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The grave of Mary Evelyn Ford. The Witch Child of Pilot's Knob is a Kentucky urban legend that tells of a five-year-old girl named Mary Evelyn Ford and her mother, Mary Louise Ford, being burned at the stake in the 1900s for practicing witchcraft in the town of Marion, Kentucky.
The monster was the subject of a 1988 film by Louisville filmmaker Ron Schildknecht called The Legend of the Pope Lick Monster. [6] The 16-minute, $6,000 film premiered on December 29, 1988, at the Uptown Theater.
Native American cultures are rich in myths and legends that explain natural phenomena and the relationship between humans and the spirit world. According to Barre Toelken, feathers, beadwork, dance steps and music, the events in a story, the shape of a dwelling, or items of traditional food can be viewed as icons of cultural meaning.
The Hillbilly Beast of Kentucky is supposedly 8–10 ft (2.4–3.0 m) tall and weighs over 800 Ib (362.8 kg), the Hillbilly Beast of Kentucky also reportedly has black eyes that glow orange during the night and vocalizes using shouts and banging on trees, it shares the rest of its features with the aforementioned Bigfoot.
The Black Angel is a folklore legend that describes a statue in Iowa City that is said to be cursed, based on the death of Teresa Feldevert. [ 15 ] Black Annis (also known as Black Agnes or Black Anna ) is a folklore legend that describes a blue-faced hag or witch with iron claws and a taste for human flesh (especially children).
Wednesday may be the greatest day Smashing Pumpkins fans in Kansas City have ever known. The ‘90s alternative rock band will perform at Starlight Theatre Wednesday with special guest PVRIS as a ...
She taught anthropology at Western Kentucky University beginning in 1989 [1] and, as of 2022, has retired from teaching. [2] Brady was the editor of Southern Folklore, a journal published by the University Press of Kentucky, from 1992 [3] though 2000. [4] She was the president of the Kentucky Folklore Society Fellows in 2015. [5]