thor, to random
@thor@berserker.town avatar

being ghosted isn't a good feeling

proedie,
@proedie@mastodon.green avatar

@thor Hey. We are the ones with . We others all the time. Never on purpose, though.

curiousordinary, to Japan

'Killing the Ghost Spirit of the Old Tanuki' from the series 'Edo Embroidery Pictures, Comparison of the Day and the Night' - Toyohara Chikanobu, 1886.
@folklore

juergen_hubert, to austria
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

A goat on fire haunts the Büntlitten hill near Dornbirn.


https://www.patreon.com/posts/bearers-of-50146725

juergen_hubert, to austria
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

When ghostly fires appeared on the mountainsides, the people of Styria knew that invaders were approaching.


https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghosts-within-50179425

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

In life, a tone-deaf nun.

In death, an avian companion to the Wild Huntsman!

#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory #bird #owl #WildHunt @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/avian-companions-44289799

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

A long time ago, a particularly nasty ghost was banished to a forest to the west of Weißenhorn.

These days, the forest has been partially converted into an industrial park.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/things-to-do-you-46361506

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

Most ghosts seek salvation. A few attain it.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/unfinished-47487590

Part 2 of German folk tale "Ghosts Reaching Salvation". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

Many ghosts in turmoil can only move on with the aid of the living.

...sometimes, the required assistance is rather easy to fulfill.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/bearers-of-50146725

curiousordinary, to Japan

'Killing the Ghost Spirit of the Old Tanuki' from the series 'Edo Embroidery Pictures, Comparison of the Day and the Night' - Toyohara Chikanobu, 1886.
@folklore

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned", and all that.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghost-stories-of-31962669

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

Landlords never tell you the whole story about the apartment you are renting.

Even though things like "there is a ghost that stalks young mothers in the house" is pretty vital information!

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/things-to-do-you-46361506

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

In Osterwieck, a theft was once solved by a Meddling Kid, and the ghosts who supported him.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/abodes-of-ghosts-43497027

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

The dead tend to frown upon petty thieves.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/leave-dead-alone-53103203

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

Duty never ends for a coast warden. Not even death is a release.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/terror-of-sea-50181475

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

Ghosts sometimes have rather elaborate conditions that must be fulfilled before they can find release.

And they can get rather upset if someone botches this - even if they didn't get any instructions!

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/lighting-way-to-47458631

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

Ghosts are well-placed to answer difficult theological questions.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghosts-of-53102794

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

When you see two men carrying a heavy load across a lonely mountain one evening, it's best to leave them well enough alone.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghost-stories-28385253

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

If someone asks you to get some blessed altar bread for them, you should probably ask a few questions first.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/failed-salvation-47626706

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

When the spirits of the dead will not stay away from the living, experts need to be called in to deal with them.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/day-laborer-46162824

Part 2 of German folk tale "The Ghost of Day Laborer Rossow from Klein-Kelle near Röbel". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!

curiousordinary, to Japan

A woman encounters a winged ghost in this ukiyo-e print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1886) titled 'Mt. Yoshino Midnight Moon' from the series 'One Hundred Aspects of the Moon.'
@folklore

etaski, to ghost
@etaski@mastodon.online avatar

"Take No Prisoners" ⚔️
https://storybundle.com/sfwa

Today’s

JAY VELOSO BATISTA'S

THORFINN AND THE WITCH'S CURSE (Forerunner Series Book 1)

10-yr-old Finn is a normal boy in the Kingdoms of 9th-century England. When a curse comes alive, a mishap thrusts him into a realm beyond Midgard.

Finn is a boy by day, a by night.

@bookstodon @bookstadon @fantasy @literature

curiousordinary, to Japan

'Short-Sighted Man and a Ghost' - Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1881.
@folklore

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

Many lost souls are happy enough to help the living. But be sure to properly thank them for their services!

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/lighting-way-to-47458631

juergen_hubert, to Germany
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

The dead just want to be left alone, and the living need to respect that.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/leave-dead-alone-53103203

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