Bøker av Leanbh Pearson

Halloween brings to mind Jack-O-Lanterns, Trick or Treating and costumes. All Hallow's Eve is the liminal time when the veil between worlds is thinnest, when the dead and living are closest....Dark Halloween is ten stories and images of reimaginings from different cultural traditions, legends and folklore from around the world.Come on an adventure through shadowed woods, haunted houses, dark crossroads and where the difference between tricks and gifts are hard to discern. This is Halloween as you've never known it.

Before the battle of Ragnarok, the witch Gullveig entered Valhalla under guest-laws prohibiting the spilling of blood. There she refused to teach Odin the talent of sedir - the weaving of fate and prophecy. Odin broke the sacred guest-laws and Gullveig was burnt to death three times, regenerating each time. A spear to her heart killed her.Then, she burned and Loki and gods did nothing, she gave one final lesson in sedir. She cursed Odin and the gods, wove the fate of all at Ragnarok. Now, Loki and Odin stand on opposing sides as the epic battle and Ragnarok is about the begin. Will Gullveig's curse be fulfilled and the gods destroyed as the Nine Worlds end in fire?

Ten tales inspired by ghosts, hauntings, psychological horror and the darkest depths of the human mind. Tales of the paranormal and supernatural, the deadly and depraved. Stories that unnerve and make you question what lies beyond in the dark or that flicker in the corner of your eye? Dark Gothic delves into the shadows, the dark and gothic heart of horror with accompanying illustrations. Are you ready to take a journey into the dark?