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Feb 17, 20221 min read
Afterpants: Underthings (Bhoots)
Today's lovely ghosts are called Bhoots or Bhuta (As a side note: I'm not an etymologist but it does strike me that the second name is...
Feb 17, 20221 min read
Afterpants: Undemons (Aeriae Potestates (Aerial Powers))
In the last episode I talked about Aerial Devils The Aeriae Potestates are apparently a specific type of these demons. Rather than...
Feb 7, 20221 min read
Afterpants: Undemons (Aerial Devils!)
Today's Undemons are called "Aerial Devils!" I normally tend to shy away from western folklore, but these guys caught my interest....
Jan 29, 20221 min read
Afterpants: Underthings (Announcement)
Welcome to my new series of all things supernatural and all things underpants! The series title (again) is a play on slang terms for...
Jan 17, 20221 min read
Afterpants: Undemons (Amikuk)
Today's Undemon is called "Amikuk" But first, I have to share this AWESOME pic I found: ok, now this pic was found on wikipedia. It's of...
Dec 17, 20211 min read
Afterpants: Afterlives (Ghost reunion AND Go into the light)
I'll be covering two afterlife story tropes today. The first is "ghost reunion ending" wherein several deceased characters in stories...
Dec 17, 20211 min read
Afterpants: Yokeks 十はつ
Today's yokai is "Bake-bi" 化け火 Japan has lots of different kinds of 'ghost fires.' My favorite is hitodama but they all essentially...
Dec 5, 20211 min read
Afterpants: Undemons (Rakshasas)
Today's Undemons are Rakshasas. Coming to you from the terrible Indian underworld (or the island of Lanka) they come in all shapes and...
Dec 5, 20211 min read
Afterpants: Yokeks 十匕
Today's Yokai is: Name: Chiko 地狐 Like certain other societies, Kitsune culture is fairly hierarchical. Chiko (earth fox) are a step on...
Nov 22, 20211 min read
Afterpants: Undemons (Empousai)
Hailing from the Greek underworld, empousai (kinda like onryo) are the vengeful, vampiric, returned spirits of the dead. It seems that...
Nov 19, 20211 min read
Afterpants: Undemons (Srin Po)
Today's Undemons are a classic case of the demonization of a previous 'pagan' faith by a dominant paradigm; in this case, Buddhism. The...
Nov 19, 20212 min read
Afterpants: Yokeks 十四 (札返し)
I don't even remember how long I've been here. The barn has no windows which is actually super helpful in terms of sleep. But this fact...
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Afterpants: Undemons (kallikantzaros)
Todays Undemons are called "kallikantzaros" These are underworld residents that get to "visit" our world for a period of time at the end...
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Afterpants: Afterlives (Otherworld Backup)
Today's afterlife trope is "Backup from the other world" This is the idea that a character in a story receives direct assistance from...
Nov 9, 20211 min read
Afterpants: Yokeks 十二
So I had a "date" last night. I met this guy who was on OKcupid. We've met twice now and he seems nice, but I can't get over how he just...
Nov 9, 20211 min read
Afterpants: Undemons (The Furies)
Today's Undemons are; The Furies! Coming at you from Ancient Greece's underworld, The Furies have many names; The Dirae (The Terrible...
Nov 7, 20211 min read
Affterpants: Yokeks 十一
Well, I slept like a goddamn viking last night. Almost 12 hours! YAY!!!! (Yes, that's a Ralph reference) Possible funerary job on the...
Nov 7, 20211 min read
Afterpants: Undemons (Edimmu)
Today's Undemons are the surprisingly rhyming "Edimmu" Hailing from the Sumerian underworld, they are created when a person is improperly...
Nov 5, 20211 min read
Afterpants: Yokeks 十
Another cold night last night. It's not like I don't appreciate the help I've been offered. I mean, a regular job, food AND a place to...
Nov 5, 20211 min read
Afterpants: Undemons #3 Charontes
So today's Undemons are the "Charontes", a group of demons from the Etruscan underworld. What I found interesting in the book by Theresa...