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Illustration by Margaret Tryon for Henry H. Tryon's "Fearsome Critters." #GothicSpring #AncientSky #Folklore #FolkloreSky #AmericanFolklore #Mythology #MythologySky #AmericanMythology #America #UnitedStates #TallTale #FearsomeCritter #Cryptid #CryptidSky #Monster #MonsterSky #Dog
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In the Southern woods, fairy tales don't need a golden apple...just a creature reclaiming what was taken. The Tailypo is our classic backwoods warning: some things aren't meant to be caught. (More in Alt) #FairyTaleTuesday #AmericanFolklore #WitchSky
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From Danish metal to bargain-bin slashers, the Bell Witch legend keeps getting adapted by people who seem profoundly uninterested in what made it weird in the first place.
#BellWitch #Folklore #Horror #Movies #Metal #MercyfulFate #KingDiamond #TheBellKeeper #Legend #FolkHorror #MetalCriticism #HorrorCriticism #MovieReview #SlasherFilms #AmericanFolklore #Adaptation
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/the-folklore-of-the-bell-witch-a-comparative-analysis-of-nineteenth-century-narrative-and-modern-media-commodification/ -
"Big Bad John" is a country song written and originally performed by #JimmyDean. It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 #GrammyAwardForBestCountryAndWesternRecording, and was nominated for the #GrammyAwardForSongOfTheYear. The song and its sequels tell a story typical of #AmericanFolklore, reminiscent of #PaulBunyan or #JohnHenry.
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"Big Bad John" is a country song written and originally performed by #JimmyDean. It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 #GrammyAwardForBestCountryAndWesternRecording, and was nominated for the #GrammyAwardForSongOfTheYear. The song and its sequels tell a story typical of #AmericanFolklore, reminiscent of #PaulBunyan or #JohnHenry.
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"Big Bad John" is a country song written and originally performed by #JimmyDean. It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 #GrammyAwardForBestCountryAndWesternRecording, and was nominated for the #GrammyAwardForSongOfTheYear. The song and its sequels tell a story typical of #AmericanFolklore, reminiscent of #PaulBunyan or #JohnHenry.
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"Big Bad John" is a country song written and originally performed by #JimmyDean. It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 #GrammyAwardForBestCountryAndWesternRecording, and was nominated for the #GrammyAwardForSongOfTheYear. The song and its sequels tell a story typical of #AmericanFolklore, reminiscent of #PaulBunyan or #JohnHenry.
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"Big Bad John" is a country song written and originally performed by #JimmyDean. It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 #GrammyAwardForBestCountryAndWesternRecording, and was nominated for the #GrammyAwardForSongOfTheYear. The song and its sequels tell a story typical of #AmericanFolklore, reminiscent of #PaulBunyan or #JohnHenry.
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"Big Bad John" is a country song written and originally performed by #JimmyDean. It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 #GrammyAwardForBestCountryAndWesternRecording, and was nominated for the #GrammyAwardForSongOfTheYear. The song and its sequels tell a story typical of #AmericanFolklore, reminiscent of #PaulBunyan or #JohnHenry.
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"Big Bad John" is a country song written and originally performed by #JimmyDean. It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 #GrammyAwardForBestCountryAndWesternRecording, and was nominated for the #GrammyAwardForSongOfTheYear. The song and its sequels tell a story typical of #AmericanFolklore, reminiscent of #PaulBunyan or #JohnHenry.
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"Big Bad John" is a country song written and originally performed by #JimmyDean. It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 #GrammyAwardForBestCountryAndWesternRecording, and was nominated for the #GrammyAwardForSongOfTheYear. The song and its sequels tell a story typical of #AmericanFolklore, reminiscent of #PaulBunyan or #JohnHenry.
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"Big Bad John" is a country song written and originally performed by #JimmyDean. It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 #GrammyAwardForBestCountryAndWesternRecording, and was nominated for the #GrammyAwardForSongOfTheYear. The song and its sequels tell a story typical of #AmericanFolklore, reminiscent of #PaulBunyan or #JohnHenry.
