Some spirits are very fond of human children, and like to spoil them rotten.

#Austria #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Wild_Maidens_in_S%C3%B6lden

At the Katzensteig in Stendal, the cats are on the prowl.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory #cat
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Cats%27_Alley_at_Stendal

Altars to the Devil can be found in remote parts of the German countryside.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Stone_near_K%C3%B6nigshain

An invisible cow stalks the village of Schlitters in Austria.

#Austria #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Lake_Cow

If you meet a black cat on the road, it's best to leave well enough alone.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #cat
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Uncanny_Cat

In 1519, a long, dark figure was spotted in Murder Alley of the town of Hof.

#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Long_Man_in_the_Murder_Alley_at_Hof

Witnessing the processions of the night spirits can be a hazardous affair.

#Austria #folktale #folklore #WildHunt
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Curious_Man

An undertaker in Magdeburg once made a deal with the Devil in order to protect himself in battle.

But this did not save him, in the end.

#Germany #Magdeburg #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Undertaker_in_Magdeburg

There is something wrong with the horses in the Kaliningrad region.

#Russia #folktale #folklore #horse
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wish_Horse