Juleigh Howard-Hobson Just as there is an abundance of milk and dark chocolate bunnies this time of year, rabbits themselves possess both light and dark folkloric aspects. The sweet side is well known far and wide, not only as the Easter Bunny, but also as Tsuki no Usag the cute Japanese rabbit who mashes mochi…
Juleigh Howard-Hobson With England voting to leave the EU but Scotland voting to remain, it behooves us to note that not all Scots are so inclined. Case in point: the Ghillie Dhu. The Ghillie Dhu is native to the dark forests of Scotland. A tree guardian spirit that some call an elf and others a…
Juleigh Howard-Hobson The power of a gaze can be palpable—we’ve all experienced that weird sensation of knowing when someone is staring at us. Perhaps that’s not all we’re feeling. Perhaps it’s a little more darkly fascinating than that. While Medusa may have epitomized the power of the malevolent stare, Sumerian cuneiforms from 3,000 BC include…
