Thank you for the great story. Please share more of the amazing folklore from your home country. I'm fascinated by folk horror after seeing my new favorite documentary: Woodlands Dark And Days Bewitched. There's a section in that movie that explores international folk horror tales. I'll have to rewatch it to see if they mention El Silbon. They talked about one old ghost story from Thailand that sounds fascinating: Nang Nak (called by a few different names). Hope you have a great Halloween!
In Indonesia, there is a zombie/ghost story called the 'pocong'. In English they call it the "shroud ghost". In Islamic burial procedure, the corpse is wrapped in a large white cloth or a shroud. This zombie hops around wrapped in the shroud and can only rest when the shroud is removed (thus releasing the spirit from the body). The 'pocong' has an ugly face and the shroud is wrapped in a knot on the top of the head. It reminds me of a bit of a mummy wrapped in linen.
@@evasliteraryparlour There are plenty of movies about it. A novel or film able to introduce the story to a wider audience (maybe have an English speaking tourist character encounter it) would be great.
First and foremost, you have a knack for storytelling! The music and the build up makes it all incredibly unnerving (especially with your own story). I bumped into your channel after viewing your video on gothic fiction and was curious to watch this. As I’m from an island incredibly close to the coast of Venezuela (though I currently live in Europe for my studies). I enjoyed this quite a lot! One of my best friends is from Venezuela and I’d love to talk to him about this. I look forward to watching more of your content. ¡Feliz año nuevo!
Hello from New Orleans Louisiana, May is very close to the Summer Solstice ☀️... I have Spanish Ancestry... i experience a great deal of Spiritual Occurrences 🙌 🙏
Yeeees! Although we don’t have seasons in Venezuela, I get what you mean. May also used to be the month when people celebrated what ended up becoming Halloween, so it makes sense for some cultures to see it as a haunted month.
@evasliteraryparlour My mother visited Medugorje in Yugoslavia in June of 1987 to make Pilgrimage to the " Hill of Apparitions " to participate in the Visions of the Madonna. I was born in February of 1988, so I learned to appreciate the Importance of these Events, ... Thank You for replying and Sharing your Culture. My family is Spanish from Minorcan so it's a Wonderful to learn about the Experience and folklore of inter connected People with similar history. I hope you and your Husband have a Wonderful Halloween!!! Cheers from New Orleans Louisiana
I had a Lakota Woman, also a witch... Call me a Windego... it was A INCREDIBLY painful experience, I survived and learned a great deal... Hello from New Orleans Louisiana
Fabulous... as of this video, we now have license to celebrate Hallowe'en on October 31st, November 2nd, AND THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY. You have done many countries a great service, Miss Eva - [though, on general principal, I submit Hallowe'en should be observed for the entirety of October, anyway - ]
@@evasliteraryparlour You know, M.R. James used to gather his students around the fireplace for a reading of his latest ghost story every Christmas. What I would give to have been on that invitation list -
What are some interesting horror legends from your country? 👀
Im from Michigan and we have the dogman
@@bookitty79 never heard of it. I googled it, and it reminds me of a werewolf.
I am romanian and i could relate so much when you said that you felt like your culture was dying. Sharing these stories is honestly so important
Wow!!! You also must have a fascinating culture 👀. Thanks for your support ❤️
Thank you for the great story. Please share more of the amazing folklore from your home country. I'm fascinated by folk horror after seeing my new favorite documentary: Woodlands Dark And Days Bewitched. There's a section in that movie that explores international folk horror tales. I'll have to rewatch it to see if they mention El Silbon.
They talked about one old ghost story from Thailand that sounds fascinating: Nang Nak (called by a few different names).
Hope you have a great Halloween!
Thank you for watching! I’m gonna look for that documentary tonight. Seems like a fun thing to watch in preparation for Halloween 👀
In Indonesia, there is a zombie/ghost story called the 'pocong'. In English they call it the "shroud ghost". In Islamic burial procedure, the corpse is wrapped in a large white cloth or a shroud. This zombie hops around wrapped in the shroud and can only rest when the shroud is removed (thus releasing the spirit from the body). The 'pocong' has an ugly face and the shroud is wrapped in a knot on the top of the head. It reminds me of a bit of a mummy wrapped in linen.
I googled it, and it looks f*cking terrifying 😳. I definitely would not like to encounter it. Someone should write a horror novel about it.
@@evasliteraryparlour There are plenty of movies about it. A novel or film able to introduce the story to a wider audience (maybe have an English speaking tourist character encounter it) would be great.
First and foremost, you have a knack for storytelling! The music and the build up makes it all incredibly unnerving (especially with your own story). I bumped into your channel after viewing your video on gothic fiction and was curious to watch this. As I’m from an island incredibly close to the coast of Venezuela (though I currently live in Europe for my studies). I enjoyed this quite a lot! One of my best friends is from Venezuela and I’d love to talk to him about this. I look forward to watching more of your content. ¡Feliz año nuevo!
I'm very insecure about my storytelling skills, so your comment means a lot. Thank you for your kind words and welcome to my channel!
Hello from New Orleans Louisiana, May is very close to the Summer Solstice ☀️... I have Spanish Ancestry... i experience a great deal of Spiritual Occurrences 🙌 🙏
Yeeees! Although we don’t have seasons in Venezuela, I get what you mean. May also used to be the month when people celebrated what ended up becoming Halloween, so it makes sense for some cultures to see it as a haunted month.
@evasliteraryparlour My mother visited Medugorje in Yugoslavia in June of 1987 to make Pilgrimage to the " Hill of Apparitions " to participate in the Visions of the Madonna. I was born in February of 1988, so I learned to appreciate the Importance of these Events, ... Thank You for replying and Sharing your Culture. My family is Spanish from Minorcan so it's a Wonderful to learn about the Experience and folklore of inter connected People with similar history. I hope you and your Husband have a Wonderful Halloween!!! Cheers from New Orleans Louisiana
Im from Michigan and we have the dogman.
I had a Lakota Woman, also a witch... Call me a Windego... it was A INCREDIBLY painful experience, I survived and learned a great deal... Hello from New Orleans Louisiana
I'm ready for Halloween now -- the story of your family's encounter with el Silbón made me shiver!
Thank you watching! I must admit that I was afraid to share that story for fear of people mocking me 🤣
I was convinced and if I had been a child then and there I would have been crying with fear!
@@heathereads I think none of the children was too scared because our parents were there. If I had been alone, I would have fainted 😭
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Fabulous... as of this video, we now have license to celebrate Hallowe'en on October 31st, November 2nd, AND THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY.
You have done many countries a great service, Miss Eva -
[though, on general principal, I submit Hallowe'en should be observed for the entirety of October, anyway - ]
Do not forget Christmas, a great time to tell horror stories (according to the Victorians 😂)
@@evasliteraryparlour You know, M.R. James used to gather his students around the fireplace for a reading of his latest ghost story every Christmas. What I would give to have been on that invitation list -
@@atlanteum I didn’t know, but this makes me want to read his ghost stories in December 🥹. I would have loved to be on his list as well!