• 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    At the same time, old folk tales portray these creatures as wild and powerful. Generally not malevolent (certainly not godly), but not something you should mess with.

    But I agree it’s the new spooky supernatural go-to. Goblincore is the new zeitgeist and I’m here for it!

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      1 month ago

      Goblins ain’t got shit on Nuckelavee. Or redcap for that matter. Little bastards murder lone travelers and dye their eponymous hats in the blood of their victims.

      • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Sure, but for every story about a selkie that wants to drag you underwater and drown you, there are several more about gnomes that want to hide your shoes or fairy people that would trap you in a 100-year party.