Hookland 11/4/20 17:35:44

We live among objects of mystery and fractured folklore. There is no totality of archaeological explanation, no decoding of legend to explain every barrow and stone. – Dr. Michael Benn, 1976 https://t.co/4QTy34pXxw

Hookland 11/4/20 20:10:55

The danger is when you make your folkloric monsters – the Hookland Hell Horse, the Maryworth Sea Serpent, the Marsh Ape – into part of the tourist industry, you forget that these beasts bite, these creatures scratch. – Emily Banting, 1981

Hookland 11/4/20 20:31:07

@TheSacredIsle In my last tweet I talked of the issues of heritaging and commodifying folklore. You don‰Ûªt make folklore safe, you don‰Ûªt try to disconnect it from being a living tradition by ossifying it with ‰Û÷official version‰Ûª.

Hookland 11/4/20 21:18:47

@Alpha_Greywolf @catvincent @cstross Except that fails to manifest. What you actually get are Scooby-Doo wannabes with no concept of respect who think a cheap camera and a ‘spooky place’ is TV gold , eco-damage plastic imported from China and authenticity spirals.

Hookland 11/4/20 21:54:30

The neo-Nazis want out folklore. You what we say round here don’t you? Ghost soil not blood and nationalistic numptiness. #FolkloreAgainstFascism #ReEnchantmentIsResistance https://t.co/UigZzKEs3G