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One of the things most people seem to forget about fairy tales is that they were, once upon a time, earthy, lusty stories in which just about anything was possible, and no subject was too taboo to touch upon. While … Continue reading
Michael M. Jones
Charleston Ghosts, by Margaret Rhett Martin (University of South Carolina Press, 1963) Ghosts of the Carolinas, by Nancy Roberts (University of South Carolina Press, 1962) The Haunted South, by Nancy Roberts (University of South Carolina Press, 1988) North Carolina Ghosts … Continue reading
The Field Guide To North American Hauntings, by W. Haden Blackman (Three Rivers Press, 1998) The Cold, Cold Hand, edited by James Burchill, Linda Crider and Peggy Kendrick (Rutledge Hill Press, 1997) The Encyclopedia of Ghosts, by Daniel Cohen (Avon, … Continue reading
A Time for Trolls: Fairy Tales from Norway, edited by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen E. Moe (Tokens of Norway, 1962) Old Wives’ Fairy Tale Book, edited by Angela Carter (Pantheon Books, 1990) Fairy Tales: Traditional Tales Retold For Gay … Continue reading
This has not been an easy book to review, for several reasons. First of all, we must consider the full title, and the subject matter: Weep Not For Me: Women, Ballads, and Infanticide in Early Modern Scotland. That’s right, Deborah … Continue reading
“Once, long ago when the Tuatha Da Danann rode their fairy horses over the green hills, a mortal man fell in love with Etian, the second and much-neglected wife of Midhir, King of the Fairy Hill of Bri Leith. This … Continue reading
It’s almost inexcusable that I could have had this particular gem in my collection for so long and not written a review of it. I confess, then, that I was saving it for a rainy day, and as I fear … Continue reading
Quick! Think of the most disgusting thing you can. No, sicker still. Something that makes you ill just by thinking about it. Worse yet. Something that makes you cringe. Or get queasy. Or just plain leave the room. Got it … Continue reading
In a world where magic is all too real, where the Unseelie Incursion of 1994 caused the entire city of Milwaukee to vanish for several hours, where a nasty drug called ThreeEye can actually awaken the user’s ability to see … Continue reading
I must confess, that for quite some time, I was at a loss for words regarding this album. Several times, I started to form an opinion, and then found myself doing a complete about-face in terms of feelings and opinion. … Continue reading