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Hub and Podcast for Film, Stories, Art: Fantasy, Folklore, Folk Horror, Magic-Realism, Mythology, Psychogeography www.DreamSwarm.org Created by filmmaker Andy Mark Simpson

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DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 2d

George Meliere’s 1902 silent and fun sci fi classic ‘Voyage dans la Lune’
Strange spaceships and strange aliens on a strange journey into the unknown
@wyrdwednesday
#wyrdwednesday

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DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 5d

The Wild Hunt is a ghostly army in European folklore. It is said to be an omen of an upcoming war
@mythologymonday
#mythologyMonday

Ghostly army riding in the sky. Wild Hunt

DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 5d

A myth from World War I was that British soldiers were helped by angels and ghostly archers. It became known as The Angel of Mons
@mythologyMonday
#mythologyMonday
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DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 5d

Looks amazing

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DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 6d

Not an ancient standing stone but still looks cool.

Hartburn Grotto, Northumberland
#standingstoneSunday

DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 11d

Happy #internationalpodcastDay to all our fellow podcasters.

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DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 13d

In the North East the October half term is called blackberry week because that’s when they all used to be out. That’s two months late now! Climate change I suppose…

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DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 14d

Hawthorn hedges look amazing in their May blossom (and their autumn berries).
In folklore they’re associated with spring fertility and with faeries. Thomas the Rhymer entered another world via a hawthorn tree
#folklyfriday

DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 14d

I love this story. Apparently it was a fictional story but others then acted as if it really happened.

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DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 14d

I think the blackberries are well past it now.
They were all out in early August this year…

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DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 15d

Horrific. The police need to uphold the law and stop these crimes against nature.

DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 16d

Amazing

DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 16d

Thinking of Jim Henson’s work… this pair burned images in my brain that have stayed with me since I was a tiny child: the Storyteller
@wyrdWednesday
#wyrdwednesday

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DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 16d

The Gabriadze puppet theatre in Tbilisi Georgia is magical in all senses. Not just the puppet storytelling but also this marvellous wonky clock tower. The whole street looks like a fairytale
@wyrdWednesday
#wyrdwednesday

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DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 17d

Here a map of my local country park, seems like someone has added a warning of a giant Black Shuck or Barguest!
#folkhorror

DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 17d

Looks amazing

DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 18d

Same to you.

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The FolkLore Press @thefolklorepress.bsky.social · 18d

Illustration for an unpublished version of Tolkien's "The Hobbit" by Peter Klucik

#TolkienTuesday #HobbitDay

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 18d

There's one week left for writers in the North of England to send us their stories!

We're looking for folklore-inspired tales to publish in our first anthology.

It's been a real treat to read all the submissions so far, but we'd love to squeeze a few more in 🙏

carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions

One week left: submissions close midnight 30th September

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Stephen G. Rae @stephengrae.bsky.social · 19d

#Mabon Blessings 💚

May the warmth of the sun, nurture you;
The cool waters, cleanse you;
Nature's bounty, replenish you;
The song of the trees, comfort you;
The knowledge of the bees, guide you
~ Druid Blessing by Stephen G. Rae

#autumnequinox #druidry

Tree of Life; digital art by Stephen G. Rae

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DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 18d

Revisiting my blog post about the split at the Autumn Equinox in September, a month which can mean a sad end to the summer, or embracing of new opportunities
#mabon
#autumnequinox

www.dreamswarm.org/autumn-equinox

AUTUMN EQUINOX - inertia vs new directions

Autumn equinox - saying goodbye to the summer and facing new directions to spark creativity and celebrate the autumn and fall.

www.dreamswarm.org

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DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 18d

I’ve celebrated autumn equinox weekend with some yoga and meditation, a walk in the countryside, a nut roast dinner and started writing spooky stories
Wishing #mabon blessings to you
#autumnequinox
Art from notsoinnocents

DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 19d

Same to you.
Happy Autumn.

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DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 19d

Yep. These days I fully embrace autumn. The colourful leaves, the smells, the spooky nights.

DreamSwarm @dreamswarm.bsky.social · 20d

A brilliant and spooky public information film…
Intense atmosphere

Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 20d

LONELY WATER (1973): Legendary child-frightener, and one of the most influential and effective PIFs ever made. Donald Pleasence's voice helped lower the number of child deaths by drowning and opened the door to the scary, deadly PIFs of the 70s & 80s. A folk horror film condensed into 90 seconds.