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Malevolent revenants – miscellaneous.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Malevolent return from the dead. · Other malevolent revenants. · view the constellation · filed as E279

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Filed under Other malevolent revenants.

7 finer motifs beneath it
The ghost haunts outside at night in human shape Ghost disturbs sleeping person. (Cf. E281.2.) Ghost pulls bedclothing from sleeper Ghost haunts park, terrifies watchers Ghost violently brands drunkard with "D" Ghost punishes person who molests him Ghosts blow smithy into air
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Wandering ghost makes attack. Unprovoked and usually unmotivated Ghost rides on man's back Adulteress returns from dead as devastating dragon Ghost drives priest into oven Meeting ghost causes misfortune Dead carry off living Dead tears living to pieces Ghost (revenant) kills by spewing water from his mouth on Hallowe'en. (Cf. F211.1.1.1.) Sea-ghosts. Ghosts which haunt the sea Road-ghosts. (Cf. E332ff., E582.) Ghosts which haunt roads Churchyard ghosts Gallows ghost. Ghost haunts gallows Ghost haunts place of great accident or misfortune Ghosts haunt tree Ghosts haunt spring

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