The Folk Horror Revival Youtube channel has been updated.
Lots of folk horror and other wyrd goodness, to be found.
Feast your eyes and earballs at ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIBhH_FeGOYQeR38RsNzOGQ
Tag: Folk Horror
Local Lore; Ellesmere
A few over-grassed earthworks are all that remain of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in the picturesque market town of Ellesmere (North Shropshire), stood on the banks of The Mere, the largest of a number of small lakes in the area. It is said that the lake was originally dry pasture, with a good well on it; but when, in a time of drought, the farmer (a wicked old woman – presumably a witch) who owned the field charged the townspeople a ha’penny for every bucket of water they drew, God punished her by causing the well to overflow, drowning the pasture and forming The Mere. Whatever the truth of its origin, The Mere is reputedly home to some very fay creatures.
Once, on a clear night of the full Moon, a fisherman caught an Asrai in his net. An Asrai is a water spirit, taking the form of a beautiful, green-haired, lithe-limbed woman the height of a child. He was entranced, staring at the Asrai where she lay in the bottom of his boat, entwined in the net, bathing her pale body in the moonlight (Asrai are said to feed on the Moon’s rays). Come sunrise, she became distressed and struggled to return to the water. The fisherman, determined to keep her, covered her with pond weed to protect her from the sunlight and rowed hard for the shore; but, once ashore, all that remained beneath the weed was his empty net and a pool of water.
Another denizen of The Mere is Wicked Jenny, a type of water-hag relatively common in England – others of her kin are Jinny Greenteeth, in Lancashire, and Peg Powler, in the River Tees (effectively portrayed as “Meg Mucklebones” in Ridley Scott’s 1985 film, ‘Legend’). Wicked Jenny lurks at the edges of the lake, waiting to sieze the unwary and drag them to the muddy bottom, where she devours them. Her favoured prey are children.
By rj krijnen-kemp
Greydogtales – Andy Paciorek Interview (Part 1)
Interview by John Linwood Grant with artist and writer Andy Paciorek over at the great Greydogtales blog. In this the first part, Andy discusses folk horror and the creation and aims of Folk Horror Revival.
Corpse Roads: A Call Out to Poets
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
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The Hare and The Moon at Wyldwood
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/
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.
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.
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. 🙂
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