These are the stories of the ballads sung in the courts of England and Ireland. Come read about the witch who will do anything for love; the noblewoman who leaves her husband and baby for a pirate; the vampire who stalks impressionable young women in the forests at night and more. Vampires, pirates, witches, ghosts, thieves, murderers all have a story to tell.

Kathleen carries in her messenger bag a container of salt, a vial of dead man's blood, a floral bonnet, a box of Twinkies, a sonic screwdriver, and a dog-eared copy of Frankenstein.

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