Strange days folklore findings

On being told that they had been bitten by a venomous snake, most eight-year-olds would panic. Not Nicholas Jubber; he was not terrified but disappointed by a diagnosis that contradicted his own. Nich

1 SALUTING MAGPIES This centuries-old practice is still common across the British isles in rural and urban communities alike. The magpie is commonly associated with death – perhaps because, legend say

Now it feels like we’re getting to the main event. We have thoroughly enjoyed our run through the second series of Fortean TV, but perhaps we were getting a tad too comfortable, what with the jingly m

The National Trust has released a new Stranger Folk interactive phone app to accompany visitors to some of their stately homes and gardens this autumn, cashing in on the growing trend for all things f

Dir Dean Puckett, UK 2025 On digital platforms Folk horror has been a thing for a long time, but it’s an over-used term these days. In film terms it appears to mean something heavily influenced by Wit

October brings the first of the frosts, bewitching mist, the turning of leaves and a host of otherworldly visitors, finds John Lewis-Stempel