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"Big Bad John" is a country song written and originally performed by #JimmyDean. It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 #GrammyAwardForBestCountryAndWesternRecording, and was nominated for the #GrammyAwardForSongOfTheYear. The song and its sequels tell a story typical of #AmericanFolklore, reminiscent of #PaulBunyan or #JohnHenry.
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An American bit of folklore about the end of winter and start of spring states: "Frogs will look through ice, twice." This is to say you should expect two more frosts after you hear the first frogs of the year singing. #FolkloreThursday #weather #AmericanFolklore #Folkwitch
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Tommyknockers, the American counterpart to the Cornish Knocker, are beings of gnome-like appearance that dwell deep within the mines of Pennsylvania and the Western United States. Some miners believed them to be the ghosts of fellow miners that died on the job. #FolkloreThursday
📷: Dane Deaner
#Folklore #Tommyknockers #Ghosts #Gnomes Miners #AmericanFolklore
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Tommyknockers, the American counterpart to the Cornish Knocker, are beings of gnome-like appearance that dwell deep within the mines of Pennsylvania and the Western United States. Some miners believed them to be the ghosts of fellow miners that died on the job. #FolkloreThursday
📷: Dane Deaner
#Folklore #Tommyknockers #Ghosts #Gnomes Miners #AmericanFolklore
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Tommyknockers, the American counterpart to the Cornish Knocker, are beings of gnome-like appearance that dwell deep within the mines of Pennsylvania and the Western United States. Some miners believed them to be the ghosts of fellow miners that died on the job. #FolkloreThursday
📷: Dane Deaner
#Folklore #Tommyknockers #Ghosts #Gnomes Miners #AmericanFolklore
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Tommyknockers, the American counterpart to the Cornish Knocker, are beings of gnome-like appearance that dwell deep within the mines of Pennsylvania and the Western United States. Some miners believed them to be the ghosts of fellow miners that died on the job. #FolkloreThursday
📷: Dane Deaner
#Folklore #Tommyknockers #Ghosts #Gnomes Miners #AmericanFolklore
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Originating from the tall tales of North American lumberjacks, the gumberoo was a fearsome critter that resembled a nearly-hairless black bear. It was said to possess a ravenous appetite and skin that was so tough even bullets would bounce off it. #FairyTaleTuesday
🎨: Coert Du Bois
#Folklore #TallTales #FearsomeCritters #Gumberoo #Bear #AmericanFolklore
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Originating from the tall tales of North American lumberjacks, the gumberoo was a fearsome critter that resembled a nearly-hairless black bear. It was said to possess a ravenous appetite and skin that was so tough even bullets would bounce off it. #FairyTaleTuesday
🎨: Coert Du Bois
#Folklore #TallTales #FearsomeCritters #Gumberoo #Bear #AmericanFolklore
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Originating from the tall tales of North American lumberjacks, the gumberoo was a fearsome critter that resembled a nearly-hairless black bear. It was said to possess a ravenous appetite and skin that was so tough even bullets would bounce off it. #FairyTaleTuesday
🎨: Coert Du Bois
#Folklore #TallTales #FearsomeCritters #Gumberoo #Bear #AmericanFolklore
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Originating from the tall tales of North American lumberjacks, the gumberoo was a fearsome critter that resembled a nearly-hairless black bear. It was said to possess a ravenous appetite and skin that was so tough even bullets would bounce off it. #FairyTaleTuesday
🎨: Coert Du Bois
#Folklore #TallTales #FearsomeCritters #Gumberoo #Bear #AmericanFolklore
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Resembling rabbits with antlers, jackalopes have inspired many tall tales in the American West. Some stories claim that they can perfectly mimic human speech and were even known to sing along with with cowboys when they gathered around the campfire at night. #FairyTaleTuesday
