Mysterious Mail

Unusual tales to investigate delivered to your door. A bewildering gift for an acquaintance or a curiosity for ones own amusement.

[Mysterious Mail @MailMysterious]

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[Mysterious Mail @MailMysterious]

Search for Atlantis. A three post-detective game for children aged 10+
#giftsforkids
#mysterygames
#athomeescapegames
#detectivegames
#mysteriousmail
#Cypher
#searchforatlantis
#puzzlegame

[Mysterious Mail @MailMysterious]

Witches, beware of the Luca Chair. Hungarian winter tradition. 13th Dec, day of the wicked, witches were active. Built from 9 different woods, smaller stool versions were sneaked into midnight mass, it was believed if stood on, you would see who the witches were #FolkloreThursday

[Wexler Oral History @YiddishStories]

@spiritsongs7 @FolkloreThurs Check out rare Dos yam-meydele The Little Mermaid in #yiddish from the @YiddishBookCtr collection! #books #rarebooks #bookstagram

[Mysterious Mail @MailMysterious]

Sea captain S B Edes bought a "Fiji Mermaid" from Japanese sailors in 1822 for $6,000, The original was exhibited in Barnum's Museum, leased from Moses Kimbal's for $12.50 a week
#FolkloreThursday #WorldMaritimeDay
(image from the same collection)

[Becks @bowerbirduk]

Appreciating someone's work of September morning art.

[Mysterious Mail @MailMysterious]

Petrus Gonsalvus, Nickname "Wild Man", his looks inspired the tale Beauty & the Beast, born with hypertrichosis, originally a slave, given to King Henri II, educated as a nobleman & married lady Catherine. Their offspring inherited his condition. #FolkloreThursday

[Mysterious Mail @MailMysterious]

Yateveo, Human Eating Tree. Discovered in 1874 by German explorer, Karl Leche, in Madagascar. The Mkodo tribe fed it human sacrifices. Published in various magazines & articles around the world. No evidence that the Tribe or the Explorer existed have been found.#FolkloreThursday

[Mysterious Mail @MailMysterious]

@AlisonJames81 Dear Alison, Maybe your dog is trying to help with the clues. A replace is on the way, for your eyes only.

[Mysterious Mail @MailMysterious]

Happy Birthday @FolkloreThurs . On your #birthday in Hungary it's traditional to have your earlobes pulled while wishing you a long life. Old people have long earlobes. Here's an ear pull from @MailMysterious , may you be around for a very long time. #FolkloreThursday

[Dr Campbell Price @EgyptMcr]

A definite recommendation for #lockdown #Egyptology reading - the best guide out there to actually read #hieroglyphs. I'll be recommending more + answering questions live on #Periscope at 15:00 UK time @McrMuseum

[Folklore Thursday @FolkloreThurs]

This week's #FolkloreThursday theme is the folklore of plants, flowers and herbs! (The Soul of the Rose, by Waterhouse)

[The Independent Horror Society @IndieHorrorSoc]

What would you do if you found out you were nominated to be the guardian of a mysterious artefact - one which unravels a tale of murder and a touch of the supernatural?

Check out @JenndaleDale experience with @MailMysterious

https://t.co/DnWX3MOWC8

[Mysterious Mail @MailMysterious]

A Witch Window. Placed in the gable-end wall of a house & rotated 45 degrees. Found mainly in Vermont's 19th century farmhouses, witches cannot fly their broomsticks through tilted windows.
#FolkloreThursday @FolkloreThurs

[Mysterious Mail @MailMysterious]

What happened when a writer from @LondonHorrorSoc received on of our unexpected mysterious packages.
https://t.co/RrkJAH3cBZ
#horror #gift #mysteriousmail

[Folklore Thursday @FolkloreThurs]

This week's #FolkloreThursday theme is the folklore of house, hearth and home. Stay safe folks! ❤️ (Image: First century Roman Laraium, Patricio Lorente via wikimedia commons)

[Mysterious Mail @MailMysterious]

Jack-the-lantern, Joan-the-wad,
That tickled the maid and made her mad,
Light me home, the weather's bad.

Queen of the Piskeys, Joan the wad. On a misty Cornish moor, she will either lead you astray or help you find your way. #FolkloreThursday

[Icy Sedgwick @IcySedgwick]

Hygieia is the Greek goddess of cleanliness & sanitation. She helped prevent illness and promoted good health. A daughter of Aesculapius, she gives us the word "hygiene" #folklorethursday

[Horror in a tweet (David S. Smith) @horrorinatweet]

Recently a mysterious black envelope, with a wax seal, fell through my letterbox. You can read about the rest of my experience here, on @HorrorCultFilms My time with @MailMysterious

https://t.co/EIQhvcmUf4

[Mysterious Mail @MailMysterious]

@halley765 @FolkloreThurs And if a woman passes through, seven times backwards, she will become pregnant.

[Mysterious Mail @MailMysterious]

If you suspect your baby was stolen & swapped with a Piskie or Trolls offspring, then visit the Mên-an-Tol stones in Cornwall. Passing the changeling through the circular stone will return your child.
#FolkloreThursday #Kernow #Cornwall