THE JOURNAL

ESSAYS ON FICTION,FILM & ART.

Writing on fantasy fiction, books, film, folklore, fairy tales, illustration and the traditions that shape them.

FROM THE JOURNAL

OBSERVATIONS, IDEAS AND OTHER NOTES.

A place for looking more closely at fiction, genre, film, folklore, illustration and the ideas that gather around them.

Moonlit gothic ruins beyond a lantern-lit path.

WHAT IS DARK FANTASY?

A GUIDE TO THE GENRE

A lantern-lit path beneath arching forest trees.

WHY FORESTS FEEL DIFFERENT IN FAIRY TALES

THE ROLE OF THE WOODS IN FAIRY TALES

A candlelit garden tea table beside a dark path.

WHEN WHIMSY BECOMES UNSETTLING

THE UNCANNY SIDE OF WHIMSY

MORE TO READ

THE JOURNAL IS ONLY BEGINNING.

New essays and observations will be added as the Journal grows.