Feral Folktales is where I step aside from the main show and tell a straight folktale—simple, spoken, and exactly as it’s meant to be heard. These bonus episodes are just a little something extra between the full installments of The Feral Folklorist, which is where you’ll find the deeper dives into history, folklore, magic, hauntings, and the stranger corners of human belief. This time, I’m sharing “The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle,” an old English tale about restlessness, wish-ma...
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Feral Folktales is where I step aside from the main show and tell a straight folktale—simple, spoken, and exactly as it’s meant to be heard. These bonus episodes are just a little something extra between the full installments of The Feral Folklorist, which is where you’ll find the deeper dives into history, folklore, magic, hauntings, and the stranger corners of human belief. This time, I’m sharing “The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle,” an old English tale about restlessness, wish-ma...
9. The Hex Murder of York County: A True Crime Rooted in Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Magic
The Feral Folklorist
32 minutes
2 months ago
9. The Hex Murder of York County: A True Crime Rooted in Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Magic
In 1928, a Pennsylvania folk healer named Nelson Rehmeyer was beaten and killed by three men who believed he’d hexed them. They weren’t strangers—they knew him, had sat at his kitchen table, and came armed with folk instructions: steal his spellbook, take a lock of hair, and destroy them to break the curse. When the fire they set didn’t catch, the legend began. This episode unpacks the true story behind what became known as the Hex Murder of York County—a case where powwow, the Pennsylvania D...
The Feral Folklorist
Feral Folktales is where I step aside from the main show and tell a straight folktale—simple, spoken, and exactly as it’s meant to be heard. These bonus episodes are just a little something extra between the full installments of The Feral Folklorist, which is where you’ll find the deeper dives into history, folklore, magic, hauntings, and the stranger corners of human belief. This time, I’m sharing “The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle,” an old English tale about restlessness, wish-ma...
