Ethereal Chronicles

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  • El Silbón; The Whistler

    Disdain never touched me as a child. Not even once. Perhaps that was my problem, that I had been wrapped so tightly in a world of love that I began… Read more

  • Krampus

    Each Christmas Eve, the houses would grow still, falling silent in anticipation of St. Nicholas’ visit. When the final light flickered into blackness and a soft whisper of snow swirled… Read more

  • The Curse of the House of Atreus

    TANTALUS AND PELOPS The curse of Atreus is a long tale steeped in tragedy, the stain of Tantalus’ treachery being the first to befall the family. Tantalus was a mortal;… Read more

  • Poludnitsa; Lady of the Fields

    I had barely been in town for a week before Mr. Ivanova sent me out to work in the fields. Few people wished to work there, he said, and the… Read more

  • The Erlking; Child Snatcher

    In the bleak hours that followed daybreak, a weary father and his young son travelled home on horseback after a long day of berry-picking in the woods. A thick blanket… Read more

  • Lamia

    By the time she reached the chamber, heart thumping and her face streaked with tears, it was already too late. The door hung slightly ajar, and from within the room… Read more

  • Loki’s Punishment

    Loki is a figure in Norse mythology. Now Loki had played many tricks on the Gods, but his greatest – and perhaps most cruel – was the one involving Odin’s… Read more

  • Cailleach; Winter Queen of the Celts

    The people had slept in silence until a great tremor rumbled through the town, shaking the ground beneath them. They did not dare turn on their lights, knowing all too… Read more

  • Bean Nighe; The Washerwomen

    The Washer-Women were beautiful creatures by day, radiating beauty that captivated all who beheld them. But as night descended, their former beauty deteriorated so that they were nothing more than… Read more

  • Kuchisake Onna; Slit Mouthed Woman

    I had ventured home late; perhaps around 3, 4 in the early hours of the morning, when the birds had begun to sing and the usual hum of daily life… Read more

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