Ghosts haunt buildings. (Cf. H1411.) — Mythoi

Motif

Ghosts haunt buildings. (Cf. H1411.)

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Malevolent return from the dead. · Ghosts haunt buildings. · view the constellation · filed as E280

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ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter XVIIIXVIII. The Perils of the Soul

Within the index

5 finer motifs beneath it

Ghosts haunt house. (It is sometimes hard to tell whether haunters are supposed to be ghosts or familiar spirits of some kind.)Ghosts haunt castle. (Cf. F771.4.5.)Ghosts haunt church Ghost haunts cloister Ghost haunts well, prevents drawing water after dark

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Fear test: staying in haunted house