#A History of Folk Horror

[sesiondemadrugada]

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (Kier-La Janisse, 2021).

[fallbabylon]

Devils and the Mouth of Hell details from South Leigh doom painting 15th C- South Leigh, UK

[tinseltina]

trying to make fanart of leona from @kiame-sama's humans are extinct twst au (warning it is a yandere au and 18+ so minors DNI)

[ourstaturestouchtheskies]

The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog – Caspar David Friedrich // Wild Blue Yonder – The Amazing Devil

[he-xie]

I actually have a webcomic. It's a folk horror set in 17th century eastern europe. It has a suprising number of onimous birds. You can check it out here . :)

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On November 7, 2015, The Wicker Man was screened at the Night Visions Film Festival.

Here's some new Christopher Lee art!

[mmhawkes]

Historical Curiosities: The Werewolves of Ossory

Hello, friends, and welcome to the inaugural post of our Historical Curiosities column! History is full of the weird, the spooky, and the confounding. In this column we’ll share fun anecdotes that fit the bill. So, join me as we kick things off with one of my favourite strange tales — the werewolves of Ossory.

Read the rest on The Shadowes Are Icumen In

[batwynn]

I just found out about Gay Bob and I’m… don’t call yourself an ally unless you decide to invest $10,000 of your own money into making a gay doll in 1977.

[hairtusk]

i'm already such a boring old fuck in my twenties. realised i could spend the evening quilt-making, drinking red wine and rewatching a 3hr+ long documentary about folk horror and starting grinning to myself. my god.

[medicus-mortem]

Fae Hearted // Folk Horror Verse

Lore:

In an age forgotten, a bargain was forged between the fair folk and the inhabitants of a small hamlet by the name of Flevance. The myths say a great sickness ravaged the people, and they asked the faeries for help, hoping their magics would save them.

They asked the dryads that danced among the trees, but the mischievous creatures only laughed, chittering that the fate of a few mortals was no concern of the ageless elms. They asked the selkies that sunned themselves on the stony shores, but the reclusive creatures merely bared their fangs and slipped back into the waves. How could they care for the plight of those who walk on land? They sought the faeries of the Seelie court, those good elves that were known for their love and compassion. The high fae took one look at the sickly mortals and recoiled, finding their wasting bodies and discoloured skin loathsome. They shooed the mortals away, believing their end inevitable.

Hearing of the mortal’s suffering the fae of the Unseelie court, those of darkness and corruption, those hated by beings of light, came to the people of Flevance. They offered a hand in friendship, providing the mortals with what knowledge they could give. A magic not known for its gentle touch was offered to the people, and they took it. They accepted this gift, merging the power of the dark elves with their own knowledge and will to survive. They took the magic of corruption and shadow and turned into a tool of healing. The people of Flevance survived, and on the day the last of their sick became healthy, a bargain was sealed.

The Faeries of the Unseelie court would continue to gift the mortals with their magic as long as the mortals would love and accept them.

The mortals kept their side of this bargain and more. They welcomed the Unseelie into their homes and hearths. Many grew to love the fair folk that came to live in Flevance, even marrying them. It wasn’t long before the people of Flevance were both mortal and fae in equal measure. Their town flourished, becoming a small city known for its healing arts and the humans with fair folk features. For an age longer than memory Flevance remained, strong and in harmony with its Unseelie friends. But no peace can last, not when intolerance, envy, and fear still live so comfortably in mortal hearts.

A time of tragedy came to Flevance a decade and a half ago. Neighbouring towns and settlements looked upon the magic of Flevance with disgust, fearing its unusual origins. They feared the Unseelie who walked with the people with such ease. They were disgusted by the half-breeds that were loved and accepted by their families. And they were envious, desiring the wealth and power for their own. That desire came to Flevance with fire and blood. The city being torn by hatred and greed. Mortal, Fair Folk, and hybrid were put to sword, put to the pyre. A unity shattered, a bargain broken and through no fault of the Unseelie or the people of Flevance.

None survived the onslaught but one. A child of ten with death on his hands and Death at his shoulder. A life that should have ended with all the others, if not for the last blessing or perhaps curse, his parents left him. A mark to ward away Death, to keep skeletal hands from his throat. So survives Trafalgar Law, the last child of Flevance. The ghost of a ruined haven he refuses to leave. Forever haunting and hunting any who wish to steal anymore from his home, and from him.

Description: Law is half human, half faerie. As such, he has traits of both. His fae traits are very prominent, so it’s hard to tell how much of him is human. One trait that is common of all the people of Flevance is their golden eyes, which he, of course, has. Law also has blue skin; a trait dark elves tend to have. His shade is a grey tinted ultramarine. His hair is black, and he keeps the same style of hair and beard as in canon. His tattoos are markings he was born with and are seen as prophetic. They contain the story of his life to come. He just doesn’t know how to interpret them. He has long, pointed ears and a set of sharp teeth. His more human side comes out in his lifespan being shorter than a full faerie and the fact that he can grow facial hair.

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Since its debut, Nuremberg's Ehekarussell (the Marriage-Merry-Go-Round) has stirred controversy with its dark portrayal of marriage's challenges. Unveiled in 1981 to cover an underground shaft, the bronze fountain reflects artist Jürgen Weber's rather bleak perspective on married life.- Nuremberg, Germany

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Do I have a very shadowbanned account? Probably, or maybe I am just a trashy account (which isn't far from the truth because all of this is chaos)

Did I create a side blog for my history/folklore/pantheons/archeology content? Yes. Will it flop? Most lokely. Do I care? A little bit, sometimes I get sad but also I do shit anyways.

Here is the new account @thehistorianrants I have one post up already. If you enjoy it, feel free to follow and if it's not much to ask plsss show some love there. History is one of the few topics I can feel connected to people - due to my extreme social inadequacy - and I'd love to discuss history with anyone who also wants to share things.

[ennaih]

Every Film I Watch In 2023:

142. Woodlands Dark And Days Bewitched: A History Of Folk Horror (2021)

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On July 20, 1968, The Devil Rides Out debuted in the United Kingdom.

Here's some new Christopher Lee pop art!

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