"Bards possessed strange and mystic powers of wisdom. It was therefore very dangerous to offend a poet. If anyone refused him a request he would take the lobe of the person’s ear and grind it between his fingers, and the man would die" ~ Lady Wilde #folkloresunday #bards #druids

The Celtic goddess Rhiannon has 3 magical blackbirds, whose singing imparts the mystic secrets of the Otherworld & lulls the living to sleep, so they can journey in trance. In our world the blackbird sings at dusk & dawn - times of shifting & transformation. #MythologyMonday

#FF hugs and thanks @ChasingArt Blackie Williamson Mates of the Alliance @TheBelleDame1 Jett Jaguar Miranda Maples paul j harrison @cheshirevenom Cherryoak A. R. Braun Piper George Yuhasz Brian James Lewis

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A bunch of us reveal our inspirations. blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic…

On this day in 1986, Metallica release ‘Master of Puppets’.

Friday greetings Weird House Press Curtis M. Lawson Kenneth W. Cain Laurel Hightower @diovassallo Morales_elias04 Yaba Badoe Russell James Minstrel Of Horror Don Gillette Valerie Dorsey Catherine McCarthy🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Morgan Sylvia Tripp 🎬💀🔪📖 Baron Craze Books I Like Char’s Horror Corner Lady Mariam Sharon Rimmelzwaan

Alice In Chains - Would?

Your head is humming, and it won't go, in case you don't know The piper's calling you to join him Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow? And did you know Your stairway lies on the whispering wind? ~ Jimmy Page/Robert Anthony Plant #FairyTaleTuesday #Beltane

Thank you, Cat!

Fiddler's Green is an after-life where there is perpetual mirth, a fiddle that never stops playing, and dancers who never tire. In 19th-century English maritime folklore, it was a kind of after-life for sailors who had served at least fifty years at sea. #MythologyMonday

Stunning 820 years old linden tree in the Czech Republic x.com/i/status/18019…

Only the strong of heart can resist the call of the Wendigo, and these 16 authors will put you to the test: Wendigo - Vaughn C. Hardacker Vaughn C. Hardacker Where the Chill Waits - T. Chris Martindale Cry of the Wendigo - D. A. Roberts Hell Shall Make You Fear Again - Jack Finn

#FF hugs and thanks Morgan Sylvia Valerie Dorsey Catherine McCarthy🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Don Gillette Minstrel Of Horror Yaba Badoe @glenn_rolfe Kev Harrison Sharon Rimmelzwaan George Yuhasz Blackie Williamson sl_musicandbook Lady Mariam 🐦 Rekha Valliappan 🍃 @SheenaLouiseF The Mystifying Author: How to Marry Justin ... CoffeeAnd

Next Thursday at #copperdog!

My fourth horror poetry collection will be debuting at Merrimack Valley Book Fear next month. #horrorbooks #poetry #womeninhorror #horrorwriters #horrorpoetry

So I wrote this long essay about the HWA. msgwriterslife.wordpress.com/2024/10/06/on-…

Introducing “The Still Folk”, a collaboration with artist Ogmios. A unique combination of art and prose, it delves into the dark origins of fairy tales, drawing from the Child Ballads, folk songs, & myths. #stillfolk #fairy #fairytale #celticart #folktales #horrorart © Ogmios