The FolkLore Press

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Publishes the folklore of Stephen G. Rae, alias the Bard of Cumberland. Introducing, Folklore of the Lake District, and Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin. In 2026, Folklore of Scotland.

Mysterious horse stands, covered in water plant's
An evil red-carpet goblin holds a bloodied knife
A white unicorn walking through woodland. Art by Stephen G. Rae
A sleeping red dragon, in front of a cave. Steam rises from its nostrils. Art by Stephen G. Rae
Ghostly figure with long grey hair with a white hare by his side
A great cloud forms over the hills, set against a blue sky, the formation of the Helm Wind
A tattooed warrior pierced by a mistletoe tipped arrow through his heart
A were-sheep illuminated against the full moon
A small hairy Brownie being, sitting on a pot over an open fire
A pale skinned, long haired goblin in a dark cave
Tall skinny blue goblin with long fingers and fingernails
Detailed drawing of the goblin like aliens that terrorized a farmhouse in Kentucky
Picture of Long Meg and her Daughters stone circle
Dark haired goblin with hole in its head, crawling 9out of a grave
Ravenous tooth fairy eating a human tooth
Quinkins, a cross between goblin and roo, sitting and resting his hand on a big belly, the skull of a man beside
Roland the Farter was a medieval flatulist, a jester for King Henry II. Each year, he was obliged to perform "saltum, siffletum, pettum" (a jump, a whistle, and a fart) all done at once for the King's court at Christmas. #bookwormsat
Perhaps one of the Lake District's most well-known ghost stories is that of "The Screaming Skulls of Calgarth" from: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae #wyrdwednesday #booksky art: Sleepless Buddha
Mahaha is a goblin-like being found only in the most coldest of areas. It's touch will freeze you to death; if that fails, it will tickle you to death! from: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: an Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae #goblins #folklore #encyclopedia
Muki, the 'pale goblin' from the high mountains of Peru, known for kidnapping unbaptised children and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae folklorepress.co.uk #goblin #folklore #encyclopedia
Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror' by Stephen G. Rae Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; giants and ogre; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan, Gorbals Vampire folkloreofscotland.com #folklore #folkhorror #Scotland
#OTD 1897 the publication of Bram Stoker's famous novel 'Dracula' #WorldDraculaDay Bram Stoker's Dracula, 1992 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Poster art: Leonardo Recupero
The natives of Renwick, Cumbria were once known as "bats" because of the monstrous bat-like being inhabiting their ruined church and read more in "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae folklorepress.co.uk #folklore #lakedistrict #booksky art: Johan Egerkrans
12 gods were having dinner in Valhalla. Uninvited, Loki shows up as the 13th guest. He persuades Hoor, the blind son of Odin, to shoot Balder (another son) with a mistletoe-tipped arrow. Balder dies, and the act is now associated with unlucky 13. #13thMay #WyrdWednesday art: Sam Flegal
Crocodile originally had beautiful smooth golden skin. During the day other animals would come and admire it. Everyday, exposing it's skin to the hot African sun, it got uglier, bumpier and thicker, and changed to what it is now. #bookwormsat #folklore
Introducing: "Folklore of Scotland" Come on a magical journey in faerie tales and folk horror, introducing almost 200 characters from Scottish folklore more: folkloreofscotland.com 📚 ships to UK via the website; and Worldwide via Amazon, Apple Books, etc. #folklore #scotland #booksky
It's #WorldCarnivorousPlantDay ☠ Little Shop of Horrors, 1986 dir. Frank Oz
Grýla is a Troll from Icelandic lore who lives in the mountains with her three husbands, scores of children, and Yule Cat; who collects, cooks and eats any naughty children around Christmas time. She is mother of the Yule Lads. #wyrdwednesday
In Cumbrian dialects, thimble-flower is foxglove, tod is fox, bummel is bee in lore, faeries gave a fox, foxglove petals to put on it's toes - the fox's gloves - to raid the hen house without being heard more: 'Folklore of the Lake District' by Stephen G. Rae 📷 Alan McFadyen #FairytaleTuesday
May's #fullmoon is the #FlowerMoon. Set to light up the night sky on Friday #1stMay Named for the wildflowers that bloom in May. Also Milk Moon in Anglo-Saxon; Hare Moon and Grass Moon in Old English 📷 Onkamon Buasorn
The superstition that witches favoured brooms as their mode of transport was popularised at the time of the Lancashire Witch Trials. Older sources tell of them travelling by pitchforks, pig troughs, plant stems. #wyrdwednesday art: Jakub Rozalski
#Caturday Aitvaras is a House Spirit from Lithuanian folklore. A powerful Nature Spirit serving as a family guardian. Indoors it takes the form of a black cat, outdoors the form of a rooster. In its traditional forest habitat, it appears in its true form, that of a dragon.
