Folktales

Medieval Halloween: Lamias, Devils, and Disembodied Hands

Dante, Virgil, and Satan - The Inferno - Add MS 19587, f. 58r

Medieval stories of the paranormal, for Halloween or any time really. Featuring invisible devils, water sprites, and helpful hands.

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Sources:

  • Gesta Romanorum, translated by Charles Swan. George Bell & Sons, 1905.

  • Joynes, Andrew. Medieval Ghost Stories: An Anthology of Miracles, Marvels and Prodigies. Boydell, 2006.