Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Supernatural Mischief

In the malevolent military days, in the hoodoo-haggard Afram Plains, a soldier cuffs a little old man, and sends him sprawling in the dust. The fouled elder has done nothing wrong. He utters not a word beyond his whimpers and tears. He picks up his scrawny body and crawls pitifully out of sight with a hideous, haunted look. Minutes later, the gloating gladiator starts shrieking and shivering. Before scores of irreligious eyes, the wailing warrior’s own shoulder is swallowing up his affronting arm. The shoulder-socket sucks in the muscled limb until only a forefinger and thumb are left hanging out.

16 comments:

  1. Hehehehhe! Interesting stuff. My office-mate just told me about an old woman who was slighted by a young man. She pointed her walking stick at the young guy and 'shot' him (saying 'pow'). The guy laughed and walked away. The next morning he woke up with gunshot wounds. Love these urban legends!

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  2. @ both stories, LMAO! The first one is more scary/graphic though...and did the old woman really say 'pow' (LMAO!). Some people call it Karma (i guess, by-force-karma in these cases)...Anybody watched "Drag Me To Hell'? Pretty much along those lines but much more vomit-inducing. Great post!

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  3. We have similar legends in Jamaica too Nana Yaw - with stories of people being 'boxed' (i.e. slapped) or disfigured by duppies (ghosts)because they have offended someone. Their faces would contort and left frozen in that position, or they would begin to act strangely. A popular one that my grandmother liked to tell us was about the man who had his hand 'turned the other way' - at an abnormal angle behind his back, or depending on the day his hand was transformed into a fin. As children we were also warned not to throw things outside, or sweep the house, after dark as if we unintentionally swept or threw something at a 'spirit' then who knows how you would wake up the following morning. These are triggering so many memories Nana, feeling inspired to write about my own run in with a ghost.And no, am not joking!

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  4. I love these legends too. Funny thing many countries often have the same stories only in different languages with different names. Where you at Nana?

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  5. Yes, Abena, these stories are numerous. It is claimed that from time to time, when the wind blows in circles and have the leaves dancing in a whirl, if you put an egg in the middle of the dance, a naked woman will appear in a straight-back chair in the middle of the whorl.

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  6. Thanks, Tye. Not seen "Drag Me To Hell" but I will look for it.

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  7. Looooooool, Denise, so strikingly similar. Spiritual slaps are said to be something else. And about throwing things away at night, an old woman kindly told me the real reason. Rubbish thrown at night might be thrown away with valuables like jewellery and all, but it's more effective to scare the kids not to do it, than to tell them the real reason!

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  8. Yes, Ada, shared culture is quite an intriguing thing. Ada, I'm still in Ghana. Why do you ask?

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  9. lol... ei these stories!hahaha...I bet that will teach the man to treat elderly people with respect!...and lol@ the old lady who went pow!!! that's waasup!

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  10. Wow, very very interesting stories NY, Abena and Denise. I absolutely love it!

    Like Tye, I was going to mention the movie "Drag me to Hell".

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  11. Countless mischief like this are heard in Nigeria evryday and they are so beautifully and realistically crafted that you would almost believe.

    Nice post

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  12. Yes, Maxine, for the sake of respect, I hope that story is true, though I find it difficult to believe it.

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  13. Raine, now I absolutely must see that flick then.

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  14. Yes, Larom, and we even see them in movies everyday. Thank you for visiting. I'll read your blog too.

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  15. These spooky ghost stories? They just scare me silly. Are you compiling these things?

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  16. Not really, Myne. I am not compiling. I just researched and wrote up a few for this week's theme.

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