Monsters, Myths and Scary Things

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I think I’m going to look into getting help with this blog because between working overtime every day and never being home on the weekends, it’s hard to keep up. Hopefully this blog will actually be active soon.

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Black Aggie Black Aggie is the name given to the statue that originally stood over the grave of General Felix Agnus in Maryland. The statue is surrounded by rumors that it comes alive at night and can kill anyone who dares to sleep on its lap. Legends claim it has glowing red eyes and that grass cannot grow in its shadow. Some even say that the spirit of a murdered woman possesses the statue and that gives it its lust for blood. Perhaps the most famous story about Black Aggie features two fraternity brothers and a new hopeful initiate. To gain the trust and brotherhood of the fraternity the hopeful was ordered to sit at the base of Black Aggie all night. The hopeful took his place while his future brothers stood watch. Over time the brothers noticed a strange gathering of gray shadows around the initiate and their hearts stopped as they saw the statues eyes glow red and its hands reach out. They lunged forward to save their friend but were too late. Black Aggie then turned her gaze towards them and they ran before she could take their lives as well. The body of the victim was found the next day at the base of the statue, apparently having died of fright.

Black Aggie

Black Aggie is the name given to the statue that originally stood over the grave of General Felix Agnus in Maryland. The statue is surrounded by rumors that it comes alive at night and can kill anyone who dares to sleep on its lap. Legends claim it has glowing red eyes and that grass cannot grow in its shadow. Some even say that the spirit of a murdered woman possesses the statue and that gives it its lust for blood.

Perhaps the most famous story about Black Aggie features two fraternity brothers and a new hopeful initiate. To gain the trust and brotherhood of the fraternity the hopeful was ordered to sit at the base of Black Aggie all night. The hopeful took his place while his future brothers stood watch. Over time the brothers noticed a strange gathering of gray shadows around the initiate and their hearts stopped as they saw the statues eyes glow red and its hands reach out. They lunged forward to save their friend but were too late. Black Aggie then turned her gaze towards them and they ran before she could take their lives as well. The body of the victim was found the next day at the base of the statue, apparently having died of fright.

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The Black Lamb

It is a custom amongst the people, when throwing away water at night, to cry out in a loud voice “Take care of the water;” or literally from the Irish “Away with yourself from the water”—for they say that the spirits of the dead last buried are then wandering about and it would be dangerous if the water fell on them.
One day night a woman suddenly threw out a pail of boiling water without thinking of the warning words. Instantly a cry was heard, as of a person in pain, but no one was seen. However, the next night a black lamb entered the house, having the back all fresh scalded, and it lay down moaning by the hearth and died. Then they all knew that this was the spirit that had been scalded by the woman, and they carried the dead lamb out reverently, and buried it deep in the earth. Yet every night at the same hour it walked again into the house, and lay down, moaned, and died; and after this had happened many times, the priest was sent for, and finally, but the strength of his exorcism, the spirit of the dead was laid to rest; the black lamb appeared no more. Neither was the body of the lamb found in the grave when they searched for it, though it had  been laid by their own hands deep in the earth, and covered in clay.

Irish Fairy and Folk Tales, W.B. Yeats. p. 182.

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I’m going to try something!

I was working on some posts to put in the queue and I had an idea that I’m going to try out this week to see if you guys like it. I’m not going to go into detail just yet but tell me what you think after it’s posted!

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I’ve not forgotten about you guys I promise. I was out on vacation for a while.