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Black Annis: The Blue-Faced Witch of the English Hills

There are places in England where the landscape seems to hold onto its secrets. Ancient hills, narrow paths, and caves hidden beneath the earth. Some stories have been passed down through generations about something…

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The Black Shuck: England’s Phantom Dog of Death

Stories tell of monsters hiding in forests. And then there are stories about something much harder to explain: a creature that appears on an ordinary road, beside an old church, or in the darkness…

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The Mysterious Green Children of Woolpit

In the English village of Woolpit, Suffolk, a strange medieval tale has survived for centuries. The tale of two children who appeared unexpectedly near the village, speaking an unfamiliar language and having an unusual…

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