The tale of the Croglin Vampire.
The first of many tales from ‘the folk bus’ as we travel Britain and Ireland in our big green wagon searching for folklore myth and legend tied to specific places. To follow us on instagram check out @the_folk_bus.
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This is very unique vampire story, which are rare in Britain, usually featuring in Slavic or Eastern European folklore. This one is similar to a a boggart or goblin type haunting as well as having aspects of night terrors.
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This was a fantastic story! Gave me the chills and glad this Texas girl keeps a pistol by her bed lol!
And i just love your green bus!
Great story. It also reminds me that one day I want to be chased by a mob wielding pitchforks and torches.
I love your art of storytelling. Heard this about Croglin Grange on YT before, but how you perform it is top-notch. Thanks a lot. Subbed.
Glad I didn't watch this after the sun went down or I would have been up all night š±
Skillfully told yarn as always
Good sir you have a real talent! Can you please cover more folklore from British isles? Your style is simply amazing
They way you described the vampire, reminds me of a wraith(?) Raith(?) In america. Very creepy. That is an interesting take with the sleep paralysis aspect. Thank you for another great storyā¤until next time. š
Well this was properly terrifying! The more consistent sound balancing is much appreciated, and itās super cool that youāre going around collecting folktales in a bus! I love the harrowing, unexplained nuance that a child couldāve become such a revolting vampire, or a boggart-like creature simply commandeered oneās grave; you really captured the buildup and pacing of that terror well. Kudos! And yeah youāre right, itās not very common to hear of vampires or similar bloodsuckers in Celtic mythology; I loved hearing that tidbit about how rare this is!
Your body language and facial expressions are really good for telling creepy tales. You know to scare people. Great stuff. ā