Lurking in Appalachian forests, the “Smoke Wolf” is said to have glowing red eyes and a chilling howl that echoes through the night. 🐺 https://news.etsu.edu/articles/appalachian-monsters #ETSU #AppalachianFolklore #ParanormalAppalachia #SmokeWolf #HalloweenInAppalachia | East Tennessee State University

Howlin' Wolf performing "Smokestack Lightning” in England in 1964. #howlinwolf #blues #dimestoreradio | Dime Store Radio

In Irish mythology, the Morrígan is a goddess of transformation, sovereignty, and prophecy: moving through wild landscapes and battlefields and guiding the passage between life and death. She is most famously associated with ravens, appearing as a crow on the battlefield to signal fate, warning, and change. She is also closely linked to wolves through Irish myth and symbolism. In early Irish tradition, wolves were regarded as liminal beings: guardians of the wilderness, the margins of society, a