British Folklore, Superstition and the Uncanny
Ghosts, omens, witch-lore, monsters, charms, strange weather, and the persistent afterlife of folk belief.
A home for Haeretico pieces on hauntings, monsters, witch-lore, omens, charms, uncanny folklore, and the stranger edge of British and European tradition.
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