It’s beginning to look a lot like Mithras Centuries before Christ lay in his...
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A Very English Tale of Magic
Hellebore #12
The landscape of these isles is embedded with stories: of how the Devil and a race of giants...
From Folklore to Global Politics – the Strange Story of...
Molly Leigh was born in 1685 in a small cottage on the outskirts of Burslem, near Stoke-on-Trent, in central England....
Fascinating Folklore
Crafted by the masterful minds of two comic world luminaries, John Reppion and PJ Holden, Fascinating Folklore began as a...
Big Issue North 1462
Yule be frightened
Why is Christmas, with all its comfort and joy, so closely bound up with ghost stories?...
The World’s Oldest Ghosts
Throughout the Autumnal Spooky Season on Twitter, I noticed an odd trend. Questions like “why are there no dinosaur ghosts?”,...
Seeing Faeries
Hellebore #8
A5 magazine, approx. 92 pages.
Printed on silk coated paper. Perfect binding.
The image of the...
Big Issue North 1455
Spook Yourself Silly
You could get chased out of a pub by a ghost at last orders or spooked...
Claret Zine #3
Issue 3 of Claret.
80 pages featuring the wonderful weird science of Hammer. With over 60 new original...
Beyond Stonehenge: Ten Locations Around the World with Amazing Ancient...
For many, the word ‘megaliths’ is intimately associated with the stone circles of the British Isles – not least due...
Strange message interrupts Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in live broadcast
Yesterday, Monday the 19th of September, 2022, four of the five UK terrestrial television channels showed uninterrupted coverage of the...
Claret Zine #2
Issue 2 of Claret.
80 pages featuring all the truly monstrous Woman of Hammer. With over 60 new...
An Expedition into the Mystery of Crank Caverns
Since 2019, I’ve been lucky enough to have been a contributor to Hellebore Zine. Currently in its sixth bi-annual...
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The epic medieval tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight adapted into a...
The House of the Great Beast
Hellebore Zine #6
A5 magazine, around 92 pages.
Printed on silk coated paper. Perfect binding.
From the Witch...
The myths and mysteries of Williamson’s Tunnels
It was a long-abandoned stable yard — overgrown and derelict. People passing it on their way through Edge Hill probably...
Mothers’ Night
Hellebore Zine #4
A5 magazine, 96 pages - our biggest issue yet!
Printed on silk...
The Wild Hunt
Hellebore ZIne #2
A5 magazine, 86 pages.
Printed on silk coated paper. Perfect binding.
The...
Bodies in the Bog
Hellebore Zine #1
A5 magazine, 68 pages.
Printed on silk coated paper. Perfect binding.
Human...
Dungeon Masters: How Role-Playing Games Influenced Heavy Metal
Exploring the fascinating, interconnected history of heavy metal and fantasy role-playing