Last year I happened upon an Etsy site that made me momentarily lose my ability to talk. My jaw was hanging around somewhere on the floor and before I found it again, I knew I had to, had to had to have a piece of Amanda Langston’s work. I fell deeply in love with a… Continue reading Interview : Osteal Jewelry
I am a hunter of unique and unusual things that thrive in the shadows. Most days, I retreat from my hunt unsatisfied. But there are times when I happen across something so wonderfully out of the ordinary that I pull my shoulders back and howl. It was handmade jewellery business Black Insignia that… Continue reading Interview : Black Insignia
Herr Mannelig is one of my all-time favourite songs. I was introduced to Swedish band Garmarna when I was in Olso one winter a few years ago, staying with a Finnish friend. It was the perfect time to be led into the captivating worlds they create. I've been obsessed with their music ever since. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2kc570KwUs
I watched 'Thale' a quietly beautiful, haunting Norwegian film based on the myth of the 'Huldra' a few months back, but it's only recently that I was alerted about the entire soundtrack being available on Spotify. I must have played it over about twelve times now, so thought it about time to say something about… Continue reading Thale
The skull art work of Petra Shara Stoor - a Finnish artist based in Sweden - is quite unlike anything I’ve ever come across before. I contacted her moments after stumbling across her Facebook page, and to my absolute delight, we’ve put together an interview that will hopefully work as an introduction to her unique… Continue reading An Interview With Petra Shara Stoor Of Skulls & Bones Artwork
‘Most people chose to sleep when daylight faded.’ I seem to recall owning a mass of these Time-Life books as a child, but where they’ve disappeared to is sadly another story. The book I am writing about here was a gift a couple of years back, and came from one of the finest bookshops in… Continue reading The Enchanted World:Night Creatures – Book Review
I first encountered Scott Bradfield in The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men, with his incredible short story The Dream of the Wolf. I purchased his short story collection almost immediately, greedy for more of his dark and sinister writing. The cover of my copy is not electrifying. I don’t know if there was a wraparound… Continue reading Dream Of The Wolf By Scott Bradfield – Book Review
Wyrd Words & Effigies talks to Canadian photographer Rebecca Cairns about her artistic practice, creative blocks and inspiration. What three words would you use to use to describe your photography? Wind, limbs, fog. What does photography mean to you? Photography is a language. A series of unspoken words. Is there a personal experience which influenced… Continue reading Interview : Rebecca Cairns
‘Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers at night may become a wolf when the wolf-bane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.’ - Ancient gypsy saying. When I was first developing the idea of setting up Wyrd Words & Effigies as a blog, one of my main objectives… Continue reading A Review Of Werewolves: The Occult Truth By Konstantinos
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 