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It was believed that the cats had a sixth sense and that putting a cat in the wall was a blood sacrifice so the animal could use psychic abilities to find and ward off unwanted spirits. [1] Although some accounts claim that the cats were walled in alive, examination of recovered specimens indicates post-mortem concealment in most cases. [2]
Apotropaic marks, also called 'witch marks' or 'anti-witch marks' in Europe, are symbols or patterns scratched on the walls, beams and thresholds of buildings to protect them from witchcraft or evil spirits. They have many forms; in Britain they are often flower-like patterns of overlapping circles. [25] such as hexafoils.
Mediums would also cut pictures from magazines and stick them to the cheesecloth to pretend they were spirits of the dead. [46] Another researcher, C. D. Broad, wrote that ectoplasm in many cases had proven to be composed of home material such as butter-muslin, and that there was no solid evidence that it had anything to do with spirits. [47]
Here's a Halloween riddle for you: What has a tail and four feet, but no arms or legs?. If you guessed a cyclops or other scary monster, better luck next time, because that's incorrect.We can't ...
A shadow person (also known as a shadow figure or black mass) is the perception of shadow as a living species, humanoid figure, sometimes interpreted as the presence of a spirit or other entity by believers in the paranormal or supernatural.
Spirit Halloween stores. Spirit Halloween opened in 1983, and this year, opened nearly 1,500 seasonal stores in the U.S., with a total of 1,525 stores in North America.. The state with the most ...
The bar often dubbed America's most haunted nightclub is tearing down its building. Bobby Mackey, owner of Bobby Mackey's Music World in Wilder, Kentucky, plans to demolish his bar's home venue ...
The Mokumokuren usually live in torn shoji (Japanese paper sliding walls), although they can also be found in tatami floor mats and in walls. [1] The name "Mokumokuren" literally means "many eyes" or "continuous eyes". The Mokumokuren is considered by the Japanese to be one of the traditional inhabitants of haunted houses.