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LATEST POSTS
17 stories below: Myths of the Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro system is considered to be one of the most beautiful underground systems in the world. It’s also one of the scariest.
Epistolary horror: Ghosts of Ancient Rome
One of the reasons that I’m so into ghosts is how they represent history encroaching upon the present: literally, they can’t be ignored. So let’s talk about some historical ghosts: specifically, some ghosts from ancient Rome.
Hippity hoppity: the Jiangshi
The Jiangshi vampire is pretty special, so let’s hop to it.
Black bird shrieking in the dead of night: Nachtkrapp
In this German-Austrian legend, the crows don’t have eyes.
Full moon AND Halloween AND 2020 edition: Thinning the veil
On Halloween (or Samhain), the veil between this world and the next lifts, and the dead (and worse) walk. Rather than exploring a specific monster, let’s explore lots of them at once by poking at that boundary and what’s on the other side.
Photo cred: Kym MacKinnnon for the sick moon pic, Raj Eiamworakul for the friendly reader, and Sam Wheeler for the comfortable gentleman.
