Folklore and mythology
Why the long face? Artist pilloried after creating half-horse, half-man sculpture
Aidan Harte was thrilled to be asked to make a statue of a púca, a mythological mischievous spirit, but then his troubles began
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
20, May, 2022 @4:00 AM
From Loch Ness to the Essex Serpent, why are humans so keen to invent sea monsters?
As Sarah Perry’s novel becomes a TV drama, the human need to escape reality with a shiver of fear remains as strong as ever
Philip Hoare
08, May, 2022 @8:00 AM
Where the magic happens: 10 of Britain’s most mystical sites
From healing wells to sacred stones, the author of a new guide to Magical Britain selects his favourite wild and enchanting places
Rob Wildwood
16, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM
Weatherwatch: the Japanese legend of the wind weasel
Folklore tells of the kamaitachi, a flying creature with claws like sickles, that cuts like the wind
David Hambling
03, Mar, 2022 @6:00 AM
Top 10 novels inspired by Greek myths | Susan Stokes-Chapman
From James Joyce to Ali Smith and Chigozie Obioma, the archetypal stories of the ancients have inspired some of our best fiction
Susan Stokes-Chapman
26, Jan, 2022 @12:00 PM
‘I thought I’d written a stinker’ – Alistair McDowall on global hit Pomona and new play The Glow
He’s written horrors, thrillers and sci-fi odysseys. As his new play about Victorian spiritualism opens, the dramatist explains why no territory is out of bounds for theatre, not even Pluto
Natasha Tripney
11, Jan, 2022 @4:16 PM
Robin Hood society attempts to calm Sheffield-Nottingham birthplace row
New book ignites age-old debate over outlaw’s origins, but group’s chair says there is no evidence he existed
Jessica Murray
21, Dec, 2021 @5:25 PM
The 50 best films of 2021 in the UK, No 2: The Green Knight
Dev Patel goes on an extraordinary quest in sensationally beautiful film adaptation inspired by a 14th-century poem
Peter Bradshaw
16, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM
Greek Myths: A New Retelling by Charlotte Higgins; Medusa: The Girl Behind the Myth by Jessie Burton – review
Weaving women and goddesses burst into life in two compelling new versions of the Greek myths
Hephzibah Anderson
28, Nov, 2021 @11:00 AM
A great walk to a great pub: the New Inn, Cerne Abbas, Dorset
Walk in the shadow of Cerne Abbas’s infamous giant then slake your thirst at a 400-year-old inn
Jon Woolcott
26, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM
Greek Myths: A New Retelling by Charlotte Higgins review – gloriously interwoven tales
The classical stories of eight weaving women are depicted on their looms’ warp and weft in this thoughtful, dazzlingly illustrated collection
Edith Hall
29, Oct, 2021 @8:00 AM
Why people believe Covid conspiracy theories: could folklore hold the answer?
Researchers use AI – and witchcraft folklore – to map the coronavirus conspiracy theories that have sprung up
Anna Leach and Miles Probyn
26, Oct, 2021 @7:00 AM
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