October 28, 2026 at 4:26 PM
October 28, 2026 at 2:28 PM
For #WyrdWednesday
The strange case of Miss X and Scotland's 'most haunted' house
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The strange case of Miss X and Scotland's 'most haunted' house
Ballechin House allegedly had it all - ghostly dogs, a spectral nun and things that went bump in the night.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2026 at 3:32 PM
For #WyrdWednesday
"I'll live alone with the dead, and keep their secrets, and let them hound me, until the curse is paid out"
(Eugene O'Neill "Mourning Becomes Electra")
🎨 Koichi Iyoda
#WyrdWednesday
(Eugene O'Neill "Mourning Becomes Electra")
🎨 Koichi Iyoda
#WyrdWednesday
October 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
"I'll live alone with the dead, and keep their secrets, and let them hound me, until the curse is paid out"
(Eugene O'Neill "Mourning Becomes Electra")
🎨 Koichi Iyoda
#WyrdWednesday
(Eugene O'Neill "Mourning Becomes Electra")
🎨 Koichi Iyoda
#WyrdWednesday
Chernabog the Demon of Bald Mountain from Disneys Fantasia. (1940) derived from Chernobog, Black God, in Slavic mythology
#WyrdWednesday
#WyrdWednesday
October 28, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Chernabog the Demon of Bald Mountain from Disneys Fantasia. (1940) derived from Chernobog, Black God, in Slavic mythology
#WyrdWednesday
#WyrdWednesday
Let’s hope this cauldron wasn’t responsible for keeping the river flowing, or anything important like that. They’ll be cutting down hawthorn trees next, you just watch. #WyrdWednesday
Divers Recover a Mysterious Cauldron That Had Been Hiding at the Bottom of an English River for Hundreds of Years
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Divers Recover a Mysterious Cauldron That Had Been Hiding at the Bottom of an English River for Hundreds of Years — Smithsonian Magazine
Nobody knows how the three-legged iron cauldron ended up in the River Wear. Weeks before Halloween, it finally returned to the surface
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October 28, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Let’s hope this cauldron wasn’t responsible for keeping the river flowing, or anything important like that. They’ll be cutting down hawthorn trees next, you just watch. #WyrdWednesday
“The stars move still, time runs, the clock will strike, The devil will come, and Faustus must be damned.”
-Christopher Marlowe, “Dr. Faustus”
🖌️ Carl Gustav Carus, “Faust in His Study,” 1851
#WyrdWednesday
-Christopher Marlowe, “Dr. Faustus”
🖌️ Carl Gustav Carus, “Faust in His Study,” 1851
#WyrdWednesday
October 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
“The stars move still, time runs, the clock will strike, The devil will come, and Faustus must be damned.”
-Christopher Marlowe, “Dr. Faustus”
🖌️ Carl Gustav Carus, “Faust in His Study,” 1851
#WyrdWednesday
-Christopher Marlowe, “Dr. Faustus”
🖌️ Carl Gustav Carus, “Faust in His Study,” 1851
#WyrdWednesday
She went on to vent her malice upon the city and islands.
Queen of the Ebony Isles
The Arabian Nights
1907
Edmund Dulac #WyrdWednesday
Queen of the Ebony Isles
The Arabian Nights
1907
Edmund Dulac #WyrdWednesday
October 28, 2026 at 5:45 PM
She went on to vent her malice upon the city and islands.
Queen of the Ebony Isles
The Arabian Nights
1907
Edmund Dulac #WyrdWednesday
Queen of the Ebony Isles
The Arabian Nights
1907
Edmund Dulac #WyrdWednesday
#WyrdWednesday The stories of M.R James have been illustrated by many but none capture the quiet menace quite like the author's friend, James McBryde, who sadly died age 30, in 1904, yet his artistry is still commemorated. #Gothtober
October 28, 2026 at 12:14 PM
#WyrdWednesday The stories of M.R James have been illustrated by many but none capture the quiet menace quite like the author's friend, James McBryde, who sadly died age 30, in 1904, yet his artistry is still commemorated. #Gothtober
The blaze of the battlefield and its searchlights is masked by the emerging shadow of Death in this picture created by Alberto Martini in 1914 as World War One began.
