Things That Go Bump In The Bog

Stacy Stefaniak
6 min readAug 31, 2023

Examining the Ritual Evidence of a Lost Civilization’s Sacrificial Rites

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Spectral mists swirl silently over the lifeless black waters, shrouding the twisted forms of long-dead trees and concealing the secrets of a bog’s murky depths. Somewhere below lie the remains of a young girl, cast into this bleak place over 2,500 years ago as a ritual sacrifice, her life offered up in pagan ritual by a forgotten people

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Stacy Stefaniak

Freelance Writer with a BA in English Lit and Writing. Anti Burnout Culture. Pro Human. Horror Enthusiast. Writes horror deep dives and culture think pieces