Folklore

The Flame Game A flaming phantom throws balls of fire and belches flames at ghost hunters.

Harold the Goblin Boss Young Harold bosses a group of goblins at the bottom of the garden.

The Spectral Well of Virginia It began playfully, with a fortune-telling game: hold a mirror over a well and you will see the face of your future husband. But the young woman on her father’s Virginia plantation never dreamed of the ghostly sights and strange visions that would arise from those waters

Haunted by a Death-bed Promise Some spouses asked for death-bed promises that their husband or wife would not remarry. And some returned from beyond the grave to enforce that promise.

The Devonshire Death Fire A fire set as a prank by a Devonshire farmer is seen as an omen of death.

The Suffolk Sea Monster A strange Suffolk sea monster is shown by one of the fishermen who was injured while capturing it.

Vampire Varieties A variety of vampire posts for World Dracula Day.

Fairy Crowns of Scandinavia Stories of fairy crowns taken from the huldre-folk of Scandinavia.

Removing the Impediment A Hungarian magician removes an impediment to a young woman’s marriage.