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The Carnival is coming …

January 28, 2016February 9, 2016 skaldsummerisle

Wyrd Harvest Press are happy to announce that it will be publishing ‘The Carnival of Dark Dreams’ written by Dr Bob Curran (Walking With the Green Man. The Dark Spirit: Sinister Portraits from Celtic Folklore. Vampires: A Field Guide to the Creatures That Stalk the Night and many others) and illustrated by Andy Paciorek (Strange Lands: A Field Guide to the Celtic Otherworld. The Human Chimaera: Sideshow Prodigies and Other Exceptional People). Presented as Victorian Sideshow paraphernalia, The Carnival of Dark Dreams is a fully illustrated introduction to some of the strangest and most sinister entities and creatures of world folklore.

100% of book sales profits will be donated to The Wildlife Trusts

Everybody loves a carnival. They are full of strange and exotic things – a collection of fabulous items and creatures that the customer can’t see anywhere else and which offer both amazement and delight. No wonder people are queuing to pay at the show’s tent flap for it’s an exciting and colourful time when the carnival rolls into your locality.

Our Carnival is different. Rather than gathering together creatures and beings of mystery and wonder, we have brought together some of the things that make up the stuff of your worst nightmares. Here are creatures that you hoped you might never meet – you may not know their names but you know they exist These are the beings which haunted your childhood nights and which now linger somewhere in the back of your adult mind, to leap out and terrify you when you least expect it. Here are dreadful beings and monstrosities from all parts of the world – from mysterious China to the Caribbean. Some say that the creatures here are no more than legend or folklore and not of the rational mind, but step inside and see if you don’t think differently. Lift the corner of a sheet which covers an exhibit display and see if you don’t confront your darkest dream. As in the everyday carnival, you will never see anything like this anywhere else for our exhibits are both esoteric and unique For this Carnival, it’s better to stay indoors with door locked and the blinds down when it rolls into town.

So if your nerves can stand it – step this way. Look into the darkest areas that the human mind can offer and prepare to be terrified by the horrors of your own fears. Oh and mind the step!

images © Andy Paciorek

….COMING SOON ….

FHR: Field Studies Discount

January 26, 2016 skaldsummerisle

Save 20% on the Folk Horror Revival: Field Studies book – just add code JANEND20 at checkout at – http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/andypaciorek
This offer ends January 28th. Remember, coupon codes are CASE-SENSITIVE. Make sure the little flag icon at top of sales page is set to your local country / currency.
100% of book sales profits are donated to the wildlife Trusts.

Further information about the book, including full contents list can be found here



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Field Studies ~ Discount Code

January 22, 2016 skaldsummerisle

Enter code JANSAVE15 at checkout here and save 15% on Folk Horror Revival: Field Studies book This offer ends January 25th. Remember, coupon codes are CASE-SENSITIVE and ensure the little flag icon at top of page is set to your country / currency.

Further information about the book, including full contents list can be found here

Folk Horror Revival: Field Studies



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Folk Horror Revival Spotify Playlist

This playlist was initially created by Jim Peters for his personal listening pleasure but has now become an ever-growing collection of tracks suggested by members of the Folk Horror Revival group. It is now curated by Jim and is becoming more diverse, educating and entertaining with every recommendation from the group.

January 21, 2016February 9, 2016 skaldsummerisleLeave a comment

Folk Horror is a beast without definition – it is a personal understanding and reaction by the participant to a multitude of different creations that all appear touched with tinges of the supernatural, the folkloric and the shadowy side of our past and landscape.

The music of Folk Horror is a very difficult `genre’ to quantify being as it is itself a non-genre. The music that is considered Folk Horror has become so due to its subject matter, its atmospheres, instrumentation and inspiration – inviting individual tracks from Acid Folk, Hauntology, Traditional Folk Music, Soundtracks, Psychedelic, Ambient, Drone, Murder Ballads, Classical and Electronica to join the Folk Horror fold.

The quest continues to create the ultimate Folk Horror playlist…..come join us – from the forest, from the furrows, from the field….

(https://open.spotify.com/user/jimofleon/playlist/4bTgHJWcWQDl9ELHY9btL1)

FHR Website Header – Submissions

January 20, 2016 skaldsummerisle9 Comments

The Folk Horror genre is teeming with powerful imagery, stark visions that press into the viewer’s mind, and we want the FHR website to present this imagery as clearly as possible. To accomplish this, in part, we use the site’s header function as a gallery of images taken from across the genre…and we want you to help build this gallery by submitting new images.

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Corpse Roads: A Call Out to Poets

January 19, 2016January 21, 2016 skaldsummerisle11 Comments

We are seeking poetry submissions for a forthcoming book, Folk Horror Revival: Corpse Roads.

Please read the whole post here if wishing to submit – Thank You.

