The Midnight Society was a group of teenagers who would gather around a campfire in the woods to tell spooky stories. The most famous of these stories was about a haunted ventriloquist dummy named Mscot. It was said that Mscot had the power to come to life and wreak havoc on anyone who crossed its path. Legend has it that Mscot was once the prized possession of a renowned ventriloquist who performed sold-out shows all over the world. However, the dummy had a dark secret – it was possessed by the spirit of a vengeful ghost. The ventriloquist had unknowingly released the spirit while performing a dangerous ritual.
The ventriloquist had unknowingly released the spirit while performing a dangerous ritual. Once free, the spirit would take control of the dummy and use it to carry out its malicious plans. Mscot would come to life in the dead of the night, roaming the streets in search of its next victim.
witch doctor
1718 , Francis Hutchinson, “The Tryal before My Lord Chief Baron Hale”, in An Historical Essay Concerning Witchcraft. [ … ] , London: Printed for R. Knaplock, [ … ] , and D. Midwinter, [ … ] , →OCLC, page 110 :
[T]he ſaid Dorothy Durent, having been with a Witch-Doctor, acknowledges upon Oath, that by his Advice, ſhe hang'd up her Child's Blanket in the Chimney, found a Toad in it at Night, had put it into the Fire, and held it there tho' it made a great and horrible Noiſe, and flaſht like Gunpowder, and went off like a Piſtol, and then became inviſible, and that by this the Priſoner was ſcorch'd and burn'd lamentably.
1820 , J[ohn] C. Knowlson, “The Felon”, in The Complete Cow-leech, or Cattle-Doctor; [ … ] , Otley, Yorkshire: Printed for the author by T. F. Bristow, [ … ] , →OCLC, page 104 :
Some people are so foolish as to go to a witch-doctor when they have Cows in this complaint [prematurely parting with their unborn calves]:—they give him some money, and he tells them some frivolous tale, such as that some person that wishes them bad luck, or looks upon them with an evil eye, [. ]
1893 , South African Law Journal , volume 10 , Cape Town: Juta & Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 219 :At that consultation, according to the habit of a witch-doctor, he divined and announced the occasion of their attendance, and indicated the complainant, Mdungazwe, as the wizard who had caused Ranise to suffer.
1958 April 1, David Seville [pseudonym; Ross Bagdasarian Sr.] (lyrics and music), “Witch Doctor”, in The Alvin Show :
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you / And then the witch doctor he told me what to do1971 , W. G. Jilek, “From Crazy Witch Doctor to Auxiliary Psychotherapist: The Changing Image of the Medicine Man”, in Psychiatria Clinica , volume 4, number 4, Basel, New York, N.Y.: S[amuel] Karger, →OCLC, abstract, page 200 :
Review of the literature cited in the bibliography of the present paper left this author with the impression that there is indeed a very widespread institution variously labelled by Western observers with epithets such as medicine-man, shaman, witch-doctor, native healer, or with indigenous terms such as angakok (Eskimo), or mganga (Swahili).
1982 , Sudhir Kakar, “Other Shamans”, in Shamans, Mystics and Doctors: A Psychological Inquiry into India and Its Healing Traditions , New York, N.Y.: Knopf, →ISBN; republished New York, N.Y.: Knopf, 2013 , →ISBN:
In much of popular Western literature, the non-Western professional who attends to the relief of distress and alleviation of anxiety in his society is known by many names, none of them exactly respectful. He is a medicine man or a witch doctor, native healer or voodoo sorcerer—the "quack," so to speak, never the "doctor."
1993 , Hama Tuma, The Case of the Socialist Witchdoctor and Other Stories (African Writers Series), Oxford, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, →ISBN, page 36 :
The man being led into the Cage did not strike me as a witchdoctor. Slim and tall, he was a middle-aged man with a fuzzy Afro which made him look even younger.
Alternative forms [ edit ]
- witch-doctor , witchdoctor
Hypernyms [ edit ]
Hyponyms [ edit ]
- curandero ( Central America )
- dukun ( Malay )
- mganga ( Africa )
- ngaka ( Sotho )
- obeah ( Africa , Caribbean )
- sadet ( Jarai (Vietnam) )
- sangoma ( South Africa )
Some people are so foolish as to go to a witch-doctor when they have Cows in this complaint [prematurely parting with their unborn calves]:—they give him some money, and he tells them some frivolous tale, such as that some person that wishes them bad luck, or looks upon them with an evil eye, [. ]
It was said that anyone who looked into the dummy's eyes would be cursed forever, constantly tormented by the spirit. People started experiencing strange occurrences around town – objects moving on their own, unexplained cold gusts of wind, and eerie laughter in the distance. Those who encountered Mscot claimed to have seen its eyes glowing in the darkness, watching their every move. The fear and paranoia spread like wildfire, and soon the whole town was gripped by the haunting aura of Mscot. Several attempts were made to destroy the cursed dummy, but it seemed indestructible. No matter how many times it was burned or buried, it would always resurface, ready to continue its reign of terror. The only way to ward off Mscot was said to be by offering it a sacrificial lamb – a willing participant who would take its place as the vessel for the vengeful spirit. Despite its infamy, the true origins of Mscot remained a mystery. Some believed it to be a cursed artifact from ancient times, while others thought it was a creation of dark magic. Regardless of its origins, the haunting hour of Mscot became a local legend, passed down through generations. To this day, the story of Mscot continues to send shivers down the spines of those who hear it. The Midnight Society has long disbanded, but their tales of horror and the menacing presence of Mscot will forever be etched in the memories of those who experienced them. Whether Mscot is simply a figment of imagination or a malevolent force from beyond the grave, one thing is for sure – the haunting hour of Mscot will forever be remembered as a chilling tale that still haunts the minds of many..
Reviews for "Haunted Houses: Secrets of the Mscot Haunting Hour"
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3. Michael - 2 stars - I was expecting more from "Mscot haunting hour" based on the trailer, but it fell flat for me. The pacing was off, with slow and dragged-out moments that diminished any tension the movie was trying to build. The scares were cheap and relied too heavily on loud noises and sudden movements rather than building a genuinely eerie atmosphere. It felt like a generic horror film that didn't bring anything new or interesting to the genre.
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