Welcome back, spooky Icons! In this week's episode, join us as we dive into the tales, lore, and history behind six women figures in folklore from around the world! We cover the Scottish Baobhan Sith, Kuchisake- Onna of Japan, the slavic Rusalka, and, of course, the famous Bloody Mary, La Llorona, and Baba Jaga.
Get cozy and dim the lights, for this episode is sure to give you goosebumps!

Enjoying this spooky content? Be sure to check out our last two episodes on the witch trials! And stay tuned, for there's still two more Thursdays in October for us to keep you intrigued and creep you out <3

Have any scary stories of your own? Please share them with us to get featured on a future episode! You can email them or DM us on Instagram, information is in the footnotes (:

Love ya and stay spooky!

Sources Cited:

• https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221118-baba-yaga-the-greatest-wicked-witch-of-all
• https://www.worldhistory.org/Baba_Yaga/
• https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/rusalka-mythical-slavic-mermaid-006738
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/La-Llorona
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Mary_(folklore)
• https://www.pcsb.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=5837&ModuleInstanceID=27652&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=28107&PageID=14981&ref=artshelp.com
• https://yokai.com/kuchisakeonna/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuchisake-onna
• https://scotlands-stories.com/baobhan-sith/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baobhan_sith

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