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Parchment-style illustration of the fiery-eyed Rolling Calf ghost at a Jamaican crossroads in a folklore scene.

The Rolling Calf: A Ghost Story from Jamaica

In the deep night of Jamaica, when the day’s heat has fled and the only light comes from a sliver of moon, the lonely roads belong to the duppies. And of all the island’s ghosts, none strikes a deeper chill in the heart than the Rolling Calf. It does not haunt houses or graves, but the in-between places: the long, dark

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