The Spectral Arctic: A History of Dreams and Ghosts in Polar Exploration GregMonday, December 24th The Arctic is a liminal place for Westerners - unexplored until just a couple of centuries ago, painted with a palette that most Westerners are not familiar wit... 0 Comments4 min read
How Sleep Paralysis is Interpreted By Cultures Around the World GregFriday, December 7th There are likely not many experiences more terrifying than an episode of sleep paralysis. Waking in a darkened bedroom, unable to move, with the feeling that an... 0 Comments3 min read
Review – Slender Man Cat VincentTuesday, October 30th (Sony Pictures 2018, directed by Sylvain White, 93 mins.) I was not looking forward to watching this film. As long time Grail readers will know, I’ve been... 0 Comments6 min read
Stranger Than Fiction: Exploring the Twilight Zones of History, Culture and the Human Mind GregThursday, October 4th Mike Jay is perhaps my favourite writer on strange and obscure history: his excursions into rarely traveled back roads of conspiracy theory, mind control, drugs... 0 Comments2 min read
Hunt for the Skinwalker (Movie Review) red pill junkieThursday, September 27th Whenever I'm watching a UFO/paranormal documentary --and it is not as often as you might think, as most of them tend to be pretty atrocious!-- there's always on... 5 Comments15 min read
Utsuro-Bune: Does This Japanese Story Describe an Encounter with a UFO? Martin J. ClemensThursday, September 20th What is it about Asian culture that intrigues the western world so? The romance, the mystery, the enchantment…all of it seems to come together to form somethin... 1 Comment6 min read
The Slender Man: the Origin and Evolution of a Modern Monster Legend Cat VincentWednesday, August 29th The Slender Man (or to some, just Slenderman): in the last few years, this modern monster legend has become a part of mainstream culture: there is a now a Slend... 0 Comments36 min read
Review – ARMAGEDDON GOSPELS Cat VincentTuesday, August 21st We can’t stop it. We can’t bargain with it. Even if we don’t remember what the ritual is. The ritual has an infinite number of working parts, surrounding us. Mo... 3 Comments7 min read
#FolkloreAgainstFascism Cat VincentThursday, August 2nd In early June, the British found-footage documentary Arcadia was released. A film showing the folklorish customs of Britain with a soundtrack by Portishead’s Ad... 12 Comments16 min read
Return of the Flying Saucers: Re-evaluating the Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting GregThursday, July 19th This essay by Martin Shough is excerpted from Darklore Volume 5, which is available in paperback format from Amazon US and Amazon UK. Feature image courtesy Ale... 1 Comment55 min read
