Banshee, Season 1, Episode 1 (“Pilot”): The series kicks off with a mysterious ex-con who, after serving 15 years in prison, heads to the small town of Banshee, Pennsylvania. He’s searching for his former lover and partner-in-crime, Anastasia (now living as Carrie Hopewell), who has started a quiet new life with a husband and children. When the town’s new sheriff is killed during a bar confrontation, the ex-con seizes the chance to assume the sheriff’s identity, calling himself Lucas Hood. As th

The Story of the Banshee. In Ireland the story of the Banshee has been told for generations. A wailing lady who comes to announce the deaths of a loved one. #irishfolklore #banshee #IrishStories | Retrobite Irish Mythology