Tag Archives: Folklore

Folk Horror: Blood Sucking Vampire Goat Terrorises Village

Posted on 29th June 2016 by Sam George

Following my recent post on folk horror and the appearance earlier this year of the Hull Werewolf Old Stinker, who sparked a folk panic in the UK, stories are breaking that a legendary Chupacabra has been caught and killed in the Ukraine … Continue reading →

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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Black Cat?

Posted on 28th June 2016 by firekrank

On Saturday my partner and I adopted two kittens from Mitcham Cats Protection league. On our arrival we were asked if we had any preference to the appearance of the cats we were going to adopt. Our answer was no. … Continue reading →

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Another set of Top Ten Shapeshifters (Part 1)

Posted on 4th June 2016 by William the Bloody

It’s taken me a while to respond to Kaja and Sam’s excellent lists of their top ten shapeshifters (here and here). Here are the first five of my own favourites (not in order of importance). 1. Circe, in Homer, Odyssey … Continue reading →

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Gothic Spaces and Standing Stones

Posted on 17th May 2016 by firekrank

I have just stumbled across this wonderful blog, Celluloid Wicker Man, which is run by writer and filmmaker Adam Scovell. He is particularly interested on Folk Horror which can be seen in this incredibly interesting series of posts, ‘Uncanny Portals … Continue reading →

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Werewolf Sightings in Yorkshire

Posted on 15th May 2016 by firekrank

The Daily Express (amongst other tabloid papers) has reported on a series of presumed werewolf sightings in the Yorkshire Wolds. Now, sadly I am not donning a leather outfit and heading north with a holster and silver bullets, however I … Continue reading →

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Angela Carter

Posted on 8th May 2016 by William the Bloody

I’m a day late, but this is to honour the birthday of one of the most important twentieth-century English writers. Angela Carter (whose official website is here) drew on folkloric, fairy tale, and Gothic themes in her gloriously baroque explorations … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Reflected Shadows: Folklore and the Gothic’, 15th-17th April 2016

Posted on 21st April 2016 by firekrank

On 15th-17th April, I attended ‘Reflected Shadows: Folklore and the Gothic’ at Kingston University. This conference, dedicated as the name suggests to folklore and the Gothic, was jointly organised by The Folklore Society and Kingston University. The conference opened with … Continue reading →

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Fairy Doors and the Fey at Easter

Posted on 25th March 2016 by Sam George

March 20th marked the equinox this year. There is a special calendar to mark these. Apparently an equinox occurs twice a year in spring and autumn when the Sun crosses the plane of the Earth’s equator.  Derived from a Latin term … Continue reading →

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CFA – ‘The Comic Work of Neil Gaiman: In Darkness, In Light, and In Shadow’

Posted on 14th March 2016 by firekrank

The following CFA has been released: ‘Call for submissions to an edited collection requested by publisher Since his seminal writing on The Sandman (1989-present) and long since before and after on works such as Batman, Miracleman, The Books of Magic, … Continue reading →

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CFA: ‘Exploring Teen Wolf’

Posted on 14th March 2016 by firekrank

The following CFA has been released for a collection on MTV’s Teen Wolf to be published by McFarland Press. ‘Looking for papers for an essay collection on the MTV television show Teen Wolf, with an emphasis on the most recent seasons. This … Continue reading →

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