Lily's Lore and Legends

Pocket Lore - Premature Burial Signal This piece of pocket lore came across my desktop from Pinterest , which I was able to backlink to this site . And while the article itself does not appear to have a full, exact source beyond Lee St. John's site, it does seem to have had a similar publishing in at least one newspaper. (The images don't quite line up and while I don't have a newspapers.com subscription, looking at the blurred text, the headline bits don't line up, even blurry. Also, score one for being a blind nerd in thick glasses who is blurry certified.) I dropped all my rabbit hole research at the bottom of the page, because I got a bit into it with the whole premature burial thing. And for those of you with taphephobia (fear of being buried alive) , read the rest with caution. As well as my upcoming lore piece on a local haunting. Until next time, Lore Lovers, stay spooky💖 ~Lily   Article Text: PREMATURE BURIAL SIGNAL. Device to Prevent the Possibility of Being ...

  Lily's Lore Lingo - What is Taphephobia? taphephobia - noun taph·​e·​pho·​biaˌtafēˈfōbēə fear of being buried alive Etymology - New Latin, from Greek taphē burial, grave (akin to Greek thaptein to inter, bury) + New Latin phobia ( Merriam-Webster ) See More Taphephobia Posts Back to Lily's Lore Lingo *** Join our Discord community! Submit your Stories and Suggestions Shop Lily’s Library   Subscribe for Post Updates Support the Blog   Follow Lily's Lore & Legends YouTube   Twitter Twitch Facebook Instagram Bluesky Threads Slasher   TikTok

  Pocket Lore - Newark Daily Advocate This piece of #pocketlore came across my screen via  Pinterest , and I didn't see a link to the original article in  the post  or in the Newark Daily Advocate newspapers.com archives. I am not sure if this was a real article or not, but it is an interesting one. Just as a side note, the distance between Charlotte, NC and Apex, NC is 138.9 miles per Google Maps if you walked it . This path takes you along the Uwharrie National Forest. A wild animal would be able to cover that distance, though I do not know how easy of a path it would have been. I also do not know how they knew the animal was the one that killed the horses. But it is fun to speculate! Listen to Lily read the article The original text reads: NEWARK DAILY ADVOCATE. NEWARK, OHIO, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1883. RALEIGH, N. C., March 5. The appearance of an unknown animal near Aрех, N. C., has caused great excitement. The footprints are a foot long and eight inches wide. The a...

Happy July, Y’all! In my little lore corner of the world, July is the rainy summer month. I can’t tell you how many afternoon storms I watched roll in over the beach or my grandparents’ farm. And with these storms, the mushrooms are always sure to follow. Happy July, y’all! 💖

  Lily's Lore Lingo - What is a Dogman? Michigan Dogman In folklore, the Michigan Dogman was a creature allegedly witnessed in 1887 in Wexford County, Michigan, United States. It was described as a seven-foot tall, blue-eyed, or amber-eyed bipedal canine-like animal with the torso of a man and a fearsome howl that sounds like a human scream. According to legends, the Michigan Dogman appears in a ten-year cycle that falls on years ending in 7 and can be deterred by clapping loudly. Sightings have been reported in several locations throughout Michigan, primarily in the northwestern quadrant of the Lower Peninsula. History This creature was unknown to most of the modern world, until very late in the 20th century. It is said to have been stalking the area around the Manistee River since the days when the Odawa tribes lived there. The first alleged encounter of the Michigan Dogman occurred in 1887 in Wexford County, when two lumberjacks saw a creature which they described as having a m...

