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Dark folklore from the woods
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Dark folklore from the woods
Co-host for #WyrdWednesday
https://linktr.ee/prairiebones
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
While hiking the Dolomites, be wary of tiny, mysterious footprints.
Wanderers may encounter the Mazaròl. He knows all of the secrets of butter and cheese making, but at the cost of a mortal's memories of their former life. #FairytaleTuesday #folklore
Image: Anita Stizzoli
Wanderers may encounter the Mazaròl. He knows all of the secrets of butter and cheese making, but at the cost of a mortal's memories of their former life. #FairytaleTuesday #folklore
Image: Anita Stizzoli
September 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
While hiking the Dolomites, be wary of tiny, mysterious footprints.
Wanderers may encounter the Mazaròl. He knows all of the secrets of butter and cheese making, but at the cost of a mortal's memories of their former life. #FairytaleTuesday #folklore
Image: Anita Stizzoli
Wanderers may encounter the Mazaròl. He knows all of the secrets of butter and cheese making, but at the cost of a mortal's memories of their former life. #FairytaleTuesday #folklore
Image: Anita Stizzoli
Oomancy, or egg divination, was (and still is) sometimes performed on people believed to have received the Evil Eye. The egg is passed over the person's body to absorb negative energy and then cracked to see if the energy has left the body. #BookologyThursday
Art by Anton Pieck
Art by Anton Pieck
August 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Oomancy, or egg divination, was (and still is) sometimes performed on people believed to have received the Evil Eye. The egg is passed over the person's body to absorb negative energy and then cracked to see if the energy has left the body. #BookologyThursday
Art by Anton Pieck
Art by Anton Pieck
Early Medieval bestiaries have perpetuated the myth that cranes on sentry duty for their flock will hold a rock. If they fell asleep and dropped it, they would be startled awake.
During this period of time, cranes were a symbol of vigilance and loyalty. #MythologyMonday
During this period of time, cranes were a symbol of vigilance and loyalty. #MythologyMonday
August 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Early Medieval bestiaries have perpetuated the myth that cranes on sentry duty for their flock will hold a rock. If they fell asleep and dropped it, they would be startled awake.
During this period of time, cranes were a symbol of vigilance and loyalty. #MythologyMonday
During this period of time, cranes were a symbol of vigilance and loyalty. #MythologyMonday
Alice (1988) is a surrealist dark fantasy film by Czech film director Jan Švankmajer. It follows Alice as she wanders around a Wonderland full of bones, puppets, and taxidermy animals. #WyrdWednesday
July 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Alice (1988) is a surrealist dark fantasy film by Czech film director Jan Švankmajer. It follows Alice as she wanders around a Wonderland full of bones, puppets, and taxidermy animals. #WyrdWednesday
Hares in folklore are sometimes considered unlucky, as they are often associated with witches.
It is especially unlucky to kill a hare before dawn. A witch could take revenge on the hunter for destroying their animal body. #BookologyThursday
It is especially unlucky to kill a hare before dawn. A witch could take revenge on the hunter for destroying their animal body. #BookologyThursday
July 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hares in folklore are sometimes considered unlucky, as they are often associated with witches.
It is especially unlucky to kill a hare before dawn. A witch could take revenge on the hunter for destroying their animal body. #BookologyThursday
It is especially unlucky to kill a hare before dawn. A witch could take revenge on the hunter for destroying their animal body. #BookologyThursday
Soucouyants are described as female vampires in Caribbean folklore, shedding their skin by night and traveling as a ball of flame to hunt.
If a person finds their skin before dawn and rubs salt and pepper on it, the Soucouyant is destroyed. #WyrdWednesday
Art: Horrorpedia
If a person finds their skin before dawn and rubs salt and pepper on it, the Soucouyant is destroyed. #WyrdWednesday
Art: Horrorpedia
July 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Soucouyants are described as female vampires in Caribbean folklore, shedding their skin by night and traveling as a ball of flame to hunt.
If a person finds their skin before dawn and rubs salt and pepper on it, the Soucouyant is destroyed. #WyrdWednesday
Art: Horrorpedia
If a person finds their skin before dawn and rubs salt and pepper on it, the Soucouyant is destroyed. #WyrdWednesday
Art: Horrorpedia
Mo'o of Hawaiian legend are aquatic dragons that often appear as beautiful women, geckos, and giant lizards.
In one tale, volcano goddess Pele sends her younger sister, Hi'iaka, on an errand to slay three mo'o and rescue her mortal sweetheart. #BookologyThursday
Art by ArkaEdri
In one tale, volcano goddess Pele sends her younger sister, Hi'iaka, on an errand to slay three mo'o and rescue her mortal sweetheart. #BookologyThursday
Art by ArkaEdri
July 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Mo'o of Hawaiian legend are aquatic dragons that often appear as beautiful women, geckos, and giant lizards.