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Resembling rabbits with antlers, jackalopes have inspired many tall tales in the American West. Some stories claim that they can perfectly mimic human speech and were even known to sing along with with cowboys when they gathered around the campfire at night. #FairyTaleTuesday
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Resembling rabbits with antlers, jackalopes have inspired many tall tales in the American West. Some stories claim that they can perfectly mimic human speech and were even known to sing along with with cowboys when they gathered around the campfire at night. #FairyTaleTuesday
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Resembling rabbits with antlers, jackalopes have inspired many tall tales in the American West. Some stories claim that they can perfectly mimic human speech and were even known to sing along with with cowboys when they gathered around the campfire at night. #FairyTaleTuesday
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During the American Revolution, soldiers would claim to see mermaids at the mouth of North Carolina's Cape Fear River, now known as Mermaid Point. Perhaps not coincidentally, these sightings often occurred on nights the soldiers visited the nearby Ramsey’s Tavern. #FolkyFriday
#Folklore #Mermaid #Mermaids #MermaidPoint #CapeFearRiver #NorthCarolina #AmericanRevolution #AmericanFolklore
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During the American Revolution, soldiers would claim to see mermaids at the mouth of North Carolina's Cape Fear River, now known as Mermaid Point. Perhaps not coincidentally, these sightings often occurred on nights the soldiers visited the nearby Ramsey’s Tavern. #FolkyFriday
#Folklore #Mermaid #Mermaids #MermaidPoint #CapeFearRiver #NorthCarolina #AmericanRevolution #AmericanFolklore
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During the American Revolution, soldiers would claim to see mermaids at the mouth of North Carolina's Cape Fear River, now known as Mermaid Point. Perhaps not coincidentally, these sightings often occurred on nights the soldiers visited the nearby Ramsey’s Tavern. #FolkyFriday
#Folklore #Mermaid #Mermaids #MermaidPoint #CapeFearRiver #NorthCarolina #AmericanRevolution #AmericanFolklore
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During the American Revolution, soldiers would claim to see mermaids at the mouth of North Carolina's Cape Fear River, now known as Mermaid Point. Perhaps not coincidentally, these sightings often occurred on nights the soldiers visited the nearby Ramsey’s Tavern. #FolkyFriday
#Folklore #Mermaid #Mermaids #MermaidPoint #CapeFearRiver #NorthCarolina #AmericanRevolution #AmericanFolklore
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There are no shortage of eerie tales about Virginia’s Old House Woods. Some claim to have seen ghostly pirates searching for their buried treasure there while others have encountered a group of skeleton knights wearing suits of armor roaming the forest. #FairyTaleTuesday
📷: Taylor Wright
#Folklore #Ghosts #Paranormal #Skeletons #Pirates #Knights #Forest #Virginia #OldHouseWoods #AmericanFolklore
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There are no shortage of eerie tales about Virginia’s Old House Woods. Some claim to have seen ghostly pirates searching for their buried treasure there while others have encountered a group of skeleton knights wearing suits of armor roaming the forest. #FairyTaleTuesday
📷: Taylor Wright
#Folklore #Ghosts #Paranormal #Skeletons #Pirates #Knights #Forest #Virginia #OldHouseWoods #AmericanFolklore
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There are no shortage of eerie tales about Virginia’s Old House Woods. Some claim to have seen ghostly pirates searching for their buried treasure there while others have encountered a group of skeleton knights wearing suits of armor roaming the forest. #FairyTaleTuesday
📷: Taylor Wright
#Folklore #Ghosts #Paranormal #Skeletons #Pirates #Knights #Forest #Virginia #OldHouseWoods #AmericanFolklore
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There are no shortage of eerie tales about Virginia’s Old House Woods. Some claim to have seen ghostly pirates searching for their buried treasure there while others have encountered a group of skeleton knights wearing suits of armor roaming the forest. #FairyTaleTuesday
