Strange Lives

A Charm from Cheltenham A charm from Cheltenham is given to a young RAF flier who immediately recovers his lost nerve and, despite many crashes, lives a charmed life

Playing a Spirit A girl who played a spirit for a famous Spiritualist medium tells All.

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

Five Skeletons Five skeletons — all victims of a fiend’s ghastly revenge.

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

The Dark Man Remember the Dark Man, the changeling… A story for St Patrick’s Day.

Ashes a la carte Ashes of the dead eaten by the living.

A Spot of Bother: Jack the Ink-Slinger Jack the Ink-Slinger had a fetish for spraying purple ink on ladies’ dresses.

Eating Holy Clay A disturbing ritual from Ireland where clay from graves is eaten to protect against disease and sin. Unfortunately more was ingested than just clay.