In one tale, volcano goddess Pele sends her younger sister, Hi'iaka, on an errand to slay three mo'o and rescue her mortal sweetheart. #BookologyThursday
Art by ArkaEdri
In one tale, volcano goddess Pele sends her younger sister, Hi'iaka, on an errand to slay three mo'o and rescue her mortal sweetheart. #BookologyThursday
Art by ArkaEdri
The gargoyles of Notre Dame Cathedral are also called "grotesques" or chimeras. They are built to resemble monstrous human-animal hybrids. Some function as water drainage, while others are purely ornamental and contribute to the imposing atmosphere of the church. #WyrdWednesday
July 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The gargoyles of Notre Dame Cathedral are also called "grotesques" or chimeras. They are built to resemble monstrous human-animal hybrids. Some function as water drainage, while others are purely ornamental and contribute to the imposing atmosphere of the church. #WyrdWednesday
The Witch-Cat Trial of 1719
William Montgomery, a mason by trade, had his house overrun by many cats. One night, he found five cats by the fireside, and a servant told him that they were "speaking amongst themselves."
#BookologyThursday
William Montgomery, a mason by trade, had his house overrun by many cats. One night, he found five cats by the fireside, and a servant told him that they were "speaking amongst themselves."
#BookologyThursday
July 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Witch-Cat Trial of 1719
William Montgomery, a mason by trade, had his house overrun by many cats. One night, he found five cats by the fireside, and a servant told him that they were "speaking amongst themselves."
#BookologyThursday
William Montgomery, a mason by trade, had his house overrun by many cats. One night, he found five cats by the fireside, and a servant told him that they were "speaking amongst themselves."
#BookologyThursday
Kitsunebi are fire orbs created by fox spirits, a sign that other yokai are nearby.
Malevolent foxes sometimes create them to lure travelers off of forest paths, and also during the night parade of one hundred demons. #WyrdWednesday
Hiroshige, New Year's Eve Foxfires (1857)
Malevolent foxes sometimes create them to lure travelers off of forest paths, and also during the night parade of one hundred demons. #WyrdWednesday
Hiroshige, New Year's Eve Foxfires (1857)
July 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Kitsunebi are fire orbs created by fox spirits, a sign that other yokai are nearby.
Malevolent foxes sometimes create them to lure travelers off of forest paths, and also during the night parade of one hundred demons. #WyrdWednesday
Hiroshige, New Year's Eve Foxfires (1857)
Malevolent foxes sometimes create them to lure travelers off of forest paths, and also during the night parade of one hundred demons. #WyrdWednesday
Hiroshige, New Year's Eve Foxfires (1857)
The Demon Hour, or Witching Hour, is the time at night between 3:00am-4:00am when demons are said to be at their most powerful. #WyrdWednesday
Art: Dragan Bibin
Art: Dragan Bibin
June 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Demon Hour, or Witching Hour, is the time at night between 3:00am-4:00am when demons are said to be at their most powerful. #WyrdWednesday
Art: Dragan Bibin
Art: Dragan Bibin
June 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
During Midsummer, bonfires are lit as a symbol of renewal. One custom in Denmark is to burn witch dolls made of hay. The fire would dispel their magic and cast their spirits away to the mountains. #FolkyFriday #Midsummer
P.S. Krøyer, Midsummer Eve Bonfire on Skagen’s Beach, (1906)
P.S. Krøyer, Midsummer Eve Bonfire on Skagen’s Beach, (1906)
June 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
During Midsummer, bonfires are lit as a symbol of renewal. One custom in Denmark is to burn witch dolls made of hay. The fire would dispel their magic and cast their spirits away to the mountains. #FolkyFriday #Midsummer
P.S. Krøyer, Midsummer Eve Bonfire on Skagen’s Beach, (1906)
P.S. Krøyer, Midsummer Eve Bonfire on Skagen’s Beach, (1906)
"If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended,
That you have but slumbered here
While these visions did appear."
- Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream
#BookologyThursday
Think but this, and all is mended,
That you have but slumbered here
While these visions did appear."
- Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream
#BookologyThursday
June 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended,
That you have but slumbered here
While these visions did appear."
- Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream
#BookologyThursday
Think but this, and all is mended,
That you have but slumbered here
While these visions did appear."
- Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream
#BookologyThursday
Want to meet your true love?
At 12am on Midsummer Eve, run through a churchyard while spreading rose petals and chant “Rose leaves, rose leaves, rose leaves I strew, He that will love me, come after me now.”
#WyrdWednesday
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Gustav Doré (1870)
At 12am on Midsummer Eve, run through a churchyard while spreading rose petals and chant “Rose leaves, rose leaves, rose leaves I strew, He that will love me, come after me now.”
#WyrdWednesday
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Gustav Doré (1870)
June 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Want to meet your true love?
