration for The Red Fairy Book, Folio Society, 2008. Watercolour on Arches CP.

For this week's theme of Beauties & Beasts.

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The was said to reside just outside the village of Mordiford.
From early life, the dragon, green in colour, was said to have loved a small girl named Maud who resided in Mordiford, Herefordshire, and had nurtured… https://t.co/Tm4Llnuq2E

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Calibos was the son of Thetis whom Zeus punished for hunting and destroying every living thing surrounding The Wells of The Moon, including Zeus's entire sacred herd of flying horses (except for Pegasus)


Ray Harryhausen

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The laminak is an unusual water spirit from Basque myth, they look like short curvy women with webbed duck feet and long hair that they will comb for days on end. They keep to themselves, though enjoy company and will help out if helped themselves.

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From Metamorphoses, written in the 2nd century Cupid & Psyche is the story of the love between the mortal Psyche & the god Cupid. It is said to be the inspiration behind the fairytale, La Belle et la Bête by French writer Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve.

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In the German tale "The Golden Bird," a talking fox helps a prince capture a rare bird. After the prince succeeds & marries a princess, the fox instructs him to chop off his head & feet. The fox then transforms into a man, the princess's missing brother.

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During Mabon (harvest festival)
many honor the Faeries for being excellent guides of the liminal places between seasons of light/darkness & offer them honey, apples, milk, wine or pretty crystals because they consume its essence.

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I found the story of The Red Shoes terrifying when I was a child.
Anne Anderson, Scottish (1874-1952)

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Anne Anderson, Scottish (1874-1952)

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