Bone and Sickle

By: Al Ridenour
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  • A bountiful harvest of horror and folklore
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  • Devil Boards
    Oct 28 2024

    The devilish reputation Ouija boards enjoy in horror films is a relatively new phenomenon. In the Victorian era, they were regarded by “psychical researchers” as something to be embraced in a spirit of calm scientific inquiry, while Spiritualists saw in them a means of reaching out to those who’d passed into the “Summerland,” an anodyne …

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    35 mins
  • Missing Intro for Episode 133
    Oct 18 2024

    Apparently, I clipped off the beginning of the show during the initial upload. It’s been fixed, so this would only effect those downloading yesterday, but for those who missed it, here it is..

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    5 mins
  • Spirit Boards
    Oct 17 2024

    Ouija boards, or more generally, “spirit boards” have antecedents going back to the very first days of the Spiritualist movement. We begin our show with a seasonally spooky visit to the cottage of the Fox sisters in Hydesville, New York, where the ghost of a murdered pedlar supposedly began communicating with the family through a …

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    39 mins

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To ease your morbid curiosity

Bone and Sickle is a delightful dark podcast that delves into the mysterious world of folklore and fairy tales. Wonderfully narrated with all aspects investigated. Please do yourself a great pleasure and listen.

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Bring on the Ghouls

I really enjoyed this episode. It seems to me that you don't really hear that much about ghouls anymore. They seem to get the short end of the stick when it comes to the paranormal.

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