Is it bad luck to see yourself when walking down the street? Are evil twins real? Are there ghostly doubles heralding death? This week's creature is: the Doppelganger.
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“Doppelgänger.” Merriam-Webster Dictionary, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doppelg%C3%A4nger
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“Glossary of the Gothic: Doppelgänger.” Marquette University, 2013, https://epublications.marquette.edu/gothic_doppelganger/
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“Doppelganger.” Encyclopedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/art/doppelganger
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Joanna Gillan. “Doppelgangers and Curious Myths and Stories of Spirit Doubles.” Ancient Origins, 1 April 2020, https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/doppelgangers-and-mythology-spirit-doubles-001825
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“Doppelgänger.” Monster Wiki, Fandom, Inc., https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Doppelg%C3%A4nger
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Bramley, Ellie Violet. “Why We’re ‘Living in the Golden Age of the Doppelganger.’” BBC, 4 Dec. 2024, https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20241203-doppelgangers-and-the-ancient-origins-of-the-lookalike-craze
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Szczotka, Joanna, and Michał Wierzchoń. “Splitting the Unity of Bodily Self: Toward a Comprehensive Review of Phenomenology and Psychopathology of Heautoscopy.” Psychopathology, vol. 56, no. 4, 4 Nov. 2022, https://karger.com/psp/article/56/4/306/836360/Splitting-the-Unity-of-Bodily-Self-Toward-a