Call for Papers: Fairies and Gothic Literature and Culture

On August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 By Chas S. Clifton

“Fairies and fashion” as a suggested topic? Someone must have seen my “Dior Dresses the Fair Folk” post! Seriously, there are some fascinating topics under potential consideration for this conference: Call for papers: Gothic encounters with enchantment and the Faerie realm in literature and culture University of Hertfordshire, 8–10 April 2021. The Open Graves, Open …

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Don’t Follow the Lights across the Moor, said the Monk, or Why We Learn Nothing New about Fairies

On January 15, 2020April 26, 2023 By Chas S. Clifton3 Comments

The famous American philosopher and psychologist William James (1842–1910) was also a paranormal researcher, chiefly in the area of Spiritualism and mediumship. Toward the end of his life, he wrote about a problem that still vexes ufologists, ghost-hunters, and everyone else engaging “the phenomenon.” He starts by speaking of a fellow psychical researcher, Prof. Henry …

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“In Ireland, fairies and demons are almost interchangeable”

On May 30, 2019May 29, 2019 By Chas S. Clifton

This video is worth ten minutes of your time. Again we’re in Jeff Kripal territory here.

Are Fairies Indigenous to North America?

On May 8, 2019May 9, 2019 By Chas S. Clifton2 Comments

Regular commenter Pitch 313 added this to my post titled “Bejaysus, It’s the Eco-Fairies.” A few items for context: a.) My family immigrated to Northern California shortly after the Gold Rush, and that’s where I grew up; b.) it was apparent to me that Fairy beings of European character were present and active in Northern …

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Bejayus, It’s the Eco-Fairies

On May 3, 2019 By Chas S. Clifton6 Comments

In the last of the four-part post about “the cousins” (start the series here), I raised the question of what do fairies look like. Here is the man who knows, says the (Irish) Independent: “Looking at fairies on my farm is the same as looking at traffic in Dublin. But they don’t come everyday.” “I …

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Fairies Infest British Woodland, Control Measures Planned

On March 4, 2015 By Chas S. Clifton

From the BBC: Hundreds of fairy doors have been attached to the bases of trees in Wayford Woods, Crewkerne. It is claimed the doors have been installed by local people so children can “leave messages for the fairies”. Can something be too twee? Yes, it can. And remember, fairies are not always your friends.

The CIA, UFOs, Fairies, etc.

On November 14, 2010November 15, 2010 By Chas S. Clifton3 Comments

I am reading Mirage Men: An Adventure into Paranoia, Espionage, Pyschological Warfare, and UFOs, by Mark Pilkington. (There is a related documentary film.) Small disclaimer: I met Mark Pilkington a few years ago in England. We did not talk about UFOs nor about the fact that he was one of the people making crop circles …

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The Fairies of Torchwood

On September 5, 2008May 30, 2016 By Chas S. Clifton

I never joined the Doctor Who cult, although I had friends who remembered every episode and could debate whether Peter Davison made a better Doctor than William Hartnell. At a post-INATS dinner, however, a publisher friend said that I had to see Torchwood, a Doctor Who spin-off. He compared it to the X-Files. Netflix had …

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Fairies, the Dead, and Book-Blogging

On January 27, 2006November 14, 2010 By Chas S. Clifton

Spring semester has started, and teaching does cut into blogging time. And my reading list (for myself) is huge: all the books that I ordered at AAR-SBL (and elsewhere) started arriving in December. I just finished At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, and Other Troublesome Things. Author Diane Purkiss …

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Starring Ava Gardner as the Faery Queen

On March 29, 2022March 30, 2022 By Chas S. Clifton2 Comments

Ava Gardner (1922–1990) was one of the most famous American film stars of the late 1940s through the 1960s, probably best known for The Night of the Iguana (1964). She had moved to London 1968, which might be why she was cast in a movie that, given my interests, I am surprised to have never …

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