“Despite their initial seeming simplicity, few accounts and interpretations can actually agree on the nature and actions of a banshee. In fact, it is even unclear precisely what sort of a creature the banshees are! Are they ghosts, ghouls, apparitions, fairies? Are they meant to be a counterpart for sirens? The truth is, we simply don’t know, as various accounts describe the banshee in a myriad different ways. It has even been suggested that the banshee may simply be powerful enough to change her appearance at will, appearing as either a ghost or fairy as she pleases. The accounts disagree even with regard to the banshee’s lamenting. While all agree that her screams are blood-curdling and terrifying, there is no consensus as to who precisely can hear the screams of the banshee – or even to her own motives. The Irish believed that only members of a pure Irish bloodline could ever hear a banshee’s wailing; others seemed to believe that only those who were soon to die could hear the cries of a banshee. Some accounts suggest that the banshee may be the ghost of a woman brutally murdered or wronged by a specific family, who would then find a wild delight in prophesising the death of the family’s members. Others yet suggest that the banshee was uniquely tied to a specific family, not because of revenge, but because of love, and her cries were a warning, instead of a victory song. Whatever their motives or their appearance, it is important to remember that the banshees cannot actually cause death. Their singing, or lamenting, is merely an omen, a warning, a chance to say your goodbyes and get your affairs in order. The banshees are no executioner – they are, merely, an omen of death” (https://folklorescotland.com/the-banshee/) • MASK: @Salem Devane's Phantasmagoria COSTUME: Hand-Me-Down-Horror VIDEO: Ezmay • #banshee #thebanshee #fypシ゚ #fypシ゚viral #fyp#fypシ#ghost #paranormal #horrortiktok #horrortok #haunter#hauntings#eastcoasthaunters#eastcoasthauntersconvention#transworldhauntshow#mask #hauntedhouse#asylum - @bloodybanshee