– Please submit only your own work.
– Inclusion in the book is not guaranteed. Only successful contributors will be notified. Do not be offended by an unsuccessful attempt to contribute. We have limited space and will pick the most appropriate poems. This is not a reflection on anybody’s work or ability.
– 100% of all sales profits of the book will be charitably donated to The Wildlife Trusts therefore the work is unpaid (same for us admins too)
– As each book will be made specifically to order, unfortunately free paper copies are not possible (admins need to buy their copies too) but contributors included in the book will receive a complimentary PDF edition.
– Contributors selected for inclusion in the book will also be asked for a paragraph long biography of themselves, any web-links they may wish to share will be included.
– Contributors retain full copyright over their work
– Long submissions may be used in excerpt or edited form, but this would be done with prior knowledge and consent of contributor.

– Poetry must be relevant to any of the group themes listed in the Folk Horror Revival description as listed beneath our Welcome here https://folkhorrorrevival.com/
– Poetry must NOT be pornographic, gratuitously gory, libelous, racist, sexist or otherwise bigoted, an infringement on anyone else’s copyright, politically motivated. Such poems will not be accepted.
– Poetry must be submitted either as a Word document, Open Office file or within the body of a message. Please do not format beyond use of italics, bold text or underlining. Fonts used in the book are the sole decision of the FHR admin.

– Submissions are to be sent to folkhorrorrevival@gmail.com, with the subject Corpse Roads.
– Only genuine submissions or queries please. If anyone sends another message without just cause, they will be blocked from the group.
– The deadline for submissions is 30th March 2016. Any submissions sent after that date will not qualify.
Thank you and Happy composing
🙂

The Hare and The Moon at Wyldwood

January 18, 2016January 18, 2016 skaldsummerisle

The Hare And The Moon are this week’s featured artists at the excellent Wyldwood Radio. Their music will also be featured on their splendid live shows on Tuesday and Thursday from 8pm GMT. Hark!

http://news.wyldwoodradio.co.uk/artist-spotlight-the-hare-and-the-moon-17th-24th-january-2016/

Wood Witch by The Hare and the Moon. ©The Hare and the Moon

You can find out more about The Hare and the Moon (and have a listen) here: https://soundcloud.com/thehareandthemoon

and find out more about the label and projects here: www.reverbworship.com

Follow on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Hare-And-The-Moon-171694486200726/?fref=ts

Unearthing Forgotten Horrors Radio Show – 18/1/01

Unearthing Forgotten Horrors’ is an hour-long delve into the darker recesses of the musical underworld. A chance to immerse yourself in obscure horror soundtracks, dark drones, weird electronica, freaky folk, crazed kosmiche and some of the most abhorrent and twisted psychedelia ever committed to vinyl, CD or cassette.

January 18, 2016February 9, 2016 skaldsummerisle

Hosted by Darren Charles – sound-smith at Equestrian Vortex & The Dead End Street Band and administrator of Folk Horror Revival.

The latest show airs tonight – Monday 18th January from
19:00–20:00 UK time.

Listen online at
http://www.a1radio.co.uk/

Give your ears a treat. 🙂

Folk Horror Revival : Field Studies ~ charity fundraiser

In November 2015 we released the book Folk Horror Revival: Field Studies – a collection of essays and interviews by a wealth of talents with the mission of donating 100% of all book sales profits to different Wildlife Trusts conservation, countryside and community projects.

January 15, 2016February 9, 2016 skaldsummerisle

We gave members of the Folk Horror Revival facebook group the chance to vote on which projects they would like to help first.

The 2 Wildlife Trust Projects to equally split the donation of £1803.38 (receiving £901.69 each) are – Cheshire Wildlife Trust – Barn Owl project and Warwickshire Wildlife Trust – Hedgehog project.More info can be found here.

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Melmoth the Wanderer – Folk Horror Mixes

Shadow master and guardian of the weird and wayward, Melmoth wanders the outer reaches of The Field Bazaar collecting sounds, snatches of spoken word and music that seems as old as the timeworn paths he treads. When the burden of these sounds becomes too much for our devout and religious miscreant he visits the insomniacs and those truly alone offering his harvest as comfort from the silence.

January 15, 2016February 9, 2016 skaldsummerisle

Shadow master and guardian of the weird and wayward, Melmoth wanders the outer reaches of The Field Bazaar collecting sounds, snatches of spoken word and music that seems as old as the timeworn paths he treads. When the burden of these sounds becomes too much for our devout and religious miscreant he visits the insomniacs and those truly alone offering his harvest as comfort from the silence.

The Melmoth the Wanderer mixes are the result of these nocturnal visits to their creator by Jim Peters – a self-confessed Audio Relic Hunter locked into the sounds of the night, the light and the half-light.

`I’m pretty jealous of the vibe that Melmoth creates, and it’s as if Halloween is every day (only with more nightmares and less Pokemon masks)….Melmoth has caused me to delve past the music to try and find the information behind the music, search the artists, and figure out why and how they created what they did. All while wearing goose bumps. I would have to say that Melmoth’s music is not for the casual listener, and that’s a very good thing. Every mix demands your attention and your mental focus as it urges you to wrestle with your uprising innermost fear.

This is music that chooses to invoke a reaction. These mixes get better every time I hear them, and like anything meaningful create a good story along the way. Melmoth will get a reaction, rest assured. Enjoy the fear, my friends.’ – Ambient-transmissions.blogspot

Melmoth also has a presence on Facebook.