Siri Hustvedt's touching memoir about the loss of her husband Paul Auster will make you cry
“What exactly is a self without others?” This question comes halfway through Siri Hustvedt's extraordinary up-to-date memoir on grief. Ghost stories. In my opinion, this drives the entire book. Ghost Stories reflects on Hustvedt's life with her husband Paul Auster,
Church of San Giuseppe: a sacred place where it still rains
In the forests of the Hill of the Dead, the Sanctuary of Somazzo or the Church of San Giuseppe has been a place of strange pilgrimages for centuries. According to legend, praying to three girls who are said to have
The White Lady of Duino Castle: haunting under the cliffs near the castle ruins
Frozen for all eternity like a stone beneath the elderly Duino castle on the cliffs. It is said to be haunted by the White Lady, a former lady of the castle who was thrown off the cliffs by her jealous
Alukah: vampire of old text and folklore
In Jewish mysticism, the vampiric Aluka of the old text is still a subject of debate and fear. But where does the demonic spirit actually come from? Among the many supernatural characters that fill the world's myths, alukah occupies a
Haunted National Museum of Ireland: Ghosts of Collins Barracks
Now the former barracks have been turned into the National Museum of Ireland. If rumors are to be believed, the ghosts of war from Collins' former barracks still linger. In the peaceful hours, when the museum lights go out and
The ghosts of Løp Gård north of the Veil
Løp Gård is said to be an venerable farm for the prosperous and powerful in the northern part of Norway, where many of its former residents stay, even after their deaths. Løp Gård in Nordland, Norway, has a long-standing reputation
Darkey Kelly: Green Lady of Liberty
Was she a witch or a serial killer with ties to the Hellfire Club as her legends portray her? What was the true story of Darkey Kelley who was said to have haunted Dublin as the Green Lady of Liberty.
The limping ghost of Fossesholm
After the tragedy that befell Birthe Svendsdatter, she threw herself from a window, which resulted in her limping and brain damage. Called Halte-Birthe because of her limp, she is said to haunt the Fossesholm estate to this day. It is
Aufhocker: Heavy vampiric ghost of Germany
Feeling like a sudden and imperceptible burden, the life force of cautious travelers was long subjected to the terror of the Aufhocker. The creature between the ghosts of the vampire, the werewolf and the goblin, in the legend of the