Folklore & Esoterica


Everyone loves a good ghost story. Here, I hope to catalogue some bits of local lore, some sordid history of the time when mathematicians and astrologers were one in the same.

Modern science fiction and fantasy draw heavily from fringe beliefs, and understanding those influences can help inform how certain tropes in fiction.

This section is still under construction. In the meantime, consider looking at some of the following resources!


Recommended reading:

Ghostland by Colin Dickey

The Unidentified by Colin Dickey

Separated at Birth? Occultism, Science Fiction, and Why People Can't Tell Them Apart by Mark Cole

Sharon Hill's Strange Times





















Image credits:

Background: Dark forest
Credit: Aled Jones
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