(Flash Fiction) The wind moved through the barley like a whisper, low and urgent. Mila tightened her shawl and glanced toward the edge of the field, where the Straw Eyes stood. There were seven of them this year. Seven straw effigies, tall and silent, their twig arms reaching slightly outward, as if in invitation—or warning. […]
In the dim-lit spaces between tradition and terror, twilight and dawn, a unique subgenre of horror has taken root: folk horror. Unlike the jump-scares and gore of modern horror films, folk horror is deeply psychological, pulling its fear from the soil of ancient rites, forgotten customs, and the primal dread of isolation. It often revolves […]
Television streaming services now offer several series involving the folklore of changelings. After recently finishing the first season of the Icelandic drama-mystery Katla, I investigated. Huldufólk and Changelings: Iceland’s Hidden People and Their Mystical Influence Iceland is a land of fire and ice, where volcanoes erupt beside glaciers and rugged lava fields dot the landscape. […]
