Dead as a Doornail -The Carpenter of Doom Over the space of a lifetime, a man was haunted by recurring visits from a mysterious carpenter, whose presence meant death.
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Chris Woodyard
on
August 14, 2018
in Death , Ephemera , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , News , Prophecies , Strange Deaths , Victorian
and tagged banshee , Dead as a Doornail: The Carpenter of Doom , death angel , death omens , mysterious carpenter , personifications of Death , phantom carpenter , psychopomp , spectral carpenter , tokens of death , unearthly carpenter
Silas Told and the Devil-Fish A giant devil-fish ominously follows a sailing ship as a token of death for the Captain.
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Chris Woodyard
on
June 24, 2017
in Animal Tales , Cryptozoology , Death , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , Grim and Grewsome , News , Prophecies , religion , Strange Deaths
and tagged cryptozoology , deateh omens , giant manta , giant ray , manta ray , poisoning , psychopomp , sailors' superstitions , Silas Told , Silas Told and the Devil-Fish , slave trade
Dead as a Doornail: The Carpenter of Doom Over the space of a lifetime, a man was haunted by a mysterious carpenter, whose presence meant death.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
January 6, 2015
in Death , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , Grim and Grewsome , News , Prophecies , Strange Deaths , Victorian
and tagged banshee , Dead as a Doornail: The Carpenter of Doom , death angel , death omens , personifications of Death , psychopomp , tokens of death
Father’s Ghost Fetches the Dying For Fathers Day weekend, a father’s ghost bears away two family members.
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Chris Woodyard
on
June 14, 2014
in Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , News , Prophecies , Strange Deaths , Victorian
and tagged Father's Day , father's ghost , Father's Ghost Fetches the Dying , fathers and daughters , fetch , ghost fetches dying , ghostly father , ghosts , psychopomp , strange deaths
Silas Told and the Devil-Fish A ripping yarn from a Methodist convert. An intriguing tale of nameless poisons, the Devil, and a strange horned creature following the ship as a kind of marine psychopomp.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
January 16, 2014
in Animal Tales , Cryptozoology , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , News , Prophecies , Scientific Oddities , Strange Deaths , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged cryptozoology , death omens , giant manta , manta ray , Methodism , psychopomp , sailors , Silas Told , Silas Told and the Devil-Fish , slave trade
The holidays (or perhaps more accurately, holiday films) are a time for heartwarming depictions of helpful angels: Clarence, the Angel Second Class of It’s a Wonderful Life and Cary Grant’s debonair Dudley of The Bishop’s Wife spring to mind. Here are stories of three angelic visitations, two of dubious helpfulness.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
December 12, 2013
in Christmas , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , News , Prophecies , religion , Victorian , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged angel help , angel of death , angels , death angel , healing , miracles , psychopomp
