Our collection of ghastly stories of saints highlights notions of extreme self-mortification as a spiritual practice along with a preoccupation with the saintly body after death. While these aspects of Catholicism are anathema to secular outsiders and jarring to many contemporary adherents, they’ve been embraced by the Gothic. We begin with an illustrative clip from John …
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#31 Baba Yaga
#30 Loup-Garou, Werewolves in France
#29 The Bloody Chamber
#28 Gog, Magog, and the Bones of Giants
#27 Lilith and the Breeding of Demons
#26 Lullabies and Nightmares
#25 Death by Mother
#24 Possessed Nuns and Holy Demoniacs
#22 The Devil’s Due: Musicians and Marksmen
#21 A Deal with the Devil
#20 The Undead Come Courting
#19 Worm Songs and Beastly Sucklers
#18 Wild Men, Furry Saints, and Burning Dancers
#17 Christmas Ghosts
#16 The Haunted Season
#15 Saint, Devil, Sugar-Bread, & Whip: KRAMPUS AND NICHOLAS
#14 Singing Bones & Scrumptious Children
#13: Ancient Necromancy
#12: Seances & Scandals
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