The big picture

Whether vestiges of paganism survived Europe’s Christianisation is a subject of enduring fascination. Scholarly debate navigates between the ‘maximalist’ position (much survived) and the ‘minimalist’

GEAR UP FOR AUTUMN WITH THESE CHILLING TALES OF HAUNTED HOUSES, RIVER SPIRITS AND A ONE-EYED TROLL

In the spookiest month of the year, let fairy tales, fantasy and folklore be your guide…

WITH MORE MULTIPLE MURDERERS PER CAPITA THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY ON THE PLANET, THE US HAS EARNED A BLOODY REPUTATION AS GROUND ZERO FOR SERIAL KILLERS

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

The fairy photographs taken by cousins Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths in Cottingley, near Bradford, in 1917 and promoted by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – a firm believer in fairies – are among the most