#WyrdWednesday #weirdart #weird #art #GreatWar
#WyrdWednesday #weirdart #weird #art #GreatWar
October 28, 2026 at 9:54 AM
The blaze of the battlefield and its searchlights is masked by the emerging shadow of Death in this picture created by Alberto Martini in 1914 as World War One began.
#WyrdWednesday #weirdart #weird #art #GreatWar
#WyrdWednesday #weirdart #weird #art #GreatWar
October 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
from witches and wizards
and long-tailed buzzards and
creeping things that run in hedge bottoms
good lord deliver us
A rhyme that was meant for protection against all uncanny things
#wyrdwednesday
and long-tailed buzzards and
creeping things that run in hedge bottoms
good lord deliver us
A rhyme that was meant for protection against all uncanny things
#wyrdwednesday
October 28, 2026 at 2:15 PM
from witches and wizards
and long-tailed buzzards and
creeping things that run in hedge bottoms
good lord deliver us
A rhyme that was meant for protection against all uncanny things
#wyrdwednesday
and long-tailed buzzards and
creeping things that run in hedge bottoms
good lord deliver us
A rhyme that was meant for protection against all uncanny things
#wyrdwednesday
🌕🐇✨A little Moon Hare, patiently waiting to be on display in Bristol this December...
#MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday
#MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday
October 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM
🌕🐇✨A little Moon Hare, patiently waiting to be on display in Bristol this December...
#MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday
#MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday
The Night Folk are a fantastic parade of supernatural creatures which haunt the European Alps.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Night_Folk
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Night_Folk
The Night Folk
wiki.sunkencastles.com
October 28, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The Night Folk are a fantastic parade of supernatural creatures which haunt the European Alps.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Night_Folk
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Night_Folk
In Scandinavian folklore, the mara was a supernatural being blamed for nightmares. It supposedly sat upon sleepers' chests, causing terrifying dreams and feelings of suffocation. The English word nightmare preserves the name of this nocturnal tormentor. #WyrdWednesday
October 28, 2026 at 9:51 AM
In Scandinavian folklore, the mara was a supernatural being blamed for nightmares. It supposedly sat upon sleepers' chests, causing terrifying dreams and feelings of suffocation. The English word nightmare preserves the name of this nocturnal tormentor. #WyrdWednesday
When your worst nightmare comes true, it's best to stay awake—if you want to stay alive!
WEB OF HORROR
Hardy Boys Casefiles No. 53
Franklin W. Dickson (Pseud.) 1991 #WyrdWednesday
WEB OF HORROR
Hardy Boys Casefiles No. 53
Franklin W. Dickson (Pseud.) 1991 #WyrdWednesday
October 28, 2026 at 9:30 AM
When your worst nightmare comes true, it's best to stay awake—if you want to stay alive!
WEB OF HORROR
Hardy Boys Casefiles No. 53
Franklin W. Dickson (Pseud.) 1991 #WyrdWednesday
WEB OF HORROR
Hardy Boys Casefiles No. 53
Franklin W. Dickson (Pseud.) 1991 #WyrdWednesday
Thökk sits in her dark cave, being angry and evil and content to bring about the end of the world after Balder’s death. Illustration created by Ib Spang Olsen in the ancient days (1950s). #wyrdwednesday
October 28, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Thökk sits in her dark cave, being angry and evil and content to bring about the end of the world after Balder’s death. Illustration created by Ib Spang Olsen in the ancient days (1950s). #wyrdwednesday
Wyrdlings!
Something wicked this #wyrdwednesday came, from you all, Wyrd Mothers @cwreeve.bsky.social and Sam and now wyrydly demonic Mother @wunderkammertales.eurosky.social
is here, demanding more dark tales from you! Bring 'em!
Something wicked this #wyrdwednesday came, from you all, Wyrd Mothers @cwreeve.bsky.social and Sam and now wyrydly demonic Mother @wunderkammertales.eurosky.social
is here, demanding more dark tales from you! Bring 'em!
October 28, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Wyrdlings!
Something wicked this #wyrdwednesday came, from you all, Wyrd Mothers @cwreeve.bsky.social and Sam and now wyrydly demonic Mother @wunderkammertales.eurosky.social
is here, demanding more dark tales from you! Bring 'em!
