1 Grave markers, from left to right: John Torrington, John Hartnell, William Braine. 2 John Torrington 3 John Torrington 4 John Torrington 5 John Torrington 6 John Torrington 7 John Hartnell 8 John Hartnell 9 William Braine 10 John Torrington's coffin. The arrow points North. Sources: 1. http://www.newtrail.ualberta.ca/en/FeatureStories/FeatureStories%20Current/CopyofAColdCase.aspx 2. http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6i3scaXxq1qzxilqo1_400.jpg 3. http://olafscorner.nathab.com/2011/01/arctic-autopsy-the-immortal-john-torrington/ 4. http://11ahdeadbodies.wikispaces.com/+cause+and+manner+of+their+death-franklin 5.… Continue reading The Perfectly Preserved Seamen Of The Franklin Expedition
‘There is something unnerving about people who can’t be located dead or alive. They upset our sense of space – surely the missing ones have to be somewhere, but where?’ – Margaret Atwood. Whenever I visit the library, I make a beeline for the travel section, and crouch down to inspect the lowest… Continue reading A Review Of Frozen In Time: The Fate Of The Franklin Expedition by Owen Beattie & John Geiger
‘Up here a man becomes aware of things that he can’t perceive further south.’ I read most of Michelle Paver’s Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, but got bored after a while. The series started off great, but then they got a bit, well, ugh. I reckon that’s why it’s taken me a while to pick this… Continue reading A Review of Dark Matter by Michelle Paver
Giving a voice to the modern heathen household I came across this fantastic, bi-annual, print publication after a long, long search through other, mostly mediocre journals and blogs, and what a find. I’m so glad I persisted. It’s like when a walk on the beach in the rain turns into a really special occasion. When… Continue reading Review of Hex Magazine (Issue 1)
Black Forest Records is a record distribution company based in Otta, Norway, and the aim of their publication, Black Forest Magazine is to champion the bands and people they’ve worked with. There is no scheduled release date for the magazine – it’s out when it’s done. Black Forest Magazine has an appealing, clean layout with… Continue reading Black Forest Magazine – Review
When The Ritual arrived, I spent a good five minutes admiring the cover art of an ancient Scandinavian forest. It has a constricted, sinister feel to it, achieved through multiple layering and ‘ancient green’ colouring. It's a place humans avoid, a primordial place best left alone, to coil and knot in and around itself. I… Continue reading The Ritual by Adam Nevill – Book Review
You may have recently published a novel with an ominous tone, or you might be the editor of Black Metal zine, or perhaps you are a visual artist working with obscure subjects. If you feel that your work and creations would fit the Wyrd Words & Effigies premise, then please don’t hesitate to get in… Continue reading Let In The Night
Wyrd Words & Effigies is a celebration of the strange and shadowy, of the damned and unseen. It is a path through the dark to wild, forbidden places. A journey across boundaries, which separate this world from others. It will work to feed into a wider, dark consciousness, and, hopefully encourage individual growth, as the… Continue reading Wyrd Words & Effigies – The Beginning
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 
