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Episode 204: Alluring (ad-free)
🕑 Added 2022-08-01 04:01:07 +0000 UTCOne of the most common types of folklore pops up all over the globe, and has left a trail of questions and theories that stretches back centuries. Let’s shine a light on this terrifying mystery today.
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Further Reading
- “An Annotated History of the Marfa Lights: Part I.” Marfa Lights Mysteries. Accessed March 11, 2022. http://www.marfalightsmysteries.com/marfa-lights-history/part-1.
- “Armillaria mellea - Honey Fungus.” First Nature. Accessed March 1, 2022. https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/armillaria-mellea.php.
- Feilberg, H.F. Folklore. Vol. 6, No. 3. September, 1895. Pages 288-300.
- “Halloween Inspired: Latin America’s Spookiest Myths.” Journey Latin America. October 13, 2014. https://www.journeylatinamerica.com/travel-inspiration/other/halloween-inspired-latin-americas-spookiest-myths.
- “Hitodama,” “Abura akago,” “Sōgenbi,” “Chōchinbi,” and “Tengubi.” yokai.com.
- “In the Spirit of Science: Casting Light on the Enchanting Will-o’-the-Wisp.” Ancient Origins. February 8, 2018. https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/spirit-science-casting-light-enchanting-will-o-wisp-009566.
- “India’s Most Haunted: Aleya ghost lights in Bengal swamps.” India.com. July 4, 2016. https://www.india.com/travel/articles/indias-most-haunted-aleya-ghost-lights-in-bengal-swamps-3233322.
- “Marfa Lights.” Handbook of Texas. September 7, 2017. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/marfa-lights.
- “Phantom Funerals.” Haunted Ohio. Accessed March 10, 2022. http://hauntedohiobooks.com/news/phantom-funerals.
- “The Fairy Funeral.” dúchas.ie. Accessed March 10, 2022. https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5009254/5001858/5131956.
- “The Mysterious Brown Mountain Lights.” Carolina Country. October 2012. https://www.carolinacountry.com/departments/departments/feature-story/the-mysterious-brown-mountain-lights.
- “The Spook Light: This Creepy, Glowing Orb Might Give You Nightmares.” The Farmer’s Almanac. October 15, 2021. https://www.farmersalmanac.com/what-spooklight-150132.
- “The Truth is Out There.” Texas Monthly. June 2006. https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-truth-is-out-there.
- Toelken, Barre. Oriens Estremus. Vol. 33, No 2. 1990. Pages 69-94.
- Walhouse, M.J. Folklore Vol. 5, No. 4 (Dec., 1894), pp. 293-299.
- “What’s a ‘Marfa Light’?” Marfa Lights Mysteries. Accessed March 11, 2022. http://www.marfalightsmysteries.com/what-is-a-marfa-light.
- “Will-o’-the-Wisp.” Mythology.net. January 19, 2017. https://mythology.net/mythical-creatures/will-o-the-wisp.
- “Will-O'-The Wisp: Deadly Fairy Lights.” History Daily. Accessed March 1, 2022. https://historydaily.org/will-o-the-wisp-deadly-fairy-lights.
- WT Stead Resource Site. Accessed March 10, 2022. https://attackingthedevil.co.uk.
- “Your Story: Ghosts and Superstitions in Llangattock.” BBC. Accessed March 1, 2022. https://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/myths_legends/wales/w_mid/user_1_article_2.shtml.
