Our Month of Horror continues with a string of curses.
No, not those curse words — we’re talking about evil eyes and voodoo dolls, hexes, jinxes, and whammies of all sorts. Cross your fingers and spit three times, because here we go!
Fascinous comes to us from the Latin fascinum, meaning a charm, enchantment, or magic. It’s the same root as fascinate, which originally meant “to bewitch”.
A wanion is an archaic term for a vengeful curse or misfortune. It comes from a Middle English phrase meaning “in the waning of the moon”, considered an unlucky time.
Rounding out our trio of jinxes is the malison, another term for a curse that comes to us from Middle English by way of Latin. The Middle English term maliso originates from the same Latin root as malediction, a curse or slander.
Next week, we’ll visit the homes of zombies, ghouls, and vampires. Don’t miss it!