Something wicked this #wyrdwednesday came, from you all, Wyrd Mothers @cwreeve.bsky.social and Sam and now wyrydly demonic Mother @wunderkammertales.eurosky.social
is here, demanding more dark tales from you! Bring 'em!
The "Wailing Woman" a terrifying specter of doom that appears on the Lüneburg Heath on stormy nights.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wailing_Woman
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wailing_Woman
The Wailing Woman
wiki.sunkencastles.com
October 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The "Wailing Woman" a terrifying specter of doom that appears on the Lüneburg Heath on stormy nights.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wailing_Woman
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wailing_Woman
An Alp is an elemental creature belonging to the Elf Family. In "Nachtmahr" (Nightmare) by Johann Heinrich Füssli (1802), an alp sits on the sleeper's chest, with a mare staring out of the background. #WyrdWednesday @wyrdwednesday.bsky.social
October 28, 2026 at 12:23 PM
An Alp is an elemental creature belonging to the Elf Family. In "Nachtmahr" (Nightmare) by Johann Heinrich Füssli (1802), an alp sits on the sleeper's chest, with a mare staring out of the background. #WyrdWednesday @wyrdwednesday.bsky.social
"My son, wherefore seek'st thou thy face thus to hide?
Look, father, the Erl-King is close by our side!
Dost see not the Erl-King, with crown and with train?
My son, 'tis the mist rising over the plain."
(Goethe “Erl-King”)
🎨 Moritz von Schwind (1830)
#WyrdWednesday
Look, father, the Erl-King is close by our side!
Dost see not the Erl-King, with crown and with train?
My son, 'tis the mist rising over the plain."
(Goethe “Erl-King”)
🎨 Moritz von Schwind (1830)
#WyrdWednesday
October 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"My son, wherefore seek'st thou thy face thus to hide?
Look, father, the Erl-King is close by our side!
Dost see not the Erl-King, with crown and with train?
My son, 'tis the mist rising over the plain."
(Goethe “Erl-King”)
🎨 Moritz von Schwind (1830)
#WyrdWednesday
Look, father, the Erl-King is close by our side!
Dost see not the Erl-King, with crown and with train?
My son, 'tis the mist rising over the plain."
(Goethe “Erl-King”)
🎨 Moritz von Schwind (1830)
#WyrdWednesday
Frau Gauden and her dog-daughters haunt the skies over Mecklenburg as the Wild Hunt.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Frau_Gauden
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Frau_Gauden
Frau Gauden
wiki.sunkencastles.com
October 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Frau Gauden and her dog-daughters haunt the skies over Mecklenburg as the Wild Hunt.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Frau_Gauden
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Frau_Gauden
During renovations of old buildings, people sometimes discover concealed shoes hidden in walls, chimneys or beneath floors. Historians debate their precise meanings, but many are interpreted as protective deposits. An old boot might once have been considered a magical safeguard. #WyrdWednesday
October 28, 2026 at 12:33 PM
During renovations of old buildings, people sometimes discover concealed shoes hidden in walls, chimneys or beneath floors. Historians debate their precise meanings, but many are interpreted as protective deposits. An old boot might once have been considered a magical safeguard. #WyrdWednesday
The medieval legend of Herne the Hunter describes a ghostly figure associated with Windsor Forest, sometimes appearing with antlers. Shakespeare mentions Herne in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Later folklore transformed him into one of England's most recognizable spectral hunters. #WyrdWednesday
October 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The medieval legend of Herne the Hunter describes a ghostly figure associated with Windsor Forest, sometimes appearing with antlers. Shakespeare mentions Herne in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Later folklore transformed him into one of England's most recognizable spectral hunters. #WyrdWednesday
Tales of "Night hag" spirits which squeeze sleepers are widespread across Germany.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Walrider_-_A_Victim%E2%80%99s_Tale
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Walrider_-_A_Victim%E2%80%99s_Tale
Walrider - A Victim’s Tale
wiki.sunkencastles.com
October 28, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Tales of "Night hag" spirits which squeeze sleepers are widespread across Germany.
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Walrider_-_A_Victim%E2%80%99s_Tale
#wyrdwednesday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Walrider_-_A_Victim%E2%80%99s_Tale