Really solid curation here. The Bodie Ghost Town detail about "arrested decay" is fascianting becuase it flips the typical narrative where ghosts haunt ruins. I visited a similar preservation site once and the eerie part wasn't just the emptiness but how intentional the stasis felt, like time got paused mid-sentence. That tension probly explains why rangers report more activity there than in fully collapsed ghost towns.
The lady in white is indeed universal. Filipinos have the literal "White Lady" and South America has La Llorona. Anywho, thanks for sharing this list! This is the first time I'm hearing of Bodie Ghost Town—only six hours away from me! 👾
Great collection of folklore and stories today! Indonesia has a few different ladies in white--not individuals who haunt a particular road or area, but as a type of spirit created through uniquely female tragedies. I'm fascinated by how these tropes are found globally.
Really solid curation here. The Bodie Ghost Town detail about "arrested decay" is fascianting becuase it flips the typical narrative where ghosts haunt ruins. I visited a similar preservation site once and the eerie part wasn't just the emptiness but how intentional the stasis felt, like time got paused mid-sentence. That tension probly explains why rangers report more activity there than in fully collapsed ghost towns.
Thank you. I really enjoy putting these together.
The lady in white is indeed universal. Filipinos have the literal "White Lady" and South America has La Llorona. Anywho, thanks for sharing this list! This is the first time I'm hearing of Bodie Ghost Town—only six hours away from me! 👾
Ooooh. Road trip.
Nice collection of creepy tales.
Thank you.
Great collection of folklore and stories today! Indonesia has a few different ladies in white--not individuals who haunt a particular road or area, but as a type of spirit created through uniquely female tragedies. I'm fascinated by how these tropes are found globally.
Very good, I think Decay was my favorite
Made me want to read it. Like, how is that going to work?