In a Flemish folktale, a fearless man once thought he could chase away witches with a cudgel. The witches had other plans. Read the story here 👇 signe.substack.com/p/the-night-...

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According to a Flemish folktale, a man was walking his two dogs at night when all of a sudden he saw a cat. He threw a stick at the cat because he suspected the animal was a witch. Five minutes later, he found himself surrounded by hundreds of cats who threw mud at him. 🎨 Boris Groh #WyrdWednesday

The Witches are here! 🖤 We are so excited to announce that The Witch's Child and other Dark Tales from Flanders is now live on Kickstarter! The short story collection features thirteen stories inspired by Flemish witch lore with illustrations by @prairiebones.bsky.social. 🌙 kck.st/492NqKt 🌙

Wyrdlings! We have a special announcement today. Our dear friend @signemaene.com has collaborated with Wyrd Mother @prairiebones.bsky.social and launched a Kickstarter campaign for their newest book of short stories! Link posted below⬇️ Our topic for tomorrow's #WyrdWednesday will be: 🖤WITCHES🖤

'Fancy returns, and now she thinks of bones And grinning skulls, and corruptible death Wrapp'd in his shroud; and now fancies she hears Deep sighs, and sees pale sickly ghosts gliding.' -William Blake 🎨Stephen Mackey #PhantomsFriday

'as if awakened, she turns her face to yours; and with a shock, you see yourself, tiny, inside the golden amber of her eyeballs suspended, like a prehistoric fly.' -Black Cat, Rainer Maria Rilke 🎨Arthur Rackham #BookWormSat

'In the black furrow of a field I saw an old witch-hare this night And she cocked a lissome ear, And she eyed the moon so bright' -Walter de la Mare 🎨Lucy Grossmith #BookWormSat

“But our own selves are like pearls, created by layer after layer of present laid over past until the original thing is completely hidden.” ― Tad Williams, Tailchaser's Song #BookWormSat #WorldAnimalDay #Caturday 🎨At the Rootwood by Stephanie Law

Frodo's first adventure in his new garden! No rings were destroyed yet.

He is feeling majestic after his first day in the garden.

Just a reminder that this exists.

'We stand among the fallen leaves In our own autumn day-- And, tott'ring on with feeble steps, Pursue our cheerless way.' -Caroline Norton 🎨Lucien Levy-Dhurmer

The Squirrel by James Jebusa Shannon (1862–1923).

'Oh! grief is fantastic; it weaves a web on which to trace the history of its woe from every form and change around; it incorporates itself with all living nature; it finds sustenance in every object; as light, it fills all things, and, like light, it gives its own colours to all.' -Mary Shelley

A poem of mine 👇

Perfect little floofball. 🤍🖤

Hello Saturday. #Caturday

The Nommo are primordial ancestor spirits in the mythology of the Dogon people of Mali, Africa. The Nommo are said to be hermaphroditic, amphibious, fish-like people who came from the sky to bring great wisdom. Modern myths have the Nommo coming from a planet orbiting the star Sirius. #WyrdWednesday

'She knows not what the curse may be; Therefore she weaveth steadily, Therefore no other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.' -Lord Tennyson 🎨John Melhuish Strudwick

I learned of the spells that cause men illness, the plague, blindness, insanity, and even death. I learned of the various classes of demons and evil gods that exist, and of the old legends concerning the Ancient Ones. #wyrdwednesday 🎨"Abdul Alhazred writing the Necronomicon" drawing by Robert Bloch

St. Theresa Morl by Gabriel Von Max (1868)

Detail of the gold collar found at Ålleberg in Falköping, Västergötland 🇸🇪 dating to the Migration Period.

Snek!

Wyrdlings! Weird fiction icon H.P. Lovecraft turns 135 this #WyrdWednesday and thus, we give you: “Cyclopean Configurations, Terrible Tentacles & Abhorrent Adjectives” as this week’s Cosmic Horror topic! Come, creep and… Cthulhu ftaghn!

Wyrdlings! For Mr Alfred Hitchcock’s birthday this week, we are inspired by some wynderful portrayals from Ms Danvers to Norman Bates & John "The Cat" Robie, and we give you: “Stealing the Hero's Show: Fascinating Villains and Likeable Rogues" as our #WyrdWednesday topic! Come & Share!

The Prince of Darkness patiently waiting for the sun to disappear.

Oh no! His Frodoness has caught on!

My Witch-Queen. 🖤