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Bevan ThomasIn Welsh myths, when the people of northern Wales offended the fairies, the fairies unleashed an army of monsters. It included a huge toad with sharp claws, a serpent with 100 damned souls writhing under its skin, and a 100-headed monster so huge battles could be fought on its jaws. 🎨 Jason Kang<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FairyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FairyFriday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FaerieFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FaerieFriday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WelshMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CelticMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WelshFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CelticFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fairy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Faerie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Faerie</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Monster</a>

Bevan ThomasIn the Goetia, Shax is a marquis of Hell who commands 30 legions of demons on evil horses. He can be summoned by a sorcerer to rob a person of anything - from money to horses to their own sight and hearing. Shax is also skilled at lying, and can see through other people's lies. 🎨 Louis Le Breton <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FairyTaleTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FairyTaleTuesday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookChatWeekly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Superstitiology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Goetia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Goetia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Demonology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Demonology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Occult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Occult</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Witchcraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Witchcraft</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Sorcery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sorcery</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Monster</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Demon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Demon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Devil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Devil</a>

Bevan ThomasIn Mesopotamian mythology, the demigod King Gilgamesh was a tyrant, so the gods sent the wild man Enkidu to defeat him. Though Gilgamesh won, he was impressed by Enkidu's strength and tenacity. Because of his love for the wild man, Gilgamesh became a good king. 🎨 Ludmila Zeman<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkloreSunday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookChatWeekly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MesopotamianFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MesopotamianFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BabylonianFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BabylonianFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MesopotamianMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MesopotamianMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BabylonianMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BabylonianMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Literature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Babylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Babylon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Gilgamesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gilgamesh</a>

Bevan ThomasDespite being the firstborn Olympian in Greek mythology, Hestia is the quietest and humblest of them. She is the goddess of the hearth and home, tending the fireplace while others adventure. Hestia gave her throne to the young god Dionysus because there wasn't space for a new throne.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkloreThursday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookChatWeekly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GreekMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreekMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ClassicalMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassicalMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GreekFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreekFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ClassicalFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassicalFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greece</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Olympians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Olympians</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Hestia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hestia</a>

Bevan ThomasIn Greek mythology, Prometheus created the humans and his brother Epimetheus created the animals. Prometheus carefully designed each individual human with subtle differences while Epimetheus manically threw in every idea he could think of, which is why animals are so diverse. 🎨 Pep Montserrat<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WyrdWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WyrdWednesday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DontGoIntoTheWoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DontGoIntoTheWoods</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GreekFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreekFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ClassicalFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassicalFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GreekMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreekMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ClassicalMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassicalMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greece</a>

Bevan ThomasThe most famous Welsh Christmas wassailing tradition is when a troupe carries a horse skull on a pole (the "Mari Lwyd") to a house and sings a song requesting admittance. Once inside, the Mari Lwyd runs around neighing and snapping its jaws, creating havoc and scaring children.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Superstitiology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Christmas</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wassailing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wassailing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MariLwyd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MariLwyd</a>

Bevan ThomasIn Welsh mythology, the magical white pig Henwen gave birth to a kitten who grew to gigantic size and cruelty. The Cat of Palug slaughtered 180 warriors on the Isle of Anglesey before it was slain by King Arthur's brother Kay (or by Arthur himself in later versions). 🎨 Peter Diamond<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkloreSunday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookChatWeekly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CelticMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WelshMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/KingArthur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KingArthur</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Arthuriana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arthuriana</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Monster</a>

Bevan ThomasThe ceffyl dŵr is a Welsh fairy horse that inhabits mountain pools and waterfalls. In south Wales, it's often benevolent. But in north Wales, it isn't. There the ceffyl dŵr likes to get someone to ride it, fly into the air, and then become mist, so the rider falls to their death. 🎨 Jaimie Whitbread<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkloreSunday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SwampSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SwampSunday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WelshMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CelticMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Celts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Monster</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Kelpie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kelpie</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WaterHorse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterHorse</a>

Bevan ThomasIn Welsh myths, pigs originally came from the Otherworld, a gift from the fairy king Arawn. The Welsh point to all the many different kinds of marvelous food one can turn pigs into (bacon, sausages, pork chops, etc.) as proof that pigs are magical creatures. 🎨 Kallerna<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkloreThursday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookChatWeekly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Superstitiology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WelshMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WelshFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CelticMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CelticFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mabinogion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mabinogion</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fairy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Faerie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Faerie</a>

Bevan Thomas"He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time the manxome foe he sought - So rested he by the Tumtum Tree, And stood awhile in thought.And as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came!"- Lewis Carroll, "Jabberwocky" 🎨 John Tenniel<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FairyTaleTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FairyTaleTuesday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookChatWeekly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Literature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Monster</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Jabberwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jabberwork</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/LewisCarroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LewisCarroll</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/JohnTenniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnTenniel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AliceinWonderland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AliceinWonderland</a>

