Bread, butter, salt, fire and even empty egg shells were once surrounded by rules designed to protect the household. Step into the kitchen, where everyday cooking still carries traces of some very Old Magic…
Tag: Derbyshire folklore
Put It Back
Shoes in walls, witch bottles beneath floors, horse skulls under houses and dried cats hidden in ceilings. Our ancestors built protection into their homes – and when we find it centuries later, sometimes we still put it back.
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The Speed Wolf
From medieval wolf hunters to modern roadside encounters, the strange story of the creature said to haunt the roads around Buxton.
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The Murder of the Scottish Pedlar
A murdered Scottish pedlar, a hidden cave, a haunted inn and a mystery that has endured for more than two centuries. We investigate the dark legend of Stoney Middleton’s Moon Inn and the ghost said to walk the dale to this day…
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The Dumb Supper
They called it the dumb supper — not foolish, but silent. A meal served to the dead, or to whatever might answer the invitation. Somewhere between love charm and séance, it’s one of those eerie old traditions that lingers in the firelight as October draws its breath.
