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From Folklore to Global Politics – the Strange Story of...
Molly Leigh was born in 1685 in a small cottage on the outskirts of Burslem, near Stoke-on-Trent, in central England....
John Reppion
The World’s Oldest Ghosts
Throughout the Autumnal Spooky Season on Twitter, I noticed an odd trend. Questions like “why are there no dinosaur ghosts?”,...
John Reppion
Beyond Stonehenge: Ten Locations Around the World with Amazing Ancient...
For many, the word ‘megaliths’ is intimately associated with the stone circles of the British Isles – not least due...
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Strange message interrupts Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in live broadcast
Yesterday, Monday the 19th of September, 2022, four of the five UK terrestrial television channels showed uninterrupted coverage of the...
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An Expedition into the Mystery of Crank Caverns
Since 2019, I’ve been lucky enough to have been a contributor to Hellebore Zine. Currently in its sixth bi-annual issue,...
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Diabolus in Musica
Writers and topics in Volume 9 of Darklore: Robert Schoch celebrates the life and research of his good friend John...
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Spirits of Place
Stories are embedded in the world around us; in metal, in brick, in concrete, and in wood. In the very...
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The History and Practice of English Magic
Writers and topics in Volume 9 of Darklore: Mike Jay reviews the 'hidden history' of the 19th century Club des...
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The Old Gods vs. Daesh
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham is a Salafi jihadist militant group...
John Reppion
The Witch-Cult: from North Western England to the World Beyond
August the 1st is Lammastide, a traditional Summer Harvest Festival dating back to pre-Anglo Saxon times. Lammas, also known by...
John Reppion
You Are Legion, For You Are Many: Parasites and Microbes...
Back in March 2014 science Writer and blogger Ed Yong gave a TED talk on the subject of parasites and...
John Reppion
Giant Salamander sighted in Kyoto, Japan
On the 4th of July a normally nocturnal dog-sized Giant Salamander decided to take a walk alongside the Kamogawa River...
John Reppion
Dinosaurs and Dragon Bones
“Eric Prokopi, 39, was sentenced by US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein for smuggling a 70-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus skeleton from Mongolia into...
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Oak Apple Day
May is an important month in the British folklore calendar, falling as it does midway between spring equinox and summer...
John Reppion
The Calderstones of Liverpool
This article is excerpted from Darklore Volume 6, available for sale from Amazon US and Amazon UK. The Darklore anthology...
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The Calderstones of Liverpool
Writers and topics in Volume 6 of Darklore: Ian 'Cat' Vincent explores the modern-day monster mythos of 'The Slenderman; Mark...
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The Mole of Edge Hill
Writers and topics in Volume 4 of Darklore: Filip Coppens takes us on a tour of the jaw-dropping Gobekli Tepe,...
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