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BOOK REVIEWS

REVIEWS, LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR

Non-Fiction
Abbott, Stacey and Jowett, Lorna (Eds): Global TV Horror
​Aldhouse-Green, Miranda: Rethinking the Ancient Druids
​Apostolos-Cappadona, Diane: Mary Magdalene: A Visual History
Bang, Im and Ryuk, Yi: Tales of Korea
​Callow, John: The Last Witches of England
Canfield, Edwin Lee: Fact, Fictions and the Forbidden Predictions of the Amazing Criswell
Carvel, Astrid: The Little Book of the Occult
Castleton, David: Church Curiosities: Strange Objects and Bizarre Legends
​Chainey, Dee Dee and Winsham, Willow: Treasury of Folklore: Seas and Rivers
Davies, Alison: Fairy Tales Can Change Your Life
Dittmer, Nicole C.: Monstrous Women and Ecofeminism in the Victorian Gothic, 1837-1871
Drummond, Barb: Frolicksome Women and Troublesome Wives
Egerkrans, Johan: Vaesen
Falvey, Eddie, Hickinbottom, J and Wroot, J. (Eds.): New Blood. Critical Approaches to Contemporary Horror
​Frampton, George: Discordant Comicals - The Hooden Horse of East Kent
​Fritze, Ronald H: Hope and Fear - Modern Myths, Conspiracy Theories and Pseudo-History
​Fry, Janis: The God Tree
​Gagnon, Ben H.: Church of Birds
​Gonzalez-Crussi, Frank: The Body Fantastic
​Haley, Jack V. (Ed) with Forrester, Sibelan: The Complete Folktales of A.N. Afanas'ev, Vol III

​Harte, Jeremy: Cloven Country: the Devil and the English Landscape
​Hawkins, Emily and Roux, Jessica: A Natural History of Magical Beasts
​Heise-von der Lippe, Anya (Ed): Posthuman Gothic
Hieber, Leanna Renee and Janes, Andrea: A Haunted History of Invisible Women
Hollman, Gemma: Royal Witches
​Honegger, Thomas: Introducing the Medieval Dragon
​Jeffs, Amy: Wild
​Lane, Jennifer: The Wheel
​Lipp, Deborah: The Way of Four
​Lyle, Emily (Ed): Celtic Myth in the 21st Century
McCormack, Candia and Tony: Tales of Witchcraft and Wonder
McIlvenna, Una: Singing the News of Death
Marie, Alise: The Beauty Witch's Secrets
Martinez, Claudia Guadelupe: Not a Monster
​Matthews, J: The Mystery of Spring-Heeled Jack
Meier, Allison C.: Grave (Object Lessons)
​Milbrodt, Teresa: Sexy Like Us - Disability, Humor and Sexuality
​Morton, Lisa: Calling the Spirits - A History of Seances
​Morton, Lisa: Trick or Treat - A History of Halloween
​Nde, Helen: The Watkins Book of African Folklore
​Ni, Xueting C: Chinese Myths
​Niles, John D: Webspinner
​Novak, Sara: The Genius Kid's Guide to Mythical Creatures
​Oates, Jonathan: Dick Turpin: Fact and Fiction
Parnell, Edward: Ghostland: In Search of a Haunted Country
Phillips, Tom: Forest Folk Tales for Children
​Potter, Franz J: Gothic Chapbooks, Bluebooks and Shilling Shockers, 1797-1830
Ridenour, Al: The Krampus and the Old Dark Christmas
​Robichaud, Paul: Pan - The Great God's Modern Return
​Sampson, Ana: Gods and Monsters: Mythological Poems
Sanchez, Anita: In Praise of Poison Ivy
Schewe, Jeremy: Aisling - Discovering Keys in the Irish-Celtic Mysteries
Scribner, Vaughn: Merpeople: A Human History
Segaloff, Nat: The Exorcist Legacy
​Siegel, Shepherd: Tricking Power into Performing Acts of Love
​Sinclair, Paul: Truth-Proof
Thomas, Taffy: The Magpie's Nest: A Treasury of Bird Folk Tales
Tonge, Dave: Medieval Folk Tales for Children
​Varlow, Veronica: Bohemian Magick
​Wakefield, Nathan: The Rise and Fall of the Sideshow Geek
Waldron, David et al: Aradale: The Making of a Haunted Asylum
Waters, Thomas: Cursed Britain: A History of Black Magic in Modern Times
​Williams, Liz: Miracles of our own Making: A History of Paganism
Young, Francis: Peterborough Folklore
​Zipes, Prof. Jack (Trans.) and Frank, Natalie (Artist): The Island of Happiness: Tales of Madame D'Aulnoy


Fiction
Allaun, Chris: The Black Book of Johnathan Knotbristle

Andrews, Rosie: The Leviathan
Arre, Arnold: The Mythology Class
​Attia, Nadia: Verge
​Bang, IM et al: Supernatural Korea
​Beaumont, Alexandra: Dissonance of Bird Song
​Cogman, Genevieve: Scarlet

DeBlassie, Maria: Weep, Woman, Weep
Carey, C.J.: Queen High
Craig, Leon: Parallel Hells
Field, Edward (trans): Magic Words from the Ancient Oral Tradition of the Inuit
​Gunderson, Jessica: Pandora's Box
​Hohler, Franz: The Little Scottish Ghost
​Horton, Sam K: Gorse

​Houston, Gabriela: The Second Bell
​Imani, Vahid: Naji and the Mystery of the Dig
​King, Rachael: The Grimmelings
​Lee, Elizabeth: Cunning Women
​Ling, Vivian and Peng, Wang: The Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac
​Lloyd, Toby: Fervour
​MacDonald: A.C.: Twistwood Tales

Mazzola, Anna: The Story Keeper
​Medina, Nick: Secrets of the Lost Nation
​Monroe, Chris: Sasquatch and Squirrel
Nde, Helen: The Runaway Princess and other stories
​Norry, E.L: Fablehouse
Oelschlager, V: Fish-boy: An Inuit Folk Tale
​Paris, Philip: The Last Witch of Scotland
Perry, Sarah: Melmoth
Porter, Max: Lanny
Richards, P.J.: Deeper, Older, Darker
​Ryan, L. (ed): Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga
Shaw, Martin: Smoke Hole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass
​Sheir, Rebecca: The Lion's Whisker: Sister and Brother Take on a Challenge Together
​Steadman, Helen: Widdershins
​Tingle, C: Camp Damascus
​Various: The Living Stone
​Various: Beyond & Within: Folk Horror
Various: Hag: Forgotten Folk Tales Retold
​Velentza, Clio: The Piano Room
​Waeland, Bee: Gretel and Hansel

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