The Green Man: Myth and Reality – Imogen Corrigan
I was in the process of writing – well, researching – an idea I had for a novel. It involved various incarnations of the Green Man and probably owed more … Continue reading
Weird and Eerie (2) The Phantom Hitch-Hiker
Part Two – The Phantom Hitch Hiker. i. Thumbs It is 1981, and my friend Mark had just bought his first car. We would go for night drives, searching for … Continue reading
Weird and Eerie (1) – Last Train To London Dark – Part Two.
xiii. Rik Rack Recumbent On a bench outside the main gate of King’s Cross Station, I see a familiar face. Rik Rack has poured himself into a solid wooden bench … Continue reading
The Magic TV
For the first time, I have a small black and white TV in my room—a Christmas present. I was able to shut myself away and watch what I wanted; the … Continue reading
Dream Tyne – Travels Around the North East Coast (Part Three)
David Bowie 2 I own most of Bowie’s work in one format or another (often multiple formats) and was delighted that on reaching the Whitby, the Tesco superstore had a … Continue reading
Dream Tyne – Travels Around The North East Coast (Part Two)
Ravenscar – A Brief History 1 It is the fifth century. The Roman Empire is in catastrophic decline and the last of the legions stationed at Peak Fort pack up … Continue reading
Dream Tyne – Travels Around the North East Coast (Part One)
Robin Hood’s Bay 1 I needed to get away. Somewhere quiet, isolated. I wanted to finish drafting my dissertation in a place with no distractions. The problem was that an … Continue reading
Firefrost and Fundindelve – Travels Around Alderley Edge (Part Two)
iii -The Wild Magic Alderley Edge, or at least my Alderley Edge, exists only in my mind and there is now little correlation between the reality and fantasy Edges. Perhaps … Continue reading
A Psalm of Stone – Travels around Avebury (Part Two)
7 The lack of stones, the absence of carvings made Avebury feel somehow ‘less’. Not being able to see the sites that thrilled me as a child was a deep … Continue reading
Travels Around Summerisle
This piece formed a part of my PhD thesis. The section this is extracted from dealt with the uncanny, the weird, the eerie, and my reactions to them. I illustrated … Continue reading
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