February 1838. 18-year-old Jane Alsop is startled by hammering at her door. A man outside shouts that he’s a police officer and requires a lamp. Jane’s light reveals the caller for what he really is: Spring-Heeled Jack. The Terror of
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#HillfortsWednesday – Denoon Fort
Denoon Law fort is a grass-covered hillfort in the Sidlaw Hills, in Angus, Scotland. According to James Cargill Guthrie, writing in 1875, “It was the mythical abode of the elfins and fairies, and formerly a fitting haunt for their midnight
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#WitchWednesday – Season of the Witch
Autumn. The season of the witch. Lush greens transfigured to fox-fur auburn. Witch and fox are allies of old. In Welsh folklore, mischievous sorceresses became vixens to mislead the hunt. The cunning fox acts as familiar, guide, and guise for
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#WizardWednesday – The Edge
High above Alderley village in Cheshire, England, lies The Edge. A sandstone escarpment inhabited since Mesolithic times. Local legend tells of The Wizard – an ageless sorcerer. There beneath stone and soil, an army sleeps. Waiting. Only The Wizard can
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#WerewolfWednesday – The Legend
In 1987 WTCM-FM DJ Steve Cook played a brand new record called “The Legend” on his show. The song told the tale of the Michigan Dogman – a Werewolf, first sighted in the state in 1887. He was inundated with
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The Edge
Phew! Back to comics! John has a tweet coming, our current intermission schedule will be a tweet every wednesday with a corresponding comic. Pretty much how we’ve done the foklore thursday, except we’re gonna be a little more free with
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Quick update
I just wanted to say thanks so much to everyone who has supported PJ and I up until this point and who is continuing to do so. I know this little intermission period isn’t really what people signed up for
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#4 – “Mandrake”
The roots of the Mandragora genus of plants are known as Mandrakes. Once prized as magical ingredients they are hallucinogenic and highly toxic. It was once believed that when uprooted, the Mandrake would scream. Its terrible cry striking dead any
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Black Cat
This week I’m working on a 1,500 word story for Skrawl Comix Magazine #1 so I’m cheating (again) and giving supporters an exclusive read of the first 550ish words. Shhh, don’t tell anyone. — MISSING – BLACK CAT The posters
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Next Year’s Ghost
Cheating a little bit this week as I’ve got a lot going on. Apologies. Instead of a brand new short fiction, I’ve dug out something from 2013 which hopefully you’ll enjoy. —- Some people may think it morbid to take
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