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Hone-onna: The Bone Woman
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Hone-onna: The Bone Woman

She visits you at night, warm and loving. But in the light of the peony lantern, the truth is revealed: you are not holding a woman. You are in love with a skeleton.

2026-01-16
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2 min read
japanese-folkloreyokaighosts+3
Selkie: The Seal Folk
monsters and myths

Selkie: The Seal Folk

They are seals in the water, but humans on land. If you steal a Selkie's skin, she must marry you. But she will never stop looking for it, and the sea will never stop calling her home.

2026-01-16
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2 min read
scottish-folkloreceltic-mythologyshapeshifters+2

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