Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Spooky Tales

 


Halloween is coming! Some people will be taking their children or younger siblings out trick-or-treating. Others will be handing out candy (preferably not laced with poison or razors). But for anyone staying indoors and ignoring the sounds and pranks of the kids, here are horror-flavored folktales to keep you up:


The Soldier and the Vampire

Bluebeard

The Tailor and the Corpse

Sop, Doll, Sop

The Three Cows

The Wolf


Bonus: The Terror That Comes in the Night: An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions (1989) by David J. Hufford

The Transmogrified Witch

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