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How did our ancestors use the concept of demons to explain sleep paralysis? Is that carving in the porch of your local church really what you think it is? And what’s that tapping noise on the roof of your car..?
The fields of folklore have never been more popular – a recent resurgence of interest in traditional beliefs and customs, coupled with morbid curiosities in folk horror, historic witchcraft cases and our superstitious past, have led to an intersection of ideas that is driving people to seek out more information.
Tracey Norman (author of the acclaimed play WITCH) and Mark Norman (creator of The Folklore Podcast) lead you on an exploration of those more salubrious facets of our past, highlighting those aspects of our cultural beliefs and social history that are less ‘wicker basket’ and more ‘Wicker Man’.
“Dark Folklore is a book that holds the sweet promise of all things sinister, and it does not fail to disappoint our human fascination with the macabre."
Dee Dee Chainey, Folklore Society Journal,
"It is certainly a book that will stay with the reader well into the night—and one to add a pinch of delicious darkness to any bookshelf."
Dee Dee Chainey, Folklore Society Journal,
27th September, 2024 in Folklore
Prepare for spooky season by learning more about the historic origins of Halloween. Extracted from the new book Halloween Folklore and Ghost Stories out this Autumn. What is Halloween? First, the name. The general presumption is that the word ‘Halloween’ is simply a shortened for…
