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Does evil come from within us, or from beyond? NOSFERATU (2024) dir. Robert Eggers

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Pages from a scrapbook made around 1883 by Minnie C. Woodbury Goodwin

From the collection of Mandy (Paper of the Past), who posts all sorts of delicious scrapbooks and ephemera on Instagram and here

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By Roberto Ferri

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She Who Feeds Us: The Corn Mother

Who is the Corn Mother, and what can her ancient story teach us about gratitude, sacrifice, and our connection to the Earth? Dive into a tale whispered across generations of Native American cultures and discover a deeper meaning behind the harvest season.

As the harvest moon hangs heavy in the sky, casting long shadows across the fields, a chill descends upon the land. It is the time of Thanksgiving, a time to give thanks for the bounty of the earth and the sustenance that sustains us. But beneath the warmth of the hearth fire and the festive cheer, there lies a deeper tale, a legend whispered among the indigenous peoples of the Americas for…

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The Nuckelavee's Curse: A Chilling Tale from Orkney's Shores

Delving into the shadowy depths of Orcadian folklore tonight. The Nuckelavee awaits...

Torrance, James. The Nuckelavee Chasing an Islander. 1901. Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales, by George Douglas, Walter Scott, 1901, p. 162. Wikimedia Commons The storm rages around the Orkney islands, a fury of wind and water that lashes against the cliffs, sending spray high into the air. Waves crash against the rocky shore, their thunderous roar echoing across the desolate landscape. But there is…

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A Brush with the Błędne Oko

“Will-o’-the-wisp and Snake” by Hermann Hendrich, 1823 (Public Domain) The forest floor groans beneath your weight, each step sinking into the mud and decaying leaves. A chill wind whips through the skeletal trees, their branches clawing at the fading light. The air is heavy with the stench of damp earth and something ancient, something…wrong. Then you see it: a flicker of unnatural green light,…

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I'm collecting the most bone-chilling folklore from around the world. What terrifying tales do you have to share?

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(via The Bean-Nighe: Death's Washerwoman) 𝕵𝖚𝖘𝖙 𝖑𝖆𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖉 𝖒𝖞 𝖂𝖔𝖗𝖉𝕻𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖘 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖌 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝖆 𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝖕𝖔𝖘𝖙 𝖆𝖇𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖒𝖞𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖑𝖔𝖌𝖞 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖊𝖆𝖓-𝕹𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖊! 👻 𝕻𝖗𝖊𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖙𝖔 𝖇𝖊 𝖘𝖕𝖔𝖔𝖐𝖊𝖉.

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Italian Silverplated Antique Sacred Hearts.

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NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979)

It’s the silence that gets me in this scene; you can hear everything - his apprehension, their breaths, her moans. And the way he lifts her dress and looks at her in awe, the way he kisses her neck before every bite, the way he grips her breast, and the way she urges him back to her when he starts to leave. Shockingly intimate.

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Fontainebleau State Park, Mandeville, Louisiana by Lana Gramlich

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