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BECOMING A FEMALE WEREWOLF.
It is believed that when SEVEN girls succeed one another in one family that among them one is of necessity a WEREWOLF; young men are slow in seeking one of SEVEN sisters in marriage.
7 sisters #werewolf myth Sabine Baring-Gould 1865 #FiendsAndGhouls
Hashtags to follow if you want a bit more magic in your life:
#MythologyMonday
#FairyTaleTuesday
#FolkloreThursday
Also, check out these profiles for current hashtags:
@OGOMProject (#GothicFairies)
@FolkloreFilmFes (#FiendsAndGhouls)
Very happy to hear of anything I've missed.#ff
BECOMING A VAMPIRE. The myriad of ways one can become a #vampire according to Romanian folklore include: dying unmarried, dying a suicide, dying unforgiven, having a cat walk over your corpse, having the shadow of a man fall on your corpse, being born with a caul #FiendsAndGhouls
CROGLIN VAMPIRE. Attacks a Miss Fisher in Cumberland, England (1750s, documented 1871). The #vampire scratches at the window, disappearing into a vault, only 1 coffin remains intact & there shrivelled but quite entire stands the the Croglin Vampire #FiendsAndGhouls
The logical paradox at the centre of RL Stevenson's 1891 story, 'The Bottle Imp', is said to be inspired by the Grimm tale 'Spiritus Familiaris.' Here we have:
'Der Flaschenteufel' (1952) dir. Ferdinand Diehl. #FiendsAndGhouls
Excited that I've made 5,000 Twitter followers! Thank you so much for your interest. I'll be tweeting about #BotanicalGothic with @OGOMProject
this month and #FiendsAndGhouls with @FolkloreFilmFes
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