The Tales We Tell
A podcast about spooky stories, unsolved mysteries, and local lore. Join Hannah, Katy, and Jarek as they mask anxiety with humor, and explore the dark, macabre, and downright creepy side of life, with a different story each week.
The Tales We Tell
Ep. 83: The Headless Horseman
It’s spoooooooooky season! And we are officially here for the ghostly stories as we count down to Halloween! This week, Hannah tells Katy (with a little help from Jarek) about the legends of the Headless Horseman, and how Sleepy Hollow is the least of your worries. From rotten cheese heads, to demons who last-minute convert to Christianity to avoid hell, to a dumb Scottish dude who cursed a fairy and lost his head in battle.
These tales will give you a whole new reason to stay in after dark. Bonus topic: lucid decapitation, if you need a little existential dread to keep you up at night.
Sources:
https://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/Dullahan.html
https://www.damninteresting.com/lucid-decapitation/
https://www.scotclans.com/scotland/scottish-myths/supernatural-scotland/ewan-headless/
https://www.scotsmagazine.com/articles/the-headless-horseman/
https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/extrasensory-perceptions/lucid-decapitation.htm
https://www.history.com/news/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horseman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crom_Cruach
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crom_Dubh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dullahan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_Horseman
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