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Natalja Saint-Germain

@nataljastgermain.bsky.social

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I am the spooks 🧛🏻‍♀️🍷 PhD candidate in public law, non-fiction author, multilingual translator, senior lecturer, annoying folklorist, art nerd. I run #dailyspooklore & #swampsunday (feel free to join me). Also, I often post about vamps #vampiresweekly

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Natalja Saint-Germain @nataljastgermain.bsky.social · Jul 23

Hej 🦋

Here’s my introduction post:

I’m Natalja 🧛🏻‍♀️ PhD candidate in public law, aspiring horror writer, multilingual translator, senior lecturer, art nerd & insufferable folklorist.

I post about the darker corners of folklore, swamps, woods, and whatever’s growing in between.

Nice to meet you 🍷

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Natalja Saint-Germain @nataljastgermain.bsky.social · 11d

Should I be worried if I found a review of my PhD thesis today somewhere, where it shouldn’t have been in the first place?

The colleague who wrote it never uses that computer, moreover, she doesn’t even teach classes at that institute.

I’ve changed a lot of things in my thesis since then, but wtf?

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Natalja Saint-Germain @nataljastgermain.bsky.social · 11d

Literally the best combo ☕️

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Natalja Saint-Germain @nataljastgermain.bsky.social · 11d

Devendra P. Varma, in The Vampire in Legend, Lore, and Literature, records a chilling 18th c. case from Sikkim:

Princess Pedi Wangmo bled her half-brother, Chador Namgyal, to death, then drank his blood.

Some believed she returned as a vampire after execution 🩸

#folklore #vampiresweekly

Photo: Nona Limmen

Alt: A dramatic black-and-white image of a lady in flowing, translucent fabric, captured mid-motion in a powerful stance. She holds a raised sword high above her head, silhouetted against a misty, ethereal backdrop of cliffs and sky.

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Convention on Wetlands @ramsar.org · 11d

Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon!Fernando Trujillo a #VoiceforWetlands directs the Omacha Foundation, a conservation group focused on aquatic wildlife & river ecosystems and leads health evaluations of river dolphins.

Read more: apnews.com/article/amaz...

Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon

Scientists in Colombia’s Amazon are capturing and testing endangered pink river dolphins to monitor mercury contamination from illegal gold mining and deforestation.

apnews.com

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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 12d

Stephen is referencing one of my life's greatest achievements, when I was walking New-York-fast in New Orleans (read: PRETERNATURALLY FAST), dressed in Gothic Victorian regalia. Teenager elbows friends as I strode past & murmurs "Oh my God. That... was a LEGIT. Vampire."

Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 12d

ANYTHING FOR YOU LEGIT VAMPIRE

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Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social · 12d

Spooky season approaches, babies.

Photo: Niko Pekonen

Photo: a slim, auburn fox bites with its whole mouth at an amanita toadstool.

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Natalja Saint-Germain @nataljastgermain.bsky.social · 11d

And here we go again, with our similarities hehe

Natalja Saint-Germain @nataljastgermain.bsky.social · 11d

Ugh, im way less optimistic about the future of it 😔

Natalja Saint-Germain @nataljastgermain.bsky.social · 12d

💜💜💜💜

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Rebecca E. Reyes @rebeccareyeswriting.com · 12d

What's the point of owning intellectual property if we're the ones who have to opt out? What makes these asses so special?

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 12d

Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.

OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out

Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.

on.wsj.com

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Scott Murderhouse @voxparlour.bsky.social · 13d

It's your last day to pick blackberries. After Michaelmas they turn sour because the devil pissed/spat on them #folklore

A black and white print of the devil hocking up on a bunch of blackberries

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Tatiana Fajardo @tatiana1979.bsky.social · 12d

Gary Oldman as Dracula with his brides, played by Florina Kendrick, Michaela Bercu and Monica Bellucci.

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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · 12d

So pleased to contribute to this excellent article on Victorian Spiritualist paraphernalia.
www.history.com/articles/gho...
4 Tools of Victorian-Era Ghost Hunting
From tables to trumpets, spiritualists used these tools of the trade to summon the dead.

4 Tools of Victorian-Era Ghost Hunting

Spiritualists used these tools of the trade to summon the dead.

www.history.com

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Natalja Saint-Germain @nataljastgermain.bsky.social · 12d

We do care! 🫶🏻

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Scott Murderhouse @voxparlour.bsky.social · 12d

Windsor’s Phantom Huntsman illustration by Eric Fraser from Folklore Myths and Legends of Britain (1973)

Black and white. A horned hunter blows a hunting horn and rides a horse beside imps and dogs

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Natalja Saint-Germain @nataljastgermain.bsky.social · 12d

Just sending lots of love and support to you and yours 🫶🏻

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The Swamp Wytch @theswampwytch.bsky.social · Aug 17

Dragonflies - the embodiment of all elements, riding atop an alligator. Mysteries, upon mysteries!

"We probably enjoy observing animals so much because we learn a great deal about ourselves in doing so."
~ Charles Baudelaire

#SwampSunday #Auguries #FolkWitch

Photograph of a dragonfly upon an American Alligator's head, in the Okefenokee Swamp. Photographer unknown. Posted by the Okefenokee Swamp Park's FB page.

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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · Aug 24

Black Music Sunday: They shouted the blues
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Black Music Sunday: They shouted the blues

� Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 275 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope ...

www.dailykos.com

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Natalja Saint-Germain @nataljastgermain.bsky.social · 12d

Yep, we are here 👋

Natalja Saint-Germain @nataljastgermain.bsky.social · 12d

That sounds wise! And brave!

I’ve left my field too – starting this semester, I’m teaching marketing & international law…

But I’m just tired of how things are in general.

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Natalja Saint-Germain @nataljastgermain.bsky.social · 12d

Oh, can’t wait! I love everything related to the symbolism of colors 😱

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curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · 19d

Hahakigami (broom spirits) are a type of #yokai that occur once a broom has reached a very old age and is transformed into (or possessed by) a spirit, known as tsukumogami. Because brooms were used in ritual purifications, they can become powerful magical charms.
#MythologyMonday
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Illustration of a broom that appears to be sweeping by itself.

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Natalja Saint-Germain @nataljastgermain.bsky.social · 13d

Scream into the void. Seriously.

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Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social · 14d

The ever-excellent Books n Cats - why have I never read Nalo Hopkinson before?! Listening to Skin Folk on audio and it’s fantastic.

youtu.be/HCdIZITeBnE?...

Bluebeard: The Evolution of Folklore's Most Horrifying Villain

YouTube video by Books 'n' Cats

youtu.be

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Natalja Saint-Germain @nataljastgermain.bsky.social · 13d

Welcome back! Also, that fuchsia! Ah! 💜

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