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"Banshee" is an autobiographical short story written by Ray Bradbury in the September 1984 issue of Gallery and later adapted by Bradbury as an episode of Ray Bradbury Theater. The story is based on Bradbury's experiences with John Huston during pre-production of their film Moby Dick , directed by Huston and adapted into a screenplay by ...
A banshee was said to have been seen and heard by several people around the area a week before his death, and on the eve of his passing. At the time of his death there were no mentions of this supernatural occurrence in biographic references to the Rev. Bunworth, and Croker does not mention his sources, simply stating:
Published in 1985, Lysaght's book The banshee: a study in beliefs and legends about the Irish supernatural death-messenger was based on her PhD thesis. It was hailed by one reviewer "as an outstanding achievement in Irish and international folklore studies".
A banshee (/ ˈ b æ n ʃ iː / BAN-shee; Modern Irish bean sí, from Old Irish: ben síde [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe], "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, [1] usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening.
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Jonathan Tropper (born February 19, 1970) is an American screenwriter, novelist, and producer. [1] He is the author of six novels. He is the co-creator and executive producer of the Cinemax television series Banshee (2013–2016) and the creator of the Cinemax television series Warrior (2019–2023).
I heard the story of the Banshee as a child, and was terrified when I saw one in the movie "Darby O'Gill and the little people". The story I heard was that the Banshee was an old woman who died of excessive mourning and returned to mourn the soon to be dead. On a pitch dark Irish night I heard one.
This book is a standalone in that the Five Find-Outers enter a cave and a secret passage for the first time in their history, more reminiscent of the Famous Five and Secret Seven. The mystery is not divided up by assigning investigative tasks to each of the five children as was normally the case and Fatty more or less solves this one on his own.