Wandering Adventure Party

Many ghosts are bound to treasures, and can only be freed once the entire treasure is lifted.However, this task usually comes with its own hazards.#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://www.patreon.com/posts/fiery-men-36126048

Ghosts are notoriously bad at communicating their needs.#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://www.patreon.com/posts/blessings-upon-47613599

It isn't only zombies who are searching for brains.#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/A_Ghost_Searches_for_his_Brain

If you run out of wine, why not borrow some from the ghosts next door?#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststoryhttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Brave_Girl_in_Ohmes

Many sinners are forced to return after death as haunts in the shape of dogs.#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory #doghttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Ghosts_in_the_Shape_of_a_Dog

Some ghosts displayed a rather disturbing streak of cruelty towards animals.#Poland #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Headless_Man_and_the_Gooseherd

The dead do not always have the materials for playing games of all kinds.Thus, they are often forced to improvise.#FolkyFriday #Germany #folktale #folklore #bowling #ghost #ghoststoryhttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Bowling_Farmers

It's #PhantomsFriday again tomorrow (it being Friday and all), so do please join in the feed with posts on all things #ghost. Words, art, #folklore, haunted locations & the yarns told about them; all is grist to the spooky mill! Near contributors will be doubly welcome. #haunted #ghosts #paranormalRE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:b2hyz7hdcoiglhniwkwykt3f/post/3lnsivcr74227

Sometimes it's the best to eat up and be grateful for the meal - no matter how unappealing the food is!#Austria #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghosts-of-alps-41303447

"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned", and all that.#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Uglei

Near Alfhausen, the ghost of an evil publican can be challenged to a race.He manifests as a hot rod.#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststoryhttps://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Alfhausen_and_the_Alkenkrug_Pub

Dive into the history of Headless Horseman stories!#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststoryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alOkzhjzGF8

@martin Most likely some battle from the Napoleonic Wars, which were still in living memory when this tale was published.

The obsessions of some living people are so strong that they can NOPE the souls of the departed right out of their peaceful afterlife!#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_White_She-Ghost

Once, a strange vision appeared out of the fogs above a lake near Clausthal.#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Kleines_Clausthal

Even grief must come to an end.#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://www.patreon.com/posts/leave-dead-alone-53103203

Yesterday was Halloween, today is All Saints Day, and tomorrow is All Souls Day - the Day of the Dead. In honour of all three, here is Franz Sedlacek's 1933 painting 'Ghosts in the Tree', which I came across last autumn, in Vienna. It could as well be a commentary on the politics of our day, as of his.#Photography #Art #Painting #Ghost

Sometimes it is the little things that make all the difference - like accepting a glass of buttermilk from a stranger.#Austria #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghosts-of-alps-41303447

The malice of some mother-in-laws is so great that it endures even in death.#PhantomsFriday #Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Banished_Paper_Miller%27s_Wife

@amalia12 I try to translate the stories as accurately as possible, and that includes the title - many of which are rather spoilery.