Medieval ghost stories featured rotten flesh, the walking dead and spoon‑stealing spirits

October 26, 2026 · 2:00 pm 3 sources

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• WIRED Ghost Stories
  WIRED · October 26, 2026 14:00
  Five hauntings from the other side of technology.
• Ghost stories don’t just scare us – they remind us of historical injustices
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · October 26, 2026 17:59
  From phantom ships carrying enslaved people to an apparition in a Maine lake, ghost stories have revived memories of injustices that might otherwise have been forgotten.

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• Medieval ghost stories featured rotten flesh, the walking dead and spoon‑stealing spirits
  Phys.org · October 28, 2026 21:00
  Stories of wandering spirits and the restless dead were common in the Middle Ages. These ghostly encounters were recorded in a wide variety of medieval literature.