You can find several of these photos in my Etsy shop, A Wyrd Of Her Own. More prints will be added to the shop soon.
The Photos I’m Most Proud Of Taking In 2022 – Part I
Tag: Folk Horror
All Those Summer Nightmares : Self-Portraits June/July/August
This devastatingly hot summer is one I would rather forget for reasons I'll inevitably discuss with a therapist. Depression has his heavy paws on my shoulders, so I don't have what it takes today to really talk about my photographic journey these past few months. Also, WordPress has fucked around with the editing functions since… Continue reading All Those Summer Nightmares : Self-Portraits June/July/August
The Woods Do Not Want Us Here – New Song From Cave Mouth
If you're wondering why I don't post as much music here as I used to, it's because I have, along with my Sister Shaman and bandmate Meghan Wood (AKA Crown Of Asteria - check her out), a blog called A Hex On Your Head where we share music most days. Psst…between you and me, there's… Continue reading The Woods Do Not Want Us Here – New Song From Cave Mouth
The Darkest Days – Mari Lwyd
I have only ever been to Wales once. It was well over fifteen years ago, but I can still remember being silenced by the tameless landscapes, the true dark of the sky, the uncanny feeling of it being a place of otherness. I’ve been meaning to go back for ages, and now, after reading into… Continue reading The Darkest Days – Mari Lwyd
The Darkest Days – The Wendigo
It's been about seven or eight years since I first wrote about the Wendigo and my curiosity about this intriguing cannibalistic spirit of the cold north shows no sign of diminishing. I initially wrote a poem called My Father The Wendigo, which then inspired a song, which then inspired a short story. However, despite being… Continue reading The Darkest Days – The Wendigo
The Dark Has Teeth
The other week I was talking about how I'd said goodbye to depression and how I hoped it would be a while before we met once again. Well. I had a mere five days or so without it. In my head, I was imagining that it would be months and months until we crossed paths… Continue reading The Dark Has Teeth
Barghest
Today's offering from Cave Mouth is about the legend of the Barghest. If you've been here a while, you'll know I have quite the enthusiasm for this folkloric creature. It's one the most terrifying things to hail from my home county of Yorkshire, after all. (If you're interested, there's an Art of the Barghest post… Continue reading Barghest
My Heart Is A Forest
I've made my book My Heart Is A Forest available as a PDF for just £1. If you're at home and have ran out of things to read, there's over 300 pages of poetry to keep you occupied. "A father kills an elusive pale fox and pays for the death with his sanity. The Barghest,… Continue reading My Heart Is A Forest
UTBURD : A SHORT STORY
I’ve finally got around to narrating my short story UTBURD and have put it up on YouTube for your listening pleasure. For those of you unfamiliar with this tale, it tells of a mother in olden time Scandinavia who abandons her newborn in the forest. However, the child finds its way home… If you really… Continue reading UTBURD : A SHORT STORY
Wyrd Words Book Club : We Don’t Go Back
Of all the titles of all the books I've read this year (nearing 60 now) I think We Don't Go Back is my favourite. And the cover...THE COVER YOU GUYS! Normally I'm not one for overly colourful cover art, but this has all the right feels. I'm racing to finish The Familiars by Stacey Halls… Continue reading Wyrd Words Book Club : We Don’t Go Back
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 