New posts on Uncanny UK

The two latest stories on www.uncannyuk.com include a delightful recollection of fairy belief in the Isle of Skye and a very weird account of a plague of spiders - possibly created through witchcraft - in Suffolk. More to come soon.

The Witch of St Ives

Amusing sideline in Dr James Fox's recent programme on BBC4 on The Art of Cornwall. Apparently, the sculptor Barbara Hepworth was such a formidable character that the locals secretly referred to her as 'The Witch of St Ives'. A tongue-in-cheek morsel of folklore grew up that the abstract sculptures in her garden were actually the ossified remains of her victims, transformed by her Circe-like powers. 

Eerie crossroads

Two new articles on www.uncannyuk.com, each about the folklore attached to crossroads. These liminal places have long had an eerie aspect and there are many examples of haunted crossroads in Britain. Just click on the 'Ghosts' tab to read them.