December 2011

Beware the Scandanavian Christmas Troll!!!

15 Comments / Bizarre Facts, Ghosts, Vampires / By Varla Ventura

Lock up your daughters. And your sons! No child, strike that, no mortal is safe in the dark hours of Christmas Eve. For there lurks the Christmas troll, drunk on spirits and cavorting with the witches, waiting to trick you into a midnight ride. Early 20th century author Clement A. Miles was a historian and …

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L. Frank Baum Was a Woman

1 Comment / Bizarre Facts, Fantasy, Folklore / By Varla Ventura

And other weird things I’ve learned just in time for the holidays! Seriously, though…I was reading A Kidnapped Santa Claus, this fantastic short story written by beloved Oz author L. Frank Baum way back in 1904. It takes place in Laughing Valley–Baum’s alternative to The North Pole–which happens to be surrounded by mountains where there …

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