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Around the World in 13 Haunted Nights: Bizarre Halloween Traditions
Halloween is that enchanting time of year when the air is crisp, leaves rustle beneath your feet as distant echoes of ghostly laughter fill the atmosphere, and the world transforms into an eerie landscape painted in hues of orange and black. But hold on to your broomsticks, because Halloween is about so much more than just pumpkin harvest and costume carnivals. This spooky holiday takes on some peculiar and bewitching myriad of traditions across the globe that will send chills down your spine and cast a spell on your senses.
By Sidra Anjum2 years ago in Fiction
Unearthing the Dark Secrets of America's Most Notorious Village
Salem, Massachusetts, a quaint coastal town, is best known for its dark and chilling history. The mere mention of Salem conjures images of witches, trials, and the supernatural. This infamous village has captivated the world's imagination for centuries, and its haunting legacy endures to this day. In this exploration of Salem's dark secrets, we will delve into its eerie past and unravel the mysteries that have made it the epicenter of America's most chilling folklore.
By Mirza Mirza2 years ago in Fiction
Witches of the waterfront
"Bless this day and make it fruitful. Bring me a man with gold coin, a hatful." Jacinda's sing-song voice was a delight to hear on a bright spring morning, as the four women strutted through the streets on their way to the harbor market. Baskets on their heads, laden with their simple wares, the women teased and taunted the good people they passed. Many shook their heads at so brazen a procession, some mouthing "harlots" or even "witches" under their breath. Witches they may have been, harlots they were not.
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Fiction
The Mirror and The Light
"Thе Mirror and thе Light" is a swееping еpic that chroniclеs thе final four years of Thomas Cromwеll's life, from thе еxеcution of Annе Bolеyn in 1536 to his own еxеcution in 1540. It is a novеl of immеnsе powеr and scopе, onе that offеrs a complеx and nuancеd portrait of a man who was both brilliant and ruthlеss.
By Libby Laraib2 years ago in Fiction
A Burning
Mеgha Majumdar's dеbut novеl, "A Burning", is a gripping thrillеr and a compassionatе social commеntary sеt in contemporary India. Thе novеl tеlls thе story of thrее unforgеttablе charactеrs whosе livеs bеcomе еntanglеd in thе wakе of a tеrrorist attack in Kolkata.
By Libby Laraib2 years ago in Fiction
Populus
The outside world was unknown to her, but she could see a glimpse of it through the window in his room. The once lush and vibrant landscape had become a vast expanse of desert, whose deep fissures etched their way through fractal plates of clay like stretch marks. They seemed to strain upward over the monolithic city walls, to grasp desperately at what scant enduring moisture might still be suspended in the cloudless sky. Perhaps she was projecting. The world had grown tough, in recent years, not to view through a colourless lens. Surface runoff from the nearby mountains, which the Architects had once redirected to flow through the citadel, had been exhausted ages ago… And rainfall had become a rare phenomenon that the Aunts recounted with reverent longing. Groundwater, drawn from aquifers deep beneath the city, had since served as their primary water supply; The majority of which was reserved for maintaining crops and livestock.
By J2 years ago in Fiction
The Return of the Witch of Endor
"May all healings that have been made for him come out badly… the curses of the earth and of the heavens and of the dead and the living… May they be dispatched against this leader and his sons… May no remedy or dissolving sorceries be received for them…May the evil sorceries be as mountains and high places and clothe with evil sorceries as garments of sores. May evil sorceries be drawn against them, and may they come to rest upon Ahatoi and Abirta, and may they sweep upon them like birds," read the fake witch from the terracotta bowl.
By J. S. Wade2 years ago in Fiction
The Grapes of Wrath
"Thе Grapеs of Wrath" is an еpic novеl by John Stеinbеck that tеlls thе story of thе Joad family, a group of tеnant farmеrs who arе forcеd to lеavе thеir homе in Oklahoma during thе Dust Bowl and migratе to California in sеarch of a bеttеr lifе.
By Libby Laraib2 years ago in Fiction
Land of the Blighted: Part One
Mary’s visions had begun small and scattered. A flash of a clawed hand tracking grooves in a rock. Dark waves breaking on a cliff. A pair of milky black eyes floating alone in a void, just staring on. They were simple, easily lost in the tangle of her dreams. But then they had begun to invade her waking moments. The first time she had been possessed by one of these visions, she had been riding by horse back to Jacksonville, her eyes lost to a sight of horror that had her gripping the reins and spooking the horse.
By Kenneth Donovan II2 years ago in Fiction
The Chronicles of the Luminous Star
In the realm of Evernia, a land filled with enchanting forests, mystical creatures, and hidden secrets, there existed a legend that had captivated the hearts of its inhabitants for generations. This was the legend of the Luminous Star, a mythical gem said to possess the power to bring eternal light and harmony to the kingdom. Many had sought this precious treasure, but none had succeeded in unraveling its mysteries. Until, of course, the fateful day when four unlikely heroes would come together to embark on the journey of a lifetime.
By Alpha the great 2 years ago in Fiction
Coven's Relic Quest (Part 1)
Beneath the silver moon's mystic glow, in a circle of shadows, a coven of witches gathered, their incantations weaving a tapestry of magic into the night.
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE2 years ago in Fiction
The Triumph of Goodness
Once, in the mystical land of Devlok, where gods and demons waged eternal battles for control, there arose a demon king named Mahishasura. He was a fearsome creature, half-demon, half-buffalo, with a heart as dark as the night and a thirst for power that could never be quenched. Under his tyranny, the realm of gods trembled, and darkness loomed over the heavens.
By SuraLaL2 years ago in Fiction