Previously: The Sky Is Blue And I See You. In the spirit of the season, today, we’re looking at a ritual game that isn’t actually dangerous at all: A Polish Christmas ritual for good health. With Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: A Polish Christmas Ritual For Good Health
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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Dullahan, The Headless Horseman Of Ireland
Previously: Ted The Caver's Mystery Cave. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: Unknown, Ireland. Written mention of subject, known commonly as the dullahan, although more Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Dullahan, The Headless Horseman Of Ireland
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Capelobo, The Human-Tapir Hybrid Of Brazilian Folklore
Previously: Bluebeard. Type: LC (Legendary Creature). This classification is a relative of the FC (Fearsome Critter) classification; however, the “Fearsome Critter” taxonomy is typically reserved Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Capelobo, The Human-Tapir Hybrid Of Brazilian Folklore
Unresolved: The Green Children Of Woolpit & The Question Of Folklore Vs. Fact
Previously: Who Was The Poe Toaster? What would you do if, one day, you were suddenly approached by two seemingly lost children? Would you try to find out from them information that might help Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Green Children Of Woolpit & The Question Of Folklore Vs. Fact
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Red Piano
Previously: The Stagecoach. Type: MO (Malevolent Object). Period/location of origin: The earliest collected account of subject, known as the Red Piano (Красное пианино), the red piano urban Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Red Piano
The Most Dangerous Games: The Four Spoons Fortune-Telling Game, Or, How To Summon A Domovoy
Previously: Answers In The Dark. There’s a figure in Slavic folklore called the domovoy, or Домовой. It lives inside the family home, often behind or under the stove or oven, or in the attic, or in Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Four Spoons Fortune-Telling Game, Or, How To Summon A Domovoy
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Die Irrwurz, Or The Confusion Root
Previously: Sugisawa Village. Type: LP (Legendary Plant). Period/location of origin: The precise period of origin or discovery is unknown, although much of the writing and documentation about Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Die Irrwurz, Or The Confusion Root
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Mari Lwyd
Previously: Père Fouettard. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: An unknown era during the pre-Christian period; alternatively, late 18th/early 19th century (see: Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Mari Lwyd