If You Go Down To The Woods Today

There are 69 days left to Halloween and here’s a bit of advice-

If you go down in the woods today, you better not go alone
It’s lovely down in the woods today, but safer to stay at home

read on…

Cannock Chase, West Midlands. Cannock Chase is also reportedly one of the most haunted areas in England. Over the years there have been reported sightings of werewolves, big foot, ghosts of black-eyed children and ghostly black dogs.

I watched

Sideworld: Haunted Forests of England (2022)

last weekend and I LOVED it- there are some great stories to learn and magnificent camera work to enjoy

and this WILL either help you feel the Halloween Spirit or maybe inspire you to spin a few tales of your own.

You can watch it for free on youtube or if you’re an Amazon Prime customer you can stream it for free on that site too.

The Whist Hound is said hunt in packs across Dartmoor and it’s rumored the huntsman who leads the pack is the Devil himself.

Phantom black dogs allegedly roam the moors ff south-west England.

Across Central, Western and Northern Europe, the Wild Hunt is a well-known folk myth of a ghostly leader and his group of hunters and hounds flying through the cold night sky, accompanied by the sounds of the howling wind.

““Herne the Hunter, Lord of the Wild Hunt” (ghost associated with Windsor Forest, England) George Cruikshank, c.1843.

Take That Stupid Summer!

I am going to ignore the fact that there is still a little over a week left of August

and those pesky 9 days,

like those few strands of flesh and muscle that stubbornly cling to the  bone of some unfortunate creature who is no longer a resident of this world

and instead I will focus on the bottom line

– Halloween is now 70 days away and there is no stopping it from happening.

Scary Monsters

There are 71 days left to Halloween and I’m dreaming about Scary Monsters…and chocolate.

Can You See It?

Call the question- All those in favor of recognizing that today there really 72 days left to Halloween?

Annnddd- the Eyes Have It:

Llama Eye

‘Closed Eyes’  c.1890 by Odilon Redon

Octopi Eye

Girl with Chrysanthemums by Olga Boznańska

Dragonfly Eye

Head of a Ptolemaic Queen Unknown305-30 B.C.E.