The Legend of the Yule Cat
Posted 12.25.2024
When we think of terrifying tales from Christmas folklore, Krampus might be the first thing that comes to mind. However, there is no shortage of creep ...
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View Post: Why Do We Have Christmas Gnomes?
Why Do We Have Christmas Gnomes?
Posted 12.20.2024
From Santa’s helpers to ancient folklore, little stone figures to strange sightings of small creatures. We live pretty close to the Gnome Zone and d ...
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View Post: Saturnalia | The First Holiday Season
Saturnalia | The First Holiday Season
Posted 12.12.2024
Every December, gifts are purchased, wreaths are carefully hung on front doors, and carols are sung. While all of this seems to scream “Christmas,†...
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View Post: The Saga of Glámr the Icelandic Draugr
The Saga of Glámr the Icelandic Draugr
Posted 12.09.2024
Norse mythology is rich with epic battles, valiant heroes, and fearsome monsters. The holiday season is the perfect time to remember one of the most t ...
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View Post: 7 Spooky Gift Ideas This Christmas
7 Spooky Gift Ideas This Christmas
Posted 12.06.2024
This Christmas, swap out the gingerbread houses for haunted houses and make it a holiday to remember. From a grim relic of a civilization long gone to ...
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View Post: How Ghost Stories Became a Christmas Tradition
How Ghost Stories Became a Christmas Tradition
Posted 12.25.2023
Christmas presents have been opened, and the hot cocoa has been poured while Christmas classics adorn the television. The stockings have been emptied, ...
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View Post: Frau Perchta: The Christmas Witch Who Will Take Your Insides
Frau Perchta: The Christmas Witch Who Will Take Your Insides
Posted 12.24.2023
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View Post: The Brooklyn Ghost
The Brooklyn Ghost
Posted 12.23.2023
At one point in America, newspapers from all over the nation published stories about people’s eerie experiences with ghosts. In the late 1800s and e ...
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View Post: Consoda: Dining With the Dead
Consoda: Dining With the Dead
Posted 12.22.2023
Christmas takes on a distinctive and poignant character in the heart of Portugal, where cobbled streets wind through historic towns, and the scent of ...
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View Post: True Story Behind A Christmas Carol
True Story Behind A Christmas Carol
Posted 12.21.2023
Everybody knows the tale of Ebenezer Scrouge. Tiny Tim, the Cratchit family, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. They have been wov ...
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View Post: Kallikantzaros
Kallikantzaros
Posted 12.20.2023
As the twelve days of Christmas emerge, a malevolent force is known to strike terror into the hearts of those who dare to speak its name. Kallikantzar ...
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View Post: Gryla & The 13 Yule Lads
Gryla & The 13 Yule Lads
Posted 12.19.2023
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View Post: Hans Trapp: The Christmas Cannibal Scarecrow
Hans Trapp: The Christmas Cannibal Scarecrow
Posted 12.18.2023
As we delve into the intriguing legend of Hans Trapp, we find ourselves traversing through the rich tapestry of history, folklore, and human psycholog ...
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View Post: Sir Geoffrey and The Headless Hound
Sir Geoffrey and The Headless Hound
Posted 12.17.2023
The thin veil that separates us from the realm of the dead is lifted at various times of the year. When the sun is low, the inclinations of the mind g ...
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View Post: The Origins of Christmas
The Origins of Christmas
Posted 12.16.2023
Santa Claus, Polar Bears, Coca-Cola, Christmas wasn’t always this way. In a time before the advent of Capitalism, Christmas wasn’t just about gift ...
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View Post: Wartime During Christmas
Wartime During Christmas
Posted 12.15.2023
A frostbitten calm falls upon the land. Peace comes to all via vast feasts and celebrations. Everything seems serenely perfect. But not too far off, e ...
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View Post: The Alcatraz Christmas Ghost
The Alcatraz Christmas Ghost
Posted 12.14.2023
The most impenetrable federal prison of its time. Alcatraz has captivated the minds of ghost hunters, history buffs, and general tourists in the city ...
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View Post: The Headless Horseman of Roos Hall
The Headless Horseman of Roos Hall
Posted 12.13.2023
It was known throughout the Norse, Gaelic, and Britton countries of Northern Europe that the time of the Winter Solstice, the holiday season of today, ...
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