Short Reads

Despite my best efforts, I am British.  The British Isles are a fascinating place. Over the last two hundred years we have homogenised into a general sense of “Britishness”, but these isles of mine are home to a proud and profoundly strange folkloric tradition stretching back 3,000 years. There is one recurring myth found across the UK that formed the basis of Kingbreaker’s lore: The King in the Mountain. For those unfamiliar, this is a common motif across several cultural tr

In today's blog, we dig into the donestre - a manipulative monstrosity found in medieval bestiaries.

[TW: This post contains discussions of domestic violence, racism, and homophobia.] [SPOILER WARNING: This post contains spoilers for Stephen King’s IT, and as such may reference upcoming plot points in HBO’s IT: Welcome to Derry.] In light of the recent IT: Welcome to Derry TV show, I have decided to go back and re-read the iconic doorstop novel that started it all. Stephen King’s IT is quite possibly the prototypical Stephen King text: A writer protagonist, a small town in M

What is the #freetheforge controversy? Who are Hero Forge, and why has their recent partnership with Darrington Press caused such a stir?