Happy Friday the 13th – Sept 2019

Happy Friday the 13th.

Did you know that the superstition surrounding the fear of Friday the 13^th is compiled up an intriguing selection of different fears and beliefs which form a recipe for a super superstition?

The main ones are the number thirteen, which can be traced back to a combination of Roman times, the Zodiac, and even Jesus’ Last Supper, and Friday, which also have biblical links (Adam & Eve apparently ate the forbidden fruit on a Friday) as well as nautical origins.

I recorded a video on a previous Friday the 13th to talk about the superstition and some of the pop culture associated with this day.

For you beer advocates, I was drinking a Boneshaker IPA from Amsterdam when this video was recorded. Perhaps grab one of your favourite beers to enjoy while watching.

Mark Leslie

Writer, editor and bookseller who haunts Southern Ontario. Craft beer enthusiast. Author of thrillers and horror novels such as A CANADIAN WEREWOLF IN NEW YORK, EVASION and I, DEATH. Also writes a series of stand-alone non-fiction titles exploring ghosts and the paranormal which include HAUNTED HAMILTON, SPOOKY SUDBURY, CREEPY CAPITAL, TOMES OF TERROR, HAUNTED HOSPITALS, and MACABRE MONTREAL. Editor of the anthologies CAMPUS CHILLS, TESSERACTS SIXTEEN, FICTION RIVER: EDITOR'S CHOICE and FICTION RIVER: FEEL THE FEAR.

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