There was none of that eerie foreboding that you get from communities just outside the modern world going balls deep into some old school religion much to the horror of the modern watchers on. Also interesting seeing past centuries' perception of Halloween, and some folklore/practices I was not aware of such as sin eating. R. Wakefield, which ticks ever folk horror box yet still manages to surprise (the finale lingers in the mind), but every story has its moments.

It is easier to become absorbed and drenched in the delicious dread and atmosphere of a spooky tale if you do not have to repeatedly reach for a dictionary or second-guess what is actually being said. Van az a pár ezer éves gondolat, hogy az ember annál boldogabb életet él, minél közelebb élhet a természethez. In his Introduction to Damnable Tales, the novelist Benjamin Myers offers a clue: ‘They take place in worlds we recognise as once-removed from our realities. R. Wakefield, and Shirley Jackson ("The Summer People," which I had somehow never managed to read before); classic authors like Thomas Hardy ("The Withered Arm," good enough to make me want to read more Hardy); and obscurities ("A Witch-Burning," by Mrs.Sőt, még érvényes, jól működő filozófiákat is építhetnek erre a gondolatmenetre, ezt tették a romantikusok is, Atlanti-óceánon innen és túl. This anthology of Folk Horror Tales curated and illustrated by Richard Wells, has the most hauntingly beautiful imagery to accompany diverse and Damnable Tales about the horrors of the ages. For example many, many wanderers relate the mysterious occurrences they have witnessed out in the woods. Illetve ha valaki az eddigi ajánlóim alapján úgy gondolja, hogy az enyémhez hasonló az ízlése, akkor neki is. They cover witch persecution, hauntings, the pagan gods of old, and the true horror of what humans can inflict on each other as a result of fear.

Benson can be a pious bore, but though his tale has a strong Christian flavour, it still manages a couple of disturbing moments. I had never seen a Folk Horror anthology before, and especially one that was so beautifully illustrated. When I heard it was being crowd-funded I was a bit wary of what the quality would be like, but there’s no complaint here. as with all horror, I find the reasons why it is seen as scary always so interesting, and with folk horror I think this is so deeply a fear of post-industrial revolution humans, of conquering humans, of hegemonic humans, of consumer humans, that they truly lack control over the world and its functionings and that 'civility' as it has been established is under threat or was even futile in its establishment.Con semejante nómina era difícil que algo saliera más pero hay también otros autores menos conocidos con relatos de mucha calidad. This collection is carefully presented with remarkable hand-carved illustrations to accompany each story. One star off for the misleading title, and for the structure of the book: very thick and square, making it difficult to open wide enough to read the stories without breaking the binding. Sometimes (more often in the older stories) these lead to a denouement in which the protagonist either witnesses or is drawn into a specific bizarre happening, but in others the point seems to be more to leave the reader with a general sense of foreboding or unease without any specific event at the conclusion. Primarily working in the television industry, he has provided graphic props for the likes of Poldark, Sherlock, Doctor Who, and the BBC adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.