Lush: Patron Muse of Lost Revelries
Like her namesake, Lush shamelessly indulged hedonistic appetites within Bohemian Paris of the early 1900s. Though born to an aristocratic family, she found more magic meandering the seedy streets and smoky cellar taverns than attending extravagant balls. Lush exulted nightly absorbing the city’s chaotic tapestry of wandering poets, vagabond painters, and everyday eccentrics as an equal - not an elitist patron.
Aqua's Oceanic Vigil
Ever since childhood days spent marvelling over tidal pools, marine biology became Aqua's calling. Nothing matched the sublime power and delicate complexity of seascapes and their endangered inhabitants. She vowed one day her expertise might help reverse the damage caused by human ignorance and exploitation.
Raven's Withered Legacy
The dour Yorkshire legend of Raven Grey and her cursed bloodline begins in 18th century Hindarrow Hall overlooking the desolate moors. Raven was the sole daughter of elderly Lord Archibald whose wife perished bearing stillborn sons.
Eve's Incomplete Passage
Shona's lifelong obsession with witnessing the millennium from London's iconic bridges drove her fatefully towards Westminster as 1999 darkened fatefully.
Skye's Twilight Sanctum
Perched high above the crashing ocean surf lies an infamous outlook called Widow’s Peak by unsettled locals, where two decades ago a despondent young woman named Skye leapt to her haunting end.
Locke Attwood - Grove Guardian Bound by Blood
For generations the Attwoods guarded the ancient Brier Grove forest in Wales through druidic rites. But villagers conspiring with land authorities dragged the last guardian Locke to his demise for harnessing wicked magic
The Twisted History of the Jack-O'-Lantern's Haunting Origins
Greetings, dear friends! As we draw closer to All Hallow's Eve, let us explore the shadowed history of an iconic symbol—the jack-o'-lantern. Those flickering faces upon our porches have origins far darker than current festivities suggest.
The Spellbinding History of Halloween in the UK
Evenings grow ominous, shadows deepen, and jack-o'-lanterns gleam as Halloween approaches once more. This fascinating festival has long gripped the public imagination in the UK. But how did this mystical night of ghosts and ghouls evolve here over the centuries? As a scholar of ancient lore and legend, I decided to delve into the bewitching history of Halloween in the British Isles.
Piercing the Veil of the Witching Hour
The whisper of the night wind through barren trees and scent of woodsmoke upon the air...signals that somewhere, covens are stirring as the witching hour approaches. Few occult topics intrigue and unnerve in equal measure as witchcraft. From its earliest roots to the burning times and down through Halloween lore, the mystical practice of witchcraft seems eternally shrouded in mystery.