Jikininki (食人鬼, “human-eating ghosts”) appear in Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1904) as corpse-eating spirits. In Japanese Buddhism, jikininki (“human-eating ghosts”; pronounced shokujinki in modern Japanese), are the spirits of greedy,…
Read More Jikininki (Demon)
They’ve left our earthly world, but spirits sure have a lot to share with us. At least, that seems to have been the case in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a period that…
Read More 6 Books Supposedly Written by GhostsGhosts are an important part of folklore, and form an integral part of the socio-cultural beliefs of the people living in the geographical and ethno-linguistic region of Bengal, which today consists of the independent nation…
Read More Ghosts in Bengali cultureStanding on a rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt in Sutherland, north west Highland, Scotland, Ardvreck Castle is a ruined castle dating from the 16th century. The ruins can be reached by driving along…
Read More The Ghosts & Mermaids of Ardvrek CastleUsually, the main cause of a fire is clear: arson, bad electrical wiring, a careless cigarette smoking, a youngster messing around with matches. But sometimes, a fires origin is a mystery—perhaps supernatural, the consequence of…
Read More Fires Caused By GhostsMiners, like fishermen and sailors, believe in omens. But they have lots of beliefs and superstitions that could seem meaningless to other people.
Read More Ghosts of coal minesFirmat is a city located in the south of Santa Fe Province, Argentina in the Departamento General López. The main economic resources are agro-industry and agriculture. The city covers an area of about 226 km²…
Read More Firmat