Tag Archives: Welsh folklore

Alan Garner, Flower Maidens and Gothic Animals

Posted on 6th October 2017 by Sam George

This post is a clue to the creature I have chosen to write about for the Gothic Animals edited collection. My choice is influenced by Alan Garner’s The Owl Service (London: Collins, 1967). The novel draws on ‘Math, son of Mathonwy’, an eerie … Continue reading →

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The Owl Service: 50 years

Posted on 21st August 2017 by William the Bloody

Around the time I was reading Brian Aldiss (who has just sadly died), I’d also discovered Alan Garner. The Owl Service, his fourth novel, is 50 years old today. The Owl Service is now what would be called Young Adult fiction and … Continue reading →

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I Know What You Did Last Summer: Welsh Bigfoot to rival Old Stinker the Hull Werewolf

Posted on 11th September 2016 by Sam George

Sasquatch, a Yeti or Bigfoot like creature has been spotted in Welsh woodland according to British newspapers. He is now set to rival Old Stinker the Hull Werewolf in the history of British monsters, having been supposedly captured on film. Bigfoot … Continue reading →

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