The Devil in the Hedgerow

A Celebration of Folk Horror

[paolo-streito-1264]

Jan Saudek.

[sandmandaddy69]

[charnel-grounds]

James Hutton, “The house with the black door”

acrylic on canvas-texturered paper, 2023

[apdistractions]

[weepingwidar]

Fiona Finnegan (Irish, 1979) - The Wooing of Embers (2025)

[venustapolis]

Mysterious Forest From The Fairy Tales Of My Childhood (Nikolay Dmitriev, 2021)

[fhtagn-and-tentacles]

CTHULHU

by Ki woong Kim

[enchantedbook]

'The Ride' by Franz von Stuck, 1903.

[hedgerowdevil]

The 1982 Teatime creepy-vibe BBC drama, Westcountry Tales, has recently popped up on YouTube. Can't remember watching it at the time.

The somewhat soporific pace and indifferent narration may prove to be too much of a drag for modern viewers, but it's interesting nonetheless.

"Welcome to the first episode of this drama series from the 1980's. If you're a fan of classic British anthology horror you'll find a hidden gem in Westcountry Tales . This atmospheric BBC series aired for two seasons and offers a uniquely eerie glimpse into the folklore of South West England. Unlike scripted dramas, the first series of Westcountry Tales was born from a direct appeal to the public. The BBC asked viewers to write in with their real-life experiences of the weird and supernatural. From hundreds of letters, 13 stories were adapted into television scripts, giving the show a grounding in genuine local legend and reported phenomena. This episode is based on an anonymous contribution and written by Josephine Poole. The Rev. Anthony Shaw played by Keith Barron takes a much needed break from his work and has a holiday in a West Country village. His discovery of a lonely village church leads to a night of terror dominated by the villagers (played by Joan Hansford, Douglas johns, Betty Tucker, Hubert Tucker and Ken Harris). His salvation comes from a little girl he has met played by Charlotte Helyar."

[stlamb]

[tincanforest]

[weirdchristmas]

The…oh. The hands. Oh, the hands…

[hedgerowdevil]

A week ago today, my book was published, and it's exceeding my expectations.

Some Other Guy follows Stuart Sutcliffe and The Beatles to Hamburg in August 1960, and it's a voyage of discovery for Stuart in this fictionalised account.

Grab a copy here

(AI image not by me)

[weirdchristmas]

The secret to true wisdom is to just stack two rabbits on a lamb. Google it, it’s not there.

[erezkaan]

[faggotfungus]

Julia Soboleva, Thin Red Thread, 2022

[unusual-suspects]

seven ravens, artist unknown

[ozu-teapot]

The Singing Ringing Tree | Francesco Stefani | 1957

Christel Bodenstein