Some people have the strange ability to see invisible spirits.
This is not always a blessing.
#PhantomsFriday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Back-Squatting_Woman
Some people have the strange ability to see invisible spirits.
This is not always a blessing.
#PhantomsFriday
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Back-Squatting_Woman
@juergen_hubert Tell me about it!
@juergen_hubert So the old woman was basically an Aufhocker? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aufhocker
Such a silly concept for a cryptid!
Exactly! There are a lot of those in German folklore, and they take on all sorts of forms.
@juergen_hubert
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_B%C3%B6xenwulf
>The next day, they visited another farmer who was widely viewed with suspicion, for he was quite wealthy yet nobody knew how he had acquired his wealth.
Squatting on random people's backs seems to be a lucrative business model.
Folk tales often fail to provide a lot of context, but this is part of what makes them fascinating.