The Magic Roundabout was a curious and brilliant children’s TV show that ran from 1965-1977 with relentless repeats throughout the following decades
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The Debatable Haunting of the Basano Vase
Clutch your mugs tight, your ornaments closer, but be wary of clenching your glassware. Introducing the true terror of cursed homewares; the Basano Vase.
Patreon Launch!
Hello friends! I've gone and launched a Patreon. With four weekly posts of exclusive and early access articles, photos, videos and chatter, I really hope you'll pop over.
Spooky Boardgames for Winter Nights
How to survive a pandemic in winter? Board games. Ghosts, vampires and tiny plastic frogs have got your back.
Cora L. V. Scott – Medium, Spiritualist, Icon.
This week on Burials and Beyond, I’d like to introduce you to Cora L V Scott, one of the most influential mediums in the 19thcentury spiritualist movement and the most famous Victorian you’ve never heard of.
Probably…
Invoking the Owlman
England in the 1970s; disco, flares, chilled bottles of blue nun...
And a six-foot owl man.
Cemetery Festivities in Finland
As ‘Burials and Beyond’ is first and foremost, a personal blog, I hope you’ll indulge me as I recount my recent experiences in Finland, remembering the dead at Christmas-time. On Christmas Day 2017, I found myself not at home with my family, but around 1000 miles away in Helsinki, Finland. It is a … Continue reading Cemetery Festivities in Finland
Satan Speaks: The Devil’s Handwriting
The Devil’s answers have never been deciphered as they follow no known, coherent languages...
Born With a Veil: The Curious Talisman of the Caul
Like most twenty-somethings, I am in possession of a 100 year old amniotic sac. Thanks to this slice of dried-out tissue, I’ve never feared drowning...