Alan Moore on now.

Some pretty patches of naturalsed cyclamen on yesterday’s walk.

Revisited a woodland at home I haven’t be to in years. Found this. No bats, but Ziggy certainly has the ears!

Bond villain Doctor Who villain Star Wars villain Indiana Jones villain Blakes 7 villain Camfield’s Ivanhoe Expert on Beowulf He’s in Z-Cars, Avengers, The Sweeney, Space: 1999, Callan, Crown Court, Rumpole, Taggart, Cadfael, Midsomer Murders, Game of Thrones and Inside No 9. Amazing body of work

Many old buildings in Europe, even churches, have a face made of leaves or vomiting vegetation carved on a wall, often called a "Green Man." There's a lot of debate about how this design began or what its purpose was, but many assume it was originally a pagan god. #FairyTaleTuesday

Another one of those ‘good to know’ situations!

I wrote this a while back and didn’t do anything with it.

As the US and Israel cause death and destruction in Iran, our leaders just look on. All European nations and the EU must follow Spain’s lead and say NO to war. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-03...

A quite weathered Two Moors Way #FingerpostFriday on today’s walk.

A foliate head (Green Man), a face with spewing mouth (possibly foliage?) and a bench mark. St. Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon. Before it snowed on us.

My friend has reminded me of a chat we had towards the end of last year where I predicted amongst other things that 2026 would be the year they found more missing Doctor Who. I would be even more impressed if I could remember the conversation!

Walking tomorrow from the hamlet of Black Dog in North Devon. Many places in the area associated with black dog folklore. The heart of Green Man country. Even talk of Woodwose hereabouts.

Some souls are so old they will have been wandering when the mighty lizards thundered.

I have an imagined geography in my head where Willoughby Chase and Hookland border Rendlesham Forest. Firetop Mountain is on the horizon and the islands of Earthsea are just offshore. Here is Scatterbrook farm close to Gormenghast castle and all accessible (of course) via a wardrobe.

Some nice news for once.

Sometimes the weather needs to read the forecast!

Good to know.

Two pieces of sea glass on Croyde beach today. I’m always pleased to find bits with lettering on.

Think I sussed Secret Squirrel’s base of operations on my walk yesterday.

"The cathedral broke loose from its moorings and floated down the Rhine to the sea, and it has never been seen from that day on, except by mariners, and, of those, most perished shortly after seeing it. By them it is given the name of Merminster, or the Kelpie's Kirk, or the Troll's Temple..."

Why does no-one leave steaming hot pies next to street-level open windows these days? This is not the future the Beano promised us

We lifted the carpet in our living room and there was Patsy Kensit!

Please watch and share this! People who are taken in by Farage need to see this and open their minds and eyes to what he is. This video needs to be shared as much as possible. youtu.be/oAkPrkXjGi0?...

#PhantomsFriday Classic documentary from 1986 on good old-fashioned ghosts of East Anglia, including Mary, Queen of Scots, Suffolk smugglers haunting a pub, the Thorpe Hall Green Lady, & the haunted painting of Henrietta Nelson, plus of course Black Shuck makes an appearance youtu.be/ceU-88UPyIQ

#FingerpostFriday Has seen better days!

Can anybody please help me with a photo of a 1970s school classroom speaker featuring a square, walnut-veneer wooden cabinet with a central, circular, metal mesh or cloth-covered grill. These were designed for wall-mounting. Used for audio intercom or educational broadcasts?

Those interested in e.g. the BBC Ghost Story for Christmas strand might want to know about Stephen Prince's new book ‘Ghost Signals'. ayearinthecountry.co.uk/ghost-signal...

Coming in February 2026 - Haunted Book Club - @gavcross.bsky.social and I invite you to join us in a brand new fortnightly podcast about ghost stories, creepy tales, and weird fiction. Join us. linktr.ee/haunted_book...

Got another lino cut on the go. Another demon fella, you know...

Well that was a perfect slice of magical loveliness! Mackenzie Crook can do no wrong in my eyes! #smallprophets

Look what's coming to THE CELLAR CLUB - Channel Premiere series SUPERNATURAL (1977) beginning Friday 13th February at 9pm! Featuring #RobertHardy #BillieWhitelaw #JeremyBrett #DenholmElliott #GordonJackson and many more! #TPTVsubtitles

In the fantasy Western film The Valley of Gwangi (1969), a group of cowboys work for a struggling Wild West rodeo. They capture a live dinosaur, an allosaurus, to put on display for profit. Unsurprisingly, the dinosaur doesn't take well to captivity. #WyrdWednesday

She wants to be flowers, but you make her owls. You must not complain, then, if she goes hunting. The Owl Service Alan Garner #BookWormSat

What if…ghosts are AI generated holograms bleeding back through time?

Remember folks, this is no longer people on the left versus people on the right. This is everybody versus fascism.

Can I just say something...? 🧣

We are community or we are less. We are engines of kindness and connectivity or we are less. When decency is framed as a radical position we must remain who we are. Our resistance is also in refusing to be less openhearted and filled with compassion.

I spent the last of my Christmas book tokens yesterday.

A view from my walk.

Had there been any suggestion of a link between areas of a historic association with aviation fuel and paranormal activity?

First snowdrops I have seen this year. Near Knowstone, N.Devon.

My advance copies of BRIDGE OF STORMS just arrived, & it’s looking good. Seasonally snowy cover art by @ianmcque.bsky.social In US & British bookshops on 12th Feb (but pre-orderable today hint hint.)

There are Things in the wind calling to us. We should resist the call to go out and play.

The Wildman of Orford on the Pottery Throwdown!

On this day in Wyrd Britain history... 1977 - ITV wished everyone a 'Happy day" with the first.episode of one of the cornerstones of wyrd TV, 'Children of the Stones'. #childrenofthestones Watch it here... wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2014/11/chil...

It’s not just been books this week. I also grabbed these at the local hospice shop.

It’s been a great week for books. I spent some of my Christmas National Book Tokens on two and also picked up some charity shop finds.

This delight arrived earlier in the week. Packaged beautifully as I knew it would be. It is now at home in good company.

And which is the worst poison? Oh, that will be the poison that comes from the hearts of man.