Krampus special! Interview Part 2 with Al Ridenhour, author of 'Krampus and the Old Dark Christmas'. We discuss his book ann the nature of the folklore and customs surrounding 'The Christmas devil'. Who or what is Krampus? Krampus customs in the alps. Exporting Krampus around the clobe The future of Krampus You can get this fantastic book here: https://feralhouse.com/the-krampus/ You can also listen to Al's podcast Bone and Sickle for dark folklore, history and horror. https://www.boneandsickle.com/   You can listen to Part 1 of the DreamSwarm interview with Al in our previous episode here: https://dreamswarm-podcast.castos.com/episodes/folklore-history-horror-bone-and-sickle   ...

Interview with Al Ridenhour, host of the Bone and Sickle podcast and author of 'Krampus and the Old Dark Christmas'. It is an incredible podcast, full of spooky atmospheres and high production values to deliver rich research in an entertaining way. Confluence of folklore, history and horror Themes for episodes Creating the distinctive soundtracks You can listen to the Bone and Sickle podcast here www.boneandsickle.com You can also support their Patreon page. You can follow on twitter @BoneandSickle Take a look at Al's book 'Krampus and the Old Dark Christmas', a deep exploration of spooky yuletide folklore from the Alps.       ...

Interview podcast with Fraser Coull and James Harding, creators of emerging TV show 'Origins of the Laoich' which is inspired by Scottish history and mythology.  Creating a new fantasy TV show Influences of mythology The cultural history of Scotland Using Scots Gaelic language You can follow 'Origins of the Laoich' on twitter and watch the trailer here     ...

Writer-Director Lucy Rose discusses the influence of folklore and the gothic in her work and tells us about her new gothic horror short film 'Taste' and her previous gothic horror 'She Lives Alone'. ...