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What does the word Doppelgänger make you think of? The paranormal phenomenon, with its folklore roots and links to the idea of a ‘spirit double’ signifying impending doom? Or the more modern usage – the idea that we all have a non-biological twin somewhere out there in the world? Whichever it may be, the stories behind the concept of the Doppelgänger are as fascinating as they are eerie…
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Source Shout Outs
BBC Articles:
The Guardian Articles:
Emerald Isle Article:
https://emeraldisle.ie/the-fetch
Atlas Obscura Article:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/history-doppelganger
Freud’s ‘The Uncanny’:
https://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/freud1.pdf
Poe’s ‘William Wilson’:
https://poestories.com/read/williamwilson
Wordsworth Org Article:
Haunted Britain Article:
https://www.haunted-britain.com/eaton-place.htm
Business Insider Article:
https://www.businessinsider.com/doppelgaenger-study-these-people-who-look-alike-share-dna-2022-9
Research Paper:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3032659/
Yahoo News Article:
https://au.news.yahoo.com/german-woman-convicted-murdering-her-124903843.html