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The Rollright Stones
This is one of those awkward things to write; to talk about a place of peace and beauty and encourage people to visit it- which place may then not be so beautiful nor peaceful if loads of people then go there to see how beautiful and peaceful it is, and in the process trample the area flat. Difficult- OK, a risk; but here goes.
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Fortean Times review of Black Dog of Bungay online
Written by hidden publishingFortean Times reviews the Black Dog of Bungay Excerpt: ...Shock! is well-researched, up-to-date and thoroughly comprehensive – and if a disappointment to any who hoped the Black Dog might be something more than legend, it makes a rewarding read for those who sort-of always knew that it could not be…Tags: reviewRead more... -
Alien Big Cats - Trying to make sense of the empirical claims
Written by David WaldronOne key difference between my research into Black Dogs in the UK and the folklore of Big Cats in the Australian bush is the importance of science or at least the appropriation of scientific rhetoric.Read more... -
Black Dogs and Black Cats - Some preliminary thoughts on my new project
Written by David WaldronI invariably find it fascinating the sheer weight of cultural baggage associated with areas deemed fringe or edgy in research. Often I find it is to the point where analysis is crippled to a level akin to the possibility of a web debate on Palestine/Israel doing anything but descending into…Read more...
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From the occultebooks archive: 1
Written by Dave EvansSo how old is Witchcraft really? The role of Margaret Murray in stirring the muddy waters of Witchcraft history This essay, again adapted-edited here from Master's degree studies (hence the writing style) will attempt to outline the debatable place and role of Margaret Murray in our understanding of the continuing…Read more... -
New Review from Dark Dorset of “Shock! the Black Dog of Bungay”
Written by David WaldronNew Review from Dark Dorset of “Shock! the Black Dog of Bungay” A new review of “Shock! the Black Dog of Bungay: A Case Study in Local Folklore” is now up at Dark Dorset.Read more...