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Origin of Witch’s Ball Superstition – A Theory

October 9, 2016August 2, 2022 Creepy Cleveland

The Witch’s Ball is a well-known tombstone located in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Valley City, Ohio.  The folklore surrounding the cemetery itself includes several eyewitness accounts and retelling of appearances

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