Pocket Lore - Daily Arizona Silver Belt This piece of #pocketlore came across my screen via Pinterest , and while I didn't see a link to the original article in the post , I did find it on newspapers.com under their free clippings . The original text reads: MAN, FOUR MONTHS DEAD, TRIES TO GET OUT OF COFFIN  With an eastbound Santa Fe passenger train running at full speed out of Needles yesterday the express agent and baggagemen were so badly scared by the movements of a corpse in the baggage car that they would have deserted the car had it not been what is known as a blind baggage, according to the statement of a passenger who arrived here last night, says the Prescott Courier. The corpse was being shipped from California to Ohio for interment. The body was that of a man who died four months ago. Soon after the train pulled out of Needles the occupants of the baggage car saw the lid of the box encasing the remains move, although it was sealed in the usual way. Aware that the man ha...

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Horror Movie Lore with Adam Perry On February 14, 2025, I was lucky enough to sit down with Adam Perry from Scared for Reels to discuss horror movies released in February, the most love-dripped lore month of the year. (It also just so happened to be Adam's birthday!) We talked on Twitch and unfortunately, the stream hiccupped midway through, so it is in two parts, but grab a coffee and come spend a little time with me and one of my favorite people. Part 1 Part 2 Until next time, Lore Lovers, stay spooky💖 ~Lily Join our Discord community! Submit your Stories and Suggestions Shop Lily’s Library   Subscribe for Post Updates Support the Blog   Follow Lily's Lore & Legends YouTube   Twitter Twitch Facebook Instagram Bluesky Threads Slasher   TikTok

The Legend of the Pettigrew State Park Werewolf Location: Pettigrew State Park, Creswell NC 27928 Located next to North Carolina's second-largest natural lake, Pettigrew State Park visitors have noticed something fur-miliar watching them from the woods. Werewolf? Dogman? Were-Jason because this place, with its multiple spooky stories, definitely has Camp Crystal Lake vibes? Let's dive in (but not into Lake Phelps, it's a bit shallow). Watch The Legend of the North Carolina Pettigrew State Park Werewolf The Lore Before we get too deep into this piece, I just want to say this was supposed to be a two-day research, write in a week, back in November thing. It's February...I actually had the research and my thoughts done in December but my ranting mouth got the better of me. I needed a break to share the lore with a clear mind. So if this reads less than together between the lore, facts, and my thoughts, well, the Lily wrote the ending then was in time out before writing the...

Just for Fun Tarot Card Pull - February 26-March 4, 2025 Happy Wednesday! Wednesdays for me are like Mondays, but in a good way. I start my three days working from home for the week after spending the previous four days on the go between work and life, additionally, we hang out together on Twitch, have coffee, chat, and pull tarot and oracle cards for the week. Our one hour on Wednesdays really helps me get into the mindset of working, writing, and being a stay-at-home cat mom. I genuinely miss y'all the days I cannot stream, which was all of last week. But we are back this week, baby! And back we are! We are hanging out in the Spoopy Tarot deck by Amí Naeily and the Classic Horror Oracle deck by Ricardo Diseño (which was gifted to me by the wonderful Jordan, who also does all my thumbnail art and headers). This week, we drew the Four of Cups, Page of Pentacles, and Five of Swords. Our Oracle draw was the Egg card. (Please note I used OCR to pull the text from images I took of the ...

Just for Fun Tarot Card Pull - January 29-February 4, 2025 Happy Lunar New Year, my dear Lore Lovers, and happy 2025! I have been slack about posting content on the blog, but I swear, I am still plugging away... Anyhoo, I have been trying to pull the weekly tarot cards on my Wednesday morning coffee streams over on Twitch, so you can see me do the whole dance and shuffle while still trying to wake up. Because it's 2025 and I am 40, I don't care who sees me before I can form words, it's entertaining. But, I am letting my inner monologue run away with my typing, so let's backtrack. On Wednesdays, we have coffee and discuss the weekly card pulls. This week, I used the beautiful Official World of Warcraft Tarot Deck & Guidebook , gifted to me by the equally beautiful Staar, who is an active member of my Discord server and follower/subscriber on Twitch, as well as a wonderful friend of mine. And then we also pulled an Oracle card from the Conact Cards: An Extraterrestria...