Wednesday Weirdness

Wednesday Weirdness: The Mysterious Teleportation of Jacob Mutton (Bodmin, Cornwall 1687)

After a lovely and much-needed rest, The Witch, The Weird and the Wonderful returns with the first Wednesday Weirdness post of 2016! It is a pleasure to welcome Brian Langston, with a tale of a mysterious teleportation that leaves more questions than answers… ********* On a dusty shelf in a quiet corner of Oxford’s Bodleian …

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Irish Fairies and Irish Food: The Mary Doheny Trial

As Wednesday Weirdness rolls round again, I am very pleased to welcome Dr. Simon Young to The Witch, The Weird, and The Wonderful with Irish fairies, food, and the sensational trial of Mary Doheny. ********* In 1864 one Mary Doheny – ‘the wife of a blind man… with a reputation for preternatural powers’ (Anon 1067) …

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Wednesday Weirdness: Folklore Roots for The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Ghostly hounds always go down well here at The Witch, The Weird, and The Wonderful, and today I welcome Mark Norman to talk about possible folklore roots for one of Sherlock Holmes’ most well-known cases. ********* The phenomena of the Black Dog – apparitions of spectral hounds – are most prevalent in the UK, although …

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Wednesday Weirdness: The Black Cat as Witch’s Familiar

 It is a delight to welcome HJ Blenkinsop to The Witch, The Weird and The Wonderful this fortnight with a subject close to my own heart: witches and their close companions, black cats…. ********* Halloween is right around the corner and we will soon be awash with caricatures of black cats in pointy hats sitting …

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Wednesday Weirdness: The Magic of Yester Castle

Another Wednesday brings another welcome guest to The Witch, The Weird, and The Wonderful. This fortnight Alan Montgomery shares with us the magic of Yester Castle: be warned, after reading, you may well find yourself with the urge to visit the place yourself!  ********* Over the years I have visited many weird and wonderful places in …

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