picture url — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_pirate
(Part 2 of 2) Shannon Jones — folklorist and founder of The Virtual Ghost Story Museum — shares intriguing recollections of violent river pirates who victimized boaters/trains in the early 1900s and stashed their booty in secret locations!
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(Part 1 of 2) Shannon Jones — folklorist and historian — describes the often uneasy relationship between religion, polite culture and the occult during the Victorian era – a time of intense interest in ghost stories and the supernatural!
Learn more about our guest ~ (click on the text to view)
Folklore, Stories, Pictures and contact info from Shannon’s Blog
Visit the Virtual Ghost Story Museum
Love a good mystery thriller book? Check out the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop!
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Robert Bitto, of the Mexico Unexplained podcast, can be described as the Anthony Bourdain of Latin American folklore. As you will find out — he is a true “experiencer”.
Listen as Robert describes Mexico’s (and the American Southwest) deep history of can-be-true folklore — from the chilling La Llorona to La Santa Compaña, the Procession of the Damned!
Links to Robert Bitto ~
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