Bevan ThomasThe water leaper or "llamhigyn y dwr" is a monster from Welsh folklore said to inhabit swamps and ponds. It resembles a giant legless frog with bat wings and a stinging tail. The leaper causes many problems, from breaking fishing lines to eating livestock or even fishermen. 🎨 Brian Froud<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SwampSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SwampSunday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkloreSunday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WelshMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WelshMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CelticMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Monster</a>

Bevan ThomasIn the original novel of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Dr. Jekyll is an elderly man who has lived a long yet repressed life while Mr. Hyde is much younger, a part of Jekyll's psyche that has been rarely indulged. Later movies adaptations often reverse this to make Jekyll a romantic lead.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WyrdWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WyrdWednesday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookChatWeekly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Literature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Horror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cinema</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Film</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/RobertLouisStevenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RobertLouisStevenson</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DrJekyllandMrHyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DrJekyllandMrHyde</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/JekyllandHyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JekyllandHyde</a>

Bevan Thomas"What would your feelings be, seriously, if your cat or your dog began to talk to you, and to dispute with you in human accents? You would be overwhelmed with horror.... The essence of sin... is simply an attempt to penetrate into another and higher sphere in a forbidden manner." - Arthur Machen, "The White People"<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookologyThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookologyThursday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookChatWeekly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkloreThursday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ArthurMachen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArthurMachen</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Literature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Horror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WeirdFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdFiction</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Gothic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gothic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Halloween</a>

Bevan Thomas"The lunatic, the lover, and the poet Are of imagination all compact. One sees more devils than vast Hell can hold: That is the madman." - William Shakespeare, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Act 5, Scene 1)<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ShakespeareSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ShakespeareSunday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookChatWeekly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHalloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHalloween</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHorror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Shakespeare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shakespeare</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WilliamShakespeare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WilliamShakespeare</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Literature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Theatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Theatre</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Theater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Theater</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MidsummerNightsDream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MidsummerNightsDream</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Halloween</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Horror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Demon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Demon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Devil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Devil</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Hell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hell</a>

Bevan Thomas"Up and down that narrow hall they danced, the women on each side of him, to the wildest measure he had ever imagined, yet which he dimly, dreadfully remembered.... And the Devil woke in his heart with a thousand vile suggestions and made him afraid." - Algernon Blackwood, "Ancient Sorceries" 🎨 Joseph Tomanek<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookWormSat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookWormSat</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHorror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHalloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHalloween</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookChatWeekly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Halloween</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Literature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Horror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WeirdFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdFiction</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Occult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Occult</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Monster</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AlgernonBlackwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AlgernonBlackwood</a>

Bevan Thomas"A ghost -- a sensory impression which a strong personality in its last decay can imprint, most commonly after death, on the structure of a building, and which is removed not by exorcism but by architectural alterations." - C. S. Lewis, "That Hideous Strength"<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkyFriday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHalloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHalloween</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHorror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookChatWeekly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CSLewis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CSLewis</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Literature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Occult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Occult</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ghost</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Undead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Undead</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Horror</a>

Bevan ThomasIn Scottish legend, baobhan sith are fairies who appear as beautiful young women to seduce travelers with their kisses and then drink their blood. They can turn into ravens, and have deer hooves instead of feet, which are usually concealed by their dress. 🎨 Leanne Gallacher<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkloreThursday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHorror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHalloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHalloween</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Superstitiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Superstitiology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ScottishMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScottishMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CelticMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scotland</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fairy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Vampire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vampire</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Horror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Halloween</a>

Bevan ThomasCAMILLA: You, sir, should unmask.STRANGER: Indeed?CASSILDA: Indeed, it's time. We have all laid aside disguise but you.STRANGER: I wear no mask. CAMILLA (terrified, aside to Cassilda): No mask? No mask!- Robert W. Chambers, "The King in Yellow" 🎨 Vicente Valentine<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookologyThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookologyThursday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookChatWeekly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHorror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHalloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHalloween</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Halloween</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Literature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WeirdFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdFiction</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Horror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CosmicHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CosmicHorror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/RobertWChambers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RobertWChambers</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/KinginYellow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KinginYellow</a>

Bevan ThomasThe Sluagh (the "Host") of Irish and Scottish folklore are sometimes depicted as ghosts, sometimes as fairies. They fly through the sky like a flock of birds, and carry off anyone they find. Some of their victims are left on a remote island, others are never seen again.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkloreThursday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHorror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHalloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHalloween</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CelticMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CelticMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ScottishMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScottishMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/IrishMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IrishMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scotland</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fairy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ghost</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Monster</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Undead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Undead</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Horror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Halloween</a>

Bevan ThomasIn the Monster High franchise, the nerdy zombie Ghoulia Yelps wears various clothes that are decorated with body part designs, such as brains, eyes, bones, etc. The zombie equivalent of a human girl decorating their outfits with cute cakes, cookies, etc. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WyrdWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WyrdWednesday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHalloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHalloween</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHorror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Horror</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Monster</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Undead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Undead</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Zombie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zombie</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Halloween</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fashion</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FashionDoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FashionDoll</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Doll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Doll</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MonsterHigh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MonsterHigh</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GhouliaYelps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GhouliaYelps</a>

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