Brazen Heads
Brazen heads were all-knowing mechanical devices supposedly endowed with the ability to answer any question and predict the future.
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The Palace Built Over a Hellmouth
My “Spirits of Place” essay on the psychogeography of El Escorial is now available at The Daily Grail.
Out now: “Spirits of Place”
‘Spirits of Place’ is out now, featuring my essay on hellmouths and cursed Spanish royals.
Purgatory in Spanish Folklore
In rural Spain, the night still belongs to the ánimas, the spirits of the dead who didn’t go straight to Heaven or Hell.
Folklore Thursday Tweets | July 21
I’ve been there only once, fifteen or twenty years ago, but this Folklore Thursday made me feel like booking flights to the Czech Republic: The Czech Bogeyman — typo: it should be “bubak”. Apologies!– looks like an evil scarecrow, but can cry like a baby to lure his victims. The Bubach: evil scarecrow who drives a cart pulled by cats and weaves the souls of his victims. #FolkloreThursday pic.twitter.com/UYtu804gjv — Maria J Pérez Cuervo (@mjpcuervo) July 21, 2016 Tintin’s Ottokar — that of the sceptre– was supposed to be Ottokar IV of Syldavia, a fictional country I’d love to visit one day. The story of Ottokar II of Bohemia, however, could well be turned into a comic. King Ottokar II built Houska Castle over a hole in the ground thought to be a Gateway to Hell. #FolkloreThursday pic.twitter.com/OqdqN26tv7 — Maria J Pérez Cuervo (@mjpcuervo) July 21, 2016
Folklore Thursday Tweets | July 7
A round-up of my Folklore Thursday tweets this week.
Folklore Thursday tweets | June 30
My Folklore Thursday tweets from June 30th.
Maria J. Pérez Cuervo 
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