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Bone and Sickle
Bone and Sickle
Al Ridenour

A bountiful harvest of horror and folklore

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Episodes

The Sin-Eater

The Sin-Eater was a figure associated with funerals of the 17th – 19th century, mostly in Wales, and the English... more

24 Mar 2025 · 45 minutes
Mélusine, the Serpent Fairy

Mélusine is a female fairy of medieval legend. who suffers under a curse transforming her once weekly into a monstrous... more

18 Feb 2025 · 55 minutes
Announcement: Show Delay

Unfortunately, release of the episode scheduled for this month has been delayed thanks to the Eaton Wildfire in California. Your hosts... more

31 Jan 2025 ·
A Christmas Ghost Story VII

The Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas has been celebrated by Bone and Sickle since 2018.  This year... more

23 Dec 2024 · 33 minutes
La Befana, the Witch of Twelfth Night

A short extra episode on Befana, the gift-bringing Italian witch associated with Twelfth Night, the end of the Christmas season.... more

15 Dec 2024 ·
Vlad the Impaler

A figure of mythic proportions during his lifetime, Vlad the Impaler’s notoriety receded over the centuries only to be resurrected... more

01 Dec 2024 · 54 minutes
Devil Boards

The devilish reputation Ouija boards enjoy in horror films is a relatively new phenomenon.  In the Victorian era, they were... more

28 Oct 2024 · 34 minutes
Missing Intro for Episode 133

Apparently, I clipped off the beginning of the show during the initial upload.  It’s been fixed, so this would only... more

18 Oct 2024 · 5 minutes
Spirit Boards

Ouija boards, or more generally, “spirit boards” have antecedents going back to the very first days of the Spiritualist movement.... more

17 Oct 2024 · 38 minutes
Announcement: Trick or Treat by Mail

A special short announcement regarding the October 20 deadline for Trick-or-Treat-by-Mail for listeners joining our Patreon.  Find out how you... more

09 Oct 2024 ·