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Every culture/region has stories and myths about the things existing there. What are the ones you find the most spooky and/or interesting?

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[–] TheOhNoNotAgain 48 points 1 year ago (17 children)

We have the ättestupa in Sweden - the idea that we pushed the elderly off a cliff when they got old.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There's a funny scene about this in Norsemen

[–] ratz30 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a less funny scene about this in Midsommar

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Stop! Hammer time!

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