In this episode of International Supernatural, Liam and Alana set sail on Spectral Seas. Liam delves into the stories of the Finfolk of the Northern isles who, if you're not careful, will force you into captivity (and matrimony) in their underwater city of Finfolkaheem. Alana takes you aboard the Caleuche, a Chilean ghost ship crewed by wicked warlocks with a cargo of lost souls. Tangents include: David Hasselhoff in a speedo, sexy pigs, stupid pirate songs and Alana’s mom.

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Cover art by artist and designer Zofia Guertin

Works Cited

The Finnfolk:

• Tulloch, L. & Fitzgibbon, A., 2014. Shetland folk tales, Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press.
• http://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/selkiefolk/origins/origin2.htm
• https://www.ancientpages.com/2016/02/22/fin-folk-mythical-amphibious-sea-people-orkney-shetland/
• https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/cultural/institute-for-northern-studies/research/conferences/previous-conferences-/the-finnfolk/
• https://www.jstor.org/stable/534874?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212682113000164

The Caleuche:

• https://www.vayaadventures.com/blog/el-caleuche-the-ghost-ship-of-chiloe/
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/into-the-cave-of-chiles-witches-20138093/
• Petreman, D. (2006) “The Chilean Ghost Ship: The Caleuche” in J. Febles (ed.) Into the Mainstream: Essays on Spanish American and Latino Literature and Culture, Newcastle, pp. 202-214.
• http://chiloemitologico.cl/la-brujeria-y-sus-personajes/el-caballo-marino
• https://mandradey.wixsite.com/myths/cart
• http://chilotemyth.com/