The hill figures of southern England are enigmatic artworks, standing out with their stark white lines against the green grass of their home slopes. They’re mostly found on chalk hills, where the chalk provides the white outlines.  Countless figures have been lost. Yet four in particular remain famous even now, while a fifth is famous…

Whether we’re looking at barrows, cromlechs, or dolmens, ancient burial sites hold a certain fascination. They’re linked with all manner of supernatural beings, from giants to fairies, gods and ghosts, and naturally, the Devil. Let’s find out what kind of folklore is attached to these prehistoric grave sites in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore….

For this month’s episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I’m thrilled to bring you a chat with Sian Ingham! Sian Ingham is a writer and editor, best known for writing We Don’t Go Back: A Watcher’s Guide to Folk Horror. Find their work at https://www.patreon.com/Room207Press, https://bsky.app/profile/parthenoid.bsky.social and https://www.room207press.com/. In this interview, we’re going to talk about…

Mention stone circles to many people, and they’ll think of people gathering at Stonehenge to watch the sunrise. Or hulking megaliths looming out of the mist on a lonely moor, the sheep being careful to only graze outside the circle. They’re certainly evocative, if nothing else. As with the standing stones that we covered last…

There’s something awesome yet eerie about encountering a standing stone in the landscape. Why is it there? Who put it there? And how did they put it there? The fact we can’t often answer these questions helps add to their mystery. That absence of knowledge creates a vacuum that folklore is only too happy to…

Archaeological evidence reveals a close relationship between people and the spiritual world back to the Bronze Age, often enacted through water. Springs often reveal ritual deposits, such as those found at the head of the Seine. It’s unsurprising that humans would continue this water-based relationship via wells. For some scholars, wells had either a patron…