Skeleton Harbor.

Skeleton Harbor.

Skeleton Harbor explores the eerie, the unsettling, and the beautifully strange. From ghost stories to spooky recipes, we bring you fresh fear year-round.

Harbor Lexicon

A living collection of strange, spectral, and story-soaked terms from across Skeleton Harbor. Browse by letter or dive into a word to learn more.

Candlewick

Quick Detail: Candlewick is the braided thread inside a candle that draws melted wax upward to feed the flame.

Category: Craft & Objects
Orgin: Old English

Catacomb

Quick Detail: Catacomb is an underground passage or chamber used for burials, often part of a maze-like network beneath the ground.

Category: Architecture & Places
Orgin: Latin

Cauldron

Quick Detail: Cauldron is a large, deep pot linked to magic, folklore, and ritual brewing, often symbolizing transformation.

Category: Witchcraft & Ritual
Orgin: Celtic / Medieval Europe

Cinder

Quick Detail: Cinder is a partially burned fragment left after a fire, often dark, brittle, and still holding traces of heat.

Category: Fire & Remains
Orgin: Old English

Clairvoyance

Quick Detail: Clairvoyance is the claimed ability to perceive events or knowledge beyond normal sight or physical senses.

Category: Perception & Mystery
Orgin: French

Cloak

Quick Detail: Cloak is a long, flowing outer garment often associated with secrecy, disguise, and mysterious figures.

Category: Symbolic Garments
Orgin: Middle English

Conjure

Quick Detail: Conjure means to summon, call forth, or bring something into being through magic or ritual.

Category: Magikal Practices
Orgin: Latin / Old French

Creak

Quick Detail: Creak is a harsh, dry sound made when wood, metal, or joints shift under strain or movement.

Category: Sound & Sensation
Orgin: Middle English

Crypt

Quick Detail: Crypt is an underground stone chamber used for burials, often found beneath churches or mausoleums.

Category: Haunted Architecture
Orgin: Greek / Latin

Curse

Quick Detail: Curse is a spoken or symbolic act intended to bring misfortune, harm, or supernatural burden.

Category: Occult Concepts
Orgin: Old English