[This blog spoils the main points of the story but leaves out many of the details.]
This is stuff of nightmares right here. A guy named Teik O'Kane who pretty much lived his life for fun and frolic gets the attention of the little people who he finds carrying around the corpse of a woman. They tell him that he is going to carry this corpse, but when he refuses, they make it so the corpse is holding onto his back and won't let go.
They then tell him that he has until sunrise to bury that corpse in one of a number of graveyards, but if they don't have room or he can't get into it, he has to keep moving on to the next. Every one of these graveyards is extremely haunted and terrifying in multiple ways. None of them are the same, and none of them (but the last one) let him bury the body. For this reason, he is forced to carry the dead weight (literally) a very long distance throughout the night until he can finally put her to rest.
This whole story was very surreal. It was like Teig existed in the realm of death and fairies for the whole night. It is a story that is brimming with a sense of loneliness. And yet, Teig is not alone. He is surrounded by creatures he doesn't understand nor wants to. It's awful.
This was one of the longer Irish fairy tales that I have, but I honestly could not put it down. It was just so spooky. Gripping too, if you understand my little joke. Imagine having to walk around for hours with a dead body clinging to you. That's crazy. At the very least, it should be enough to straighten a guy out.
I left a lot of details out of this blog, such as the specifics of each haunting, so there's still a good reason to read this one. I recommend it if your in the mood for something real spooky to end your night with.
This blog was written on July 23, 2023.
Thank you for reading my blog! Did you enjoy it? Either way, you can comment below, or you can email me at tkwadeauthor@gmail.com. Also stop by my Amazon.com listing by clicking this link: https://www.amazon.com/T.K.-Wade/e/B07BQK9RTZ
Check out my books! Thanks!
It seems the protagonist was trapped on the lower frequency of this world, the Underworld all night. He had the misfortune of meeting the inhabitants. Of course they would mind the treatment of the dead, and lay the burden on the living.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I felt that it was some sort of lower frequency. It was really surreal.
DeleteTeik was unfortunate to come across these fairy folk indeed. Sounds like a dreadful situation, I heard about an ancient punishment where people who were guilty of murder would be strapped to their victims. But in this situation Teik seems innocent so the connotations are more horrific.
ReplyDeleteBleh. That's horrible.
DeleteTalk about having a grave responsibility. Going to one graveyard at night would be bad enough. More than one, and there might be another body to bury.
ReplyDeleteGrave responsibility...
Delete