At 12am on Midsummer Eve, run through a churchyard while spreading rose petals and chant “Rose leaves, rose leaves, rose leaves I strew, He that will love me, come after me now.”
#WyrdWednesday
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Gustav Doré (1870)
At 12am on Midsummer Eve, run through a churchyard while spreading rose petals and chant “Rose leaves, rose leaves, rose leaves I strew, He that will love me, come after me now.”
#WyrdWednesday
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Gustav Doré (1870)
Midsummer is when the Holly King is victorious in battle over the Oak King, and rules the remaining half of the year. He will lose his crown again at Yule. #FairyTaleTuesday #Folklore
Art: Yule King, Michael Kerbow
Art: Yule King, Michael Kerbow
June 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Midsummer is when the Holly King is victorious in battle over the Oak King, and rules the remaining half of the year. He will lose his crown again at Yule. #FairyTaleTuesday #Folklore
Art: Yule King, Michael Kerbow
Art: Yule King, Michael Kerbow
Visitors to the fairy realm should not touch food or drink unless they want to remain a part of that world forever.
Sometimes, people are sent back home to wither away from being unable to eat anything. #BookologyThursday
Art: The Goblins' Market, Margaret W. Tarrant
Sometimes, people are sent back home to wither away from being unable to eat anything. #BookologyThursday
Art: The Goblins' Market, Margaret W. Tarrant
June 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Visitors to the fairy realm should not touch food or drink unless they want to remain a part of that world forever.
Sometimes, people are sent back home to wither away from being unable to eat anything. #BookologyThursday
Art: The Goblins' Market, Margaret W. Tarrant
Sometimes, people are sent back home to wither away from being unable to eat anything. #BookologyThursday
Art: The Goblins' Market, Margaret W. Tarrant
Show respect for the Fae by leaving regular gifts outside for them. They love milk, honey, alcohol, bread, and fresh fruit from the garden. #WyrdWednesday
Art: Tuesday Riddell
Art: Tuesday Riddell
June 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Show respect for the Fae by leaving regular gifts outside for them. They love milk, honey, alcohol, bread, and fresh fruit from the garden. #WyrdWednesday
Art: Tuesday Riddell
Art: Tuesday Riddell
As a kelpie submerges under the water of a riverbank, a clap of thunder is sure to follow. The wailing of this demon horse will warn of an approaching storm.
#BookologyThursday
Art by CapeKelpie
#BookologyThursday
Art by CapeKelpie
May 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
As a kelpie submerges under the water of a riverbank, a clap of thunder is sure to follow. The wailing of this demon horse will warn of an approaching storm.
#BookologyThursday
Art by CapeKelpie
#BookologyThursday
Art by CapeKelpie
Vila Amalka (Amalka the Fairy) #bookologythursday #Beltane
May 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Vila Amalka (Amalka the Fairy) #bookologythursday #Beltane
Witch bottles were a folk magic practice in England and the United States that involved burying bottles to counter against witchcraft. They were often prepared by a folk healer and filled with urine, pins, needles, hair, red thread, and red wine. #WyrdWednesday #Walpurgisnacht
April 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Witch bottles were a folk magic practice in England and the United States that involved burying bottles to counter against witchcraft. They were often prepared by a folk healer and filled with urine, pins, needles, hair, red thread, and red wine. #WyrdWednesday #Walpurgisnacht
In European folklore, it was believed that witches would transform into hedgehogs to steal milk and spy on neighbors. #WyrdWednesday
April 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
In European folklore, it was believed that witches would transform into hedgehogs to steal milk and spy on neighbors. #WyrdWednesday
The ouroboros is a symbol of a reptile that eats its own tail. Sometimes, it is described as a large serpent that encircles the world.
It is common in many different cultures and often used to represent infinite cycles, such as death and rebirth. #WyrdWednesday
It is common in many different cultures and often used to represent infinite cycles, such as death and rebirth. #WyrdWednesday
April 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The ouroboros is a symbol of a reptile that eats its own tail. Sometimes, it is described as a large serpent that encircles the world.
It is common in many different cultures and often used to represent infinite cycles, such as death and rebirth. #WyrdWednesday
It is common in many different cultures and often used to represent infinite cycles, such as death and rebirth. #WyrdWednesday
A great way to invite fairies into your garden is to plant a ring of flowers. However, if you find a ring of mushrooms, be careful not to step into it.
Humans disappear into the fairy realm because of their own curiosity, and not because they have been tricked.
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday
Humans disappear into the fairy realm because of their own curiosity, and not because they have been tricked.
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday
April 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A great way to invite fairies into your garden is to plant a ring of flowers. However, if you find a ring of mushrooms, be careful not to step into it.
Humans disappear into the fairy realm because of their own curiosity, and not because they have been tricked.
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday
Humans disappear into the fairy realm because of their own curiosity, and not because they have been tricked.
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday