I have been a follower of Katy Horan's art for quite some time now, and was over the moon with delight when an email dropped into my inbox, letting me know what she has a new selection of greeting cards for Samhain available. I think I'll pop some in a basket, to post off to… Continue reading Prepare For Samhain With Art From Katy Horan
Inspired by paganism, the occult, nature and folklore, Spanish company La luna en un hilo provides beautiful, handcrafted wood burned items, mugs and an assortment of accessories. I am looking to invest in a few of their pieces, including a decorative wood burned plate depicting The Revenge of the Hares.
More mellow stuff. King Dude this time, with the exquisite track When my mother was the Moon.
Does your heart have a space reserved for the folklore of Scandinavia? Do you write poetry or prose? Could you create a piece of writing about the creatures that dwell in the mountains, forests and fjords? If you think you could weave a few thousand words into a literary feast, then have a read of… Continue reading Attention Wyrd Writers…The North Calls
David Talley.
I have a long-standing fascination with Baba Yaga. I first encountered this Eastern European folkloric character at the tender age of seven. There was a hut in the woods near my school which, I was told, was her house. Naturally, this terrified me, but I was an odd child, and thrived on fear. I’m utterly… Continue reading Monday’s Wyrd Findings
The work of German artist Knechter harks back to a different time, when the loudest sound on the hillside was cowbells, rather than the sizzling currents emitting from sky high pylons. The subjects and themes of his work speak to me on multiple levels, and I find myself returning to lose myself in his creations… Continue reading Interview : Waltkvlten
I was in Newcastle the other night for a gig at the Northumberland Arms when I got talking to Keith Stewart, a bloke so passionate about the work of Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen, that he decided to have some of the great man’s creations tattooed onto his arm. Keith currently has half an arm’s worth… Continue reading Theodor Kittelsen Worship
‘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
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 