Category Archives: Fun stuff

Will the Blood Moon Come Too Soon?

Posted on 26th July 2018 by Sam George

Serpents, dragons, jaguars, bats and wolves are all associated with the eclipse, according the Smithsonian Magazine’s What Folklore Tells us About the Eclipse.  You have probably heard of the myth of the wolf who swallows the sun or moon causing an eclipse or … Continue reading →

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Angel Calendar #FebruaryAngels

Posted on 10th February 2018 by Sam George

Thanks to everyone who is contributing to OGOM’s collaboration with Folklore Film Festival on #FebruaryAngels. You can view our glorious and heavenly Angelic Moment here and contribute to it daily throughout the month. The Book of Hours, the devotional book made … Continue reading →

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There Must Be An Angel #FebruaryAngels

Posted on 26th January 2018 by Sam George

A special announcement – in February OGOM will team up with the ever innovative, entertaining and educational FolkLore Film Festival on Twitter for a month of Angel-inspired fun, heavenly connections and celestial interventions. Join us on Twitter @OGOMProject @FolkloreFilmFes using the … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year OGOMERS

Posted on 30th December 2017 by Sam George

Happy new Year OGOMERS from all at the project. Here’s a gothic angel slightly worse for wear to preside over your Hogmanay celebrations and to mark the fact that I have finally finished East of Eden: A Guide to Angels … Continue reading →

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The Franck Crucifix: A Case of Family Folklore

Posted on 9th November 2017 by firekrank

Last week, I was up (across?) in Worcestershire helping my parents move into their new home. Alongside the mammoth amount of unpacking, there was a chance to wander around the local community. Like many British towns, we found our fair … Continue reading →

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Vampire Pumpkins and Scary Shrunken-Head Swedes

Posted on 31st October 2017 by Sam George

Happy Halloween OGOMERS!! I hope you are enjoying some spooky festivities. I have written in the past about swede or turnip Jack ‘0’ Lanterns being the most authentic and we used to carve these as children in rural Cumbria. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Look out the window – it’s a Harvest Moon

Posted on 5th October 2017 by firekrank

If you haven’t already, I urge you to look outside at the full moon tonight. It’s a special one because for the first time since 2009 the Harvest Moon has fallen in October. The Harvest Moon is the full moon … Continue reading →

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A seasonal makeover for everyone’s birthday favourite Colin the Caterpillar

Posted on 25th September 2017 by firekrank

According to British etiquette, a birthday isn’t a birthday unless someone has bought a Colin the Caterpillar cake from Marks and Spencer. However, for those who feel that his cheerful face is a little too wholesome as we start approaching … Continue reading →

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Boggart Workshop: A New Addition to our Conference Programme

Posted on 1st September 2017 by Sam George

  We have just added an exciting new item to our OGOM and Supernatural Cities present: The Urban Weird Conference programme: A Boggart workshop!!! Dr Ceri Houlbrook, an ECR at University of Hertfordshire and folklore specialist,  will be using a … Continue reading →

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What Happens to Werewolves During a Solar Eclipse

Posted on 21st August 2017 by firekrank

Following on from Sam’s brilliant post about the coming solar eclipse and Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’, I found myself wondering: What about the Werewolves? Will nobody think of the werewolves? Sure enough, a quick search on the … Continue reading →

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