Quinkins is a malevolent goblin-like being from Australian folklore. Its kangaroo tail allows it to jump great distances read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae #goblins #folklore #booksky
"Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae come on a magical journey in folklore through the Lake District and its surrounding counties more: folklorepress.co.uk #folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
Introducing the new: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; vampires; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire more: folkloreofscotland.com #folklore #Scotland #booksky
In lore, Meg of Meldon and her daughters were turned to stone by wizard Michael Scot, for profaning the Sabbath and dancing wildly on the moor. They are now 'Long Meg and Her Daughters' stone circle more: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae https://folklorepress.co.uk/ #bookwormsat #lakedistrict
Trauco is the 'seducer of the woods' a fruit-eating goblin from South American folklore, able to seduce humans by his gaze or breath and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae #goblins #folklore #booksky
#BatAppreciationDay 🦇 the natives of Renwick were once known as 'bats' because of the monstrous bat-like being seen flying around their ruined church read more in: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae info: folklorepress.co.uk #folklore #lakedistrict #booksky
Muki, the 'pale goblin' from the high mountains of Peru, known for kidnapping unbaptised children and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae more: folklorepress.co.uk #goblins #folklore #booksky
Drake is a little household spirit in the form of a dragon that keeps the hearth burning more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae folklorepress.co.uk #FairytaleTuesday #booksky
Wag-at-the-Wa' is a tiny Brownie from Scottish folklore, that although living in the kitchen, does very little work more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae folklorepress.co.uk #goblins #folklore #books
#MythologyMonday This parallel universe/multi-verse, The Otherworld, it's a world of flora and fauna, and nature spirits. In Druidry we develop the ability to travel in this other world, in dreams or in trance. art: Tomasz Alen Kopera
Mahaha is found only in the most coldest of areas. It's touch will freeze you to death; if that fails, it will tickle you to death! from: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin" by Stephen G. Rae https://folklorepress.co.uk/ #phantomsfriday #booksky
"Let Uther Pendragon do what he can, Eden will run where Eden ran" Even with the assistance of Merlin, Uther Pendragon was unable to divert the River Eden to provide a moat for his castle more: "Folklore of the Lake District" by Stephen G. Rae #bookologythursday #folklorethursday
The 'beaver fable' (or 'the story of the hunted beaver') tells of how, when hunted, the beaver will chew off his own testicles and leave them behind to distract his pursuers. It also appeared as a Greek fable ascribed to Aesop #BeaverDay 🖼 Salisbury Bestiary
In Greek and Roman myth, a Harpy is a half-human and half-bird creature, believed to be a personification of storm winds. Art often depicts them as beautiful feathered women with wings, but they are probably best described as human-vultures. art: Erin Kelso #FairytaleTuesday
Cuije, the cigar-smoking water goblin from Cuban folklore and read more in: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin: An Encyclopedia of World Folklore" by Stephen G. Rae folklorepress.co.uk #folklore #encyclopedia #goblins
Ēostre is an Anglo-Saxon goddess mentioned by Bede in the 8th century. In myth, Ēostre is a shape-shifter, taking the shape of a hare at each full moon; all hares being sacred and acting as her messenger. #FolkloreSunday #EasterSunday
"A man writes because he is tormented, because he doubts. He needs to constantly prove to himself and the others that he's worth something." #scifi #drama #film Stalker, 1979 dir. Andrei Tarkovsky #botd
#WorldRatDay - the Rat King is a collection of rats whose tails are intertwined and bound together in some way, and is a phenomenon particularly associated with German folk tales. art: TmoeGee