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In Manx lore the god Manannán Mac Lir possesses the ‘Féth Fíada', a cape of invisibility used to protect the Isle of Man from being seen. He rises from the sea conjuring up his magical cloak of mist, wrapping it around the island to protect it from invaders.

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2022-11-16

Idun/Iduna is the Norse Goddess of Spring and the keeper of the apples of immortality that the gods would eat to preserve their youthfulness.
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🎨 Idun and the Apples by James Doyle Penrose (1890)

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2022-11-10


In Irish folklore, Tír Na nÓg, is a paradise and supernatural realm of everlasting youth, beauty, health, abundance, and joy.

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2022-11-09

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2022-11-02

The Tinderbox tells the story of a humbled knight seeking out a turn of fortune with the help of three magical dogs with enormous eyes.

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2022-11-02

Delightfully wicked fairy tale witches by Arthur Rackham.

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2022-10-26

🦇🖤🦇On the very edge of Halloween this

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2022-10-26

The origin of jack-o'-lanterns is said to be the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, who tricked the Devil and was neither allowed into heaven nor hell when he died. His soul was sentenced to wander the earth forever, with only a turnip lantern to light his way.

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2022-10-26

In the wake of the French Revolution the last Marquis of in Flanders was forced to flee, after which his castle burned down. The grounds became haunted by the white ladies, who danced among the castle ruins and its beech tree drive.

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2022-10-20

Bezkost is a boneless vampire from Slavic folklore. A flexible mass of skin and flesh, it can squeeze through cracks in the walls or under the door to gets to its victims. As it feeds, it fills up with blood like a balloon.

Art by J. Puciłowski

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2022-10-20

"Spooky night creatures and nocturnal legends." "Still Life with 17th century, artist unknown.

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2022-10-19

What not to do after dark, according to Anatolian folk beliefs:
- whistle (or you'll summon the djinns)
- chew gum (or you'll be chewing on the flesh of the dead)
- give away salt, vinegar, or onion (or someone from your household will die)


🎨R. Magritte

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2022-10-19

Medusa was a woman of exceptional beauty,she boasted especially lush hair with which she competed with Athena. In another version, her grace caught the attention of Poseidon. As punishment, the goddess turned the girl into a hideous creature.

🎨J.M

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2022-10-13

In Turkish culture, supernatural encounters often involve run-ins with djinns. A common setting is a bath house. A human realizes that the people nearby are djinns, when they notice that these people have feet pointing backwards or thumbs on the wrong side 🪬

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2022-10-06

In the Saga of the Volsungs, Sigmund and his son Sinfjotli discover wolf pelts that turn the wearer into wolves for 10 days. They went on a killing rampage, which only ended when the father wounded the son.

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2022-10-05

Bell Witch claimed to be the spirit of
Kate Batts, an otherwise unfriendly neighbor of John Bell who believed she was created by him in a land purchase
*Poster of 2013 film

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2022-10-05

The Wind is the narrator in this tale:

"I used to meet her in the garden, the ravine, and in the manor fields. She was always picking flowers and herbs... her father could use for healing drinks..."

- Hans Christian Andersen,
The Wind's Tale
🎨 Edmund Dulac

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2022-09-29

Płanetnik is a Slavic folklore creature who moves the clouds through the sky and gathers water to release it as rain. They help farmers by watering their fields, but if slighted, they retaliate by sending storms, hail and torrential rains.

Art by Paweł Zych

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2022-09-29