Black Annis: Say her name 3 times

The story of a cannibalistic witch who preys upon children. Based on the legends of Black Annis the Leicester witch.The area around the Dane Hills in Leicestershire, (now built upon) was said to be haunted by a creature known as Black Annis, possibly the remnants of some pagan goddess in darker times.She took the form of a one eyed wizened crone, immensely strong with sharp tearing teeth, long black claws and a blue face. She was said to hide in a giant oak, long since felled, that was once the remnants of a great forest, which covered the area. From this lofty perch she would leap out and eviscerate unwary travellers.Although partial to all human flesh she took particular delight in eating young children, whom she flayed alive. She then hung their skins like a grisly trophy upon the walls of a cave known as Black Annis’ Bower. She is said to have created the cave with her bare hands tearing through the rock with her iron claws.It moves through the ages as she reappears, to take the lives and skins of the innocents.Say her name three times and run for your life.

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