📷: Taylor Wright
#Folklore #Ghosts #Paranormal #Skeletons #Pirates #Knights #Forest #Virginia #OldHouseWoods #AmericanFolklore
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Resembling a rabbit with antlers, the jackalope has inspired many tall tales in the American West. Some claim that they're able to perfectly mimic various sounds, including human speech, and would sometimes even join in with cowboys singing around the campfire. #FolkloreSunday
#Folklore #Jackalope #TallTales #AmericanFolklore #WesternFolklore
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Resembling a rabbit with antlers, the jackalope has inspired many tall tales in the American West. Some claim that they're able to perfectly mimic various sounds, including human speech, and would sometimes even join in with cowboys singing around the campfire. #FolkloreSunday
#Folklore #Jackalope #TallTales #AmericanFolklore #WesternFolklore
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Resembling a rabbit with antlers, the jackalope has inspired many tall tales in the American West. Some claim that they're able to perfectly mimic various sounds, including human speech, and would sometimes even join in with cowboys singing around the campfire. #FolkloreSunday
#Folklore #Jackalope #TallTales #AmericanFolklore #WesternFolklore
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Resembling a rabbit with antlers, the jackalope has inspired many tall tales in the American West. Some claim that they're able to perfectly mimic various sounds, including human speech, and would sometimes even join in with cowboys singing around the campfire. #FolkloreSunday
#Folklore #Jackalope #TallTales #AmericanFolklore #WesternFolklore
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Upon learning that she was pregnant with her 13th child, Mother Leeds cursed the unborn baby out of frustration, inadvertently transforming it into a monster with the head of a goat and bat-like wings. The Jersey Devil, as the creature came to be known, still haunts the New Jersey Pine Barrens to this day. #FolkyFriday
#Folklore #Folktale #TheJerseyDevil #JerseyDevil #Devil #Monster #Cryptid #AmericanFolklore #NewJersey
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Upon learning that she was pregnant with her 13th child, Mother Leeds cursed the unborn baby out of frustration, inadvertently transforming it into a monster with the head of a goat and bat-like wings. The Jersey Devil, as the creature came to be known, still haunts the New Jersey Pine Barrens to this day. #FolkyFriday
#Folklore #Folktale #TheJerseyDevil #JerseyDevil #Devil #Monster #Cryptid #AmericanFolklore #NewJersey
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Upon learning that she was pregnant with her 13th child, Mother Leeds cursed the unborn baby out of frustration, inadvertently transforming it into a monster with the head of a goat and bat-like wings. The Jersey Devil, as the creature came to be known, still haunts the New Jersey Pine Barrens to this day. #FolkyFriday
#Folklore #Folktale #TheJerseyDevil #JerseyDevil #Devil #Monster #Cryptid #AmericanFolklore #NewJersey
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Upon learning that she was pregnant with her 13th child, Mother Leeds cursed the unborn baby out of frustration, inadvertently transforming it into a monster with the head of a goat and bat-like wings. The Jersey Devil, as the creature came to be known, still haunts the New Jersey Pine Barrens to this day. #FolkyFriday
#Folklore #Folktale #TheJerseyDevil #JerseyDevil #Devil #Monster #Cryptid #AmericanFolklore #NewJersey
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Babe the Blue Ox was the pet and closest companion of Paul Bunyan, the lumberjack giant of American folklore. Giant statues of the legendary duo can be seen across the United States, including this historic roadside attraction in Bemidji, Minnesota. #FolkloreSunday
📷: Kingeudey
#Folklore #PaulBunyan #BabeTheBlueOx #AmericanFolklore #TallTales #Giant #RoadsideAttraction #Minnesota
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Babe the Blue Ox was the pet and closest companion of Paul Bunyan, the lumberjack giant of American folklore. Giant statues of the legendary duo can be seen across the United States, including this historic roadside attraction in Bemidji, Minnesota. #FolkloreSunday
