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Vampires & Victims - the Tales behind the Dolls of Hallowe'en '24
Malinja was somewhat precocious, learning to fly before she was three years old, & venturing upon on solo hunting expeditions at the age of eight. Oh, so many many years ago! And many were the kind-hearted souls who stopped to assist the lost young girl, sobbing gently at the roadside. I wish I could say that they lived to regret their charitable instincts, but, alas, they did not live at all.
Vampyres of Olde England (with a brief sojourn to Scotland)
Although some of the most iconic iterations of the vampire in popular culture were created in England (including Bram Stoker's Dracula himself, of course, but also Christopher Lee's portrayals in the Hammer Horror movies of the 1960s & 70s, & Bauhaus's gothic rock Bela Lugosi's Dead come to mind) there are surprisingly few instances of undead blood-drinkers in British folklore. They are scarce, but not entirely unheard of...
Medieval Menace
13 Books of Bloodsucking Beasts - Vampire Lore & Stories
Any new themed collection of work is an excuse for yours truly to make a trip to the bookstore. This time I have been immersed in the realm of Nosferatu's kin, & what follows is - in no particular order - a mixture of "fact" & fiction that has kept me occupied as the nights draw in.
Vampire bat sketch, October 2024
13 Graves of Edinburgh, a collection for October
My every trip to the Scottish capital seems to include a jolly ramble around a cemetery or two, so I thought I should compile a little list of some of my favourite graves. (Surely I'm not the only one who has such things?)
Sir George MacKenzie of Rosehaugh (Greyfriars) 1691
