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The morgue is a sight within reach of everybody, and one to which passers-by, rich and poor alike, treat themselves. The door stands open, and all are free to enter.
Source: Paris Morgue in Emile Zola’s Words.
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In the very early days of Christianity, there were a few carry-overs from older mythology. One was the belief in cynocephaly, or people with the heads of dogs. It was thought that many of the more distant peoples, like central Africans or Indians, had the heads of dogs, many believing that these people would go back to normal once baptized. Different saints who are said to be from distant lands, like St Christopher were depicted with a dog’s head (see above). There was even myths about descendants of Cain, who inhabited Canaan before the Israelis, that “barked and ate human flesh”. Marco Polo was said to be surprised he didn’t see any dog-headed people in China, though he claims many people he talked to had encountered “dog headed barbarians” in Asia.
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haha
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Hong Kong has one of the most expensive housing markets in the world, with home prices rising 70 percent since 2009. But a new real estate niche market offers greatly discounted home prices, if you’re willing to bunk with the former residents’ ghosts.
Many Hong Kongers believe that the ghosts of people who died violently, thanks to an accident, murder, or suicide, haunt their former residences and bring bad fortune to the new occupants. As in the US, Hong Kong home sellers are required to disclose whether the previous resident died in the home, and potential buyers do rigorous background checks less they get stuck with a vengeful spirit. The superstition is so pervasive that prices on haunted homes can be 20-40 percent below market.
That kind of discount has brought out some less superstitious speculators, mostly expats looking to buy up cheap property in nice neighborhoods. These investors actively follow violent tragedies, hoping to snap up a hongza — the Cantonese term for haunted house — of their very own.
The real estate site squarefoot.hk has dozens of macabre real estate listings, with surprisingly specific disclosures…
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Harry Clark.
Source: necroluste