📷: Kingeudey
#Folklore #PaulBunyan #BabeTheBlueOx #AmericanFolklore #TallTales #Giant #RoadsideAttraction #Minnesota
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Babe the Blue Ox was the pet and closest companion of Paul Bunyan, the lumberjack giant of American folklore. Giant statues of the legendary duo can be seen across the United States, including this historic roadside attraction in Bemidji, Minnesota. #FolkloreSunday
📷: Kingeudey
#Folklore #PaulBunyan #BabeTheBlueOx #AmericanFolklore #TallTales #Giant #RoadsideAttraction #Minnesota
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Babe the Blue Ox was the pet and closest companion of Paul Bunyan, the lumberjack giant of American folklore. Giant statues of the legendary duo can be seen across the United States, including this historic roadside attraction in Bemidji, Minnesota. #FolkloreSunday
📷: Kingeudey
#Folklore #PaulBunyan #BabeTheBlueOx #AmericanFolklore #TallTales #Giant #RoadsideAttraction #Minnesota
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Babe the Blue Ox was the pet and closest companion of Paul Bunyan, the lumberjack giant of American folklore. Giant statues of the legendary duo can be seen across the United States, including this historic roadside attraction in Bemidji, Minnesota. #FolkloreSunday
📷: Kingeudey
#Folklore #PaulBunyan #BabeTheBlueOx #AmericanFolklore #TallTales #Giant #RoadsideAttraction #Minnesota
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According to American tall tales, Slue-Foot Sue was the true love of cowboy hero Pecos Bill and an expert rider in her own right. On the day Bill first laid eyes on her, Sue was traveling down the Rio Grande by riding on the back of a giant catfish. #FolkloreSunday
📷 : Rodolfo Sanches Carvalho
#Folklore #FolkTale #TallTales #SlueFootSue #PecosBill #AmericanFolklore #Texas
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According to American tall tales, Slue-Foot Sue was the true love of cowboy hero Pecos Bill and an expert rider in her own right. On the day Bill first laid eyes on her, Sue was traveling down the Rio Grande by riding on the back of a giant catfish. #FolkloreSunday
📷 : Rodolfo Sanches Carvalho
#Folklore #FolkTale #TallTales #SlueFootSue #PecosBill #AmericanFolklore #Texas
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According to American tall tales, Slue-Foot Sue was the true love of cowboy hero Pecos Bill and an expert rider in her own right. On the day Bill first laid eyes on her, Sue was traveling down the Rio Grande by riding on the back of a giant catfish. #FolkloreSunday
📷 : Rodolfo Sanches Carvalho
#Folklore #FolkTale #TallTales #SlueFootSue #PecosBill #AmericanFolklore #Texas
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According to American tall tales, Slue-Foot Sue was the true love of cowboy hero Pecos Bill and an expert rider in her own right. On the day Bill first laid eyes on her, Sue was traveling down the Rio Grande by riding on the back of a giant catfish. #FolkloreSunday
📷 : Rodolfo Sanches Carvalho
#Folklore #FolkTale #TallTales #SlueFootSue #PecosBill #AmericanFolklore #Texas
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Gizmodo: Our Flag Means Death's New Season 2 Trailer Is Here to Shiver Your Timbers https://gizmodo.com/our-flag-means-death-s2-trailer-max-waititi-pirates-1850836736 #kristiannairnweejohn #ourflagmeansdeath #anapelapolataivao #americanfolklore #englishfolklore #bronsonpinchot #madeleinesami #kristiannairn #matthewmaher #sambaschutte #taikawaititi #davidjenkins #ewenbremner #stedebonnet #lesliejones #errollshand #blackbeard #samsonkayo #vicoortiz #rhysdarby #davidfane #ruiboqian #natfaxon #stede
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Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: Connecticut Finally Realizes Executing 'Witches' Over 375 Years Ago Was Wrong https://jezebel.com/connecticut-finally-realizes-executing-witches-over-375-1850060570 #Jezebel #connecticutwitchtrials #witchculthypothesis #elizabethjohnsonjr #salemwitchtrials #americanfolklore #clairemitchell #humanbehavior #gracesherwood #janegaribay #witchtrials #witchcraft #alseyoung #witchhunt #religion #articles #witches #johnson