Edited by Maria J. Pérez Cuervo

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The Sacrifice Issue, containing an editorial introduction and the following articles…

• The Bones of the Land: Stone circles and megaliths remain associated with stories of human sacrifice and tales of transgression and petrification. Katy Soar traces the origins of these stories.

• Gallery / Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog: Dee Dee Chainey looks at how animals have been used in magic and folk medicine through the ages.

• From His Blood the Crops Would Spring: Maria J. Pérez Cuervo on how the Victorians defined folk horror.

• Interview / Ronald Hutton on Folk Horror:Hellebore meets Professor Ronald Hutton to discuss the roots of folk horror.

• The Bodies in the Bog: John Reppion writes about bog bodies and the fascination they cast over us.

• The Ritual of the Hearts: Mercedes Miller on the occult influences in M.R. James’s Lost Hearts.

• The King of Terrors: Verity Holloway uncovers a lost Medieval Doom in the heart of East Anglia.

• Re-Enchantment is Resistance: David Southwell on the political meaning of landscape and the role of folklore in fighting fascism.

The Peculiar Parish Bookshop is proud to carry this inaugural issue of Hellebore. These copies are in new condition.

68-page perfectbound pamphlet with black-and-white and tinted illustrations and photographs throughout.

PRE-ORDER: Please note that this item is a pre-order. Any items ordered together with it will not ship until December 2025.