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December 2019

December 03, 2019

Review: Sounds of Infinity

Lee Morgan's brilliant book Sounds of Infinity is a treasure that won't turn to straw...

September 2019

September 04, 2019

Review: Southern Cunning

Southern Cunning, on one hand, has the type of folk magic you'd expect from a...

December 2018

December 16, 2018

Grýla & Her Yule Lads

Unlike her depiction in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Grýla isn't depicted as a beautiful woman who...

December 12, 2018

This Fashionista Cat Devours People To Celebrate Yule

Some traditions had people giving offerings to the Yule Cat who would eat its offerings...

December 11, 2018

The Child-Eating Scarecrow Of Christmas

His hermitage in the woods made him go insane and soon he found himself craving...

December 07, 2018

The Mischievous Tomte Spirits of Yule

The tomte was in charge of the farmwork including protecting and raising the animals, clearing...

November 2018

November 15, 2018

Modern Myths Versus Literalism in Witchcraft

When it comes to the grandmother myths, origin stories, folklore, "fakelore," etc. within witchcraft -...

March 2018

March 06, 2018

Judika Illes on Folklore, Witches, and Saints

I would like to emphasize that not all saints are Christian. The concept of saints...