The Wandering Dead - 1

The ancient Celtic festival called Samhain was a day of the dead, a time when it was believed that the souls of those who had died during the year were allowed access to the land of the dead. The night was the time of the wandering dead. Come evening, evil spirits were everywhere.

Charms and spells were said to have more power on the eve of Samhain. The spirits of Samhain, once thought to be wild and powerful, were now said to be something worse: Evil.