
If you’ve heard of the Ancient Egyptians, it’s probably something about the gods, or the pyramids, or Cleopatra. But how...
Folklore. Mythology. Witchcraft. Writing. The things nobody tells you, and the things everyone should know. Pull up a chair.
This one covers folklore and mythology from multiple traditions, witchcraft as a practice rather than an aesthetic, the craft of writing dark fiction, and the occasional opinion I probably shouldn’t say out loud but will anyway. If any of that sounds like your kind of reading, you’re in the right place.
This post is about a god “Hijacked by Jesus” and forced into the role of villain. I am, of course, talking about Loki.
When we think of horror, we have a preconceived idea of what we mean. We know what makes a good story. Here’s my top five horror tropes.
The man known to history as the pretender to the English throne, Perkin Warbeck. Maybe we shouldn’t trust everything the Tudors tell us.

If you’ve heard of the Ancient Egyptians, it’s probably something about the gods, or the pyramids, or Cleopatra. But how...

The fun thing about meeting new people is talking to them about so many things. But one thing I’m painfully...

In this episode, we’re looking at the legendary figure of Orpheus and what his myths can tell us about the...

In this episode, we’re going to explore the man known to history as the pretender to the English throne, Perkin...

We’ve all heard of the tale of Atlantis. It’s that city the gods sunk because the inhabitants thought themselves better...

In the grand scheme of things, you probably haven’t heard of the Mycenaeans. That’s okay, we all get that Ancient...

I feel the first thing I should mention is that the Middle Ages as a whole span a thousand years....

There’s no such thing as an original story. We’ve told them all so many times, we’ve developed archetypal arcs and...

There’s a common misconception out there about what Old English actually is. Whenever I ask someone what they think about...

We all know of how Camelot fell from grace when Lancelot accepted the queen’s invitation to her bed. Can you...
I’ve always been drawn to the things people don’t quite know what to do with: folklore, identity, the uncomfortable questions that don’t have neat answers.
I don’t deal in aesthetics or empty rituals. I’m more interested in what actually holds up when you strip everything back.
This is a place for stories, tools, and straight answers; for those who would rather understand than pretend.
Use a simple 3-question filter to cut through mental noise and see what’s actually true.
