Where Vampires Actually Came From
Long before anyone said the word “vampire,” people were already burying their dead wrongly on purpose. The fear seems to go back
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The Things People Put in Walls to Keep Witches Out
Shoes, bottles, dead cats, scratched circles, and the private magic of the English home. If you renovate an old house in Britain,
Why Do We Cover the Mirrors when Someone Dies?
Come with me into a house where someone has just died. It's an ordinary house, those types that existed by
Chang'e, Weighing the Vial
Hou Yi hid it under the bed, wrapped in cloth, further back than a wife should reach. I raced ahead of the
First Wife
1:1 This is the version no one tells at synagogue, she was made from the same dirt as him, not a
Riding
Miss Odell says the reason we paint our porch ceilings blue is on account of the haint can't cross water,
A Washer at the Ford
My aunt said never stop if you hear washing at night. Not singing. Washing. She was particular about that. There’s a