The Grey Lady of Stavern at Hotel Wassilioff
The grey lady of Stavern is a tragic tale, but not a very unique one. She stand together with the rest of the weeping women, filled of grief after being left by a man.
Ju-On: Origins – a Look at the Truth Behind “the Grudge”
The new Netflix TV-series Ju-On: Origins gives a new spin on the franchise. From going from classical jump-scares to an actual social commentary installment.
The Ghost of Leirubakki – An Icelandic Ghost Story
In the cold and desolated coast of Iceland, a ship wrecked crew is trying to find the way back home.
Horror Reading List We Look Forward To
A list of horror books coming soon that we look forward to.
Huaka’i Pō – The Night Marchers of Hawaii
When the moon peak out after the long and sunny days in Hawaii, there are things to beware in the dark like the Huaka’i Pō. The Hawaiian Night Marchers is legend told for a long time, and will continue to be so.
Five Murder Ballads
What does the Appalachian range, the Scottish Highland, the Scandinavian mountains and Nick Cave have in common? Filled of the sub genre murder ballads. A strange phenomenon we don’t hear much in songs anymore. Often a man killing his girlfriend or a mother killing her children, these bone chilling songs have lasted centuries, growing and changing according to the time and place. But one thing remains, someone is murdered.
Bærums Verk — Most Haunted Village in Norway
In an old iron foundry settlement, the once upon the time leader cannot find any rest in death.
Read the Classics – But Make Them Horror
A collection of audio books with the classical books being rewritten as horror.
5 gothic horror movies
This is a collection of movies that really have that nice sublime gothic feeling about it, with all the elements that makes something gothic and would make Ann Radcliff proud.
The Ghosts of Japan
In Japan, the ghosts are called Yūrei (幽霊). The word means faint or dim and soul or spirit. And as well as language and cultures divides different types of ghost in different categories, so does the Japanese. Here are some of the ghosts of Japan.
Banchō Sarayashiki — the Ghost of Okiku
The tale of Banchō Sarayashiki (番町皿屋敷, The Dish Mansion at Banchō) is a well known Japanese ghost story (kaidan). It was popularized in the kabuki theater tradition, and lives on in popular culture and folklore alike.
Onryō — the Vengeful Japanese Spirit
In many cultures, ghosts are put in different categories. Such is the case with Onryō (怨霊 onryō,) It basically means “vengeful spirit” or “wrathful spirit” in Japanese and is a mythological spirit of vengeance from Japanese folklore. They also have ghosts, called yurei, but these differ in the will of the ghost. As opposed to the yurei, these ghosts doesn’t just get over their revenge thoughts.
The Haunted Bathhouse in Ancient Greece
From the ancient writings of Plutarch, we can find a greek ghost story of the ghost of a young orphaned boy named Damon haunted a bathhouse in Chaeronea in Greece.
Sharpshooters hunting
A ranger on patrol gets a tip of hunter, hunting illegally. Or is it?
The Mysterious Meaning of the Ballad: Maiden in the Moor Lay
A beautiful haunting poem of a girl, submerged in the moor for days and days.
Songs About Ghosts and Hauntings
There are countless, countless, COUNTLESS ballads, songs, poems and plays about ghosts and hauntings throughout histories. But to find stories about songs about specific ghosts and hauntings is a bit more tricky. These are the selection we could find, but if you know about more, give notice as we are collecting!