This tale is one of the lesser known from the collected tales of Grimm brothers, but is perfect for a dark, chilly night. A poor man chooses Death as the Godfather for his son. When the boy becomes a man, Death trains him to be a Doctor and together they perform. All is well until a beautiful princess falls ill…
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The 31 Days of Scary – Day 22: From the Journal of Daniel M-, Third Entry
When this time of year comes around, there are a few certainties that are absolutely inevitable. Way back in the before times, All Hallow’s Eve never had anything to do with anything sweet or fun. It was very much a different thing altogether. But then, so was I, back then.
The 31 Days of Scary – Day 14: From the Journal of Daniel M-, First Entry
Monday, 14th October 2019 – Day of the Blood Sun When the sun shines outside, it is especially hard being one of the undead. Honestly, all those movies and books and things about attractive people hanging about looking moodily pale and…
The 31 Days of Scary – Day 5: The Love Song of J. Blogger Prufrock
Let us go then, you and I,
When street lights are spread lights out in the sky
Like box-set Netflixers fixated on sofas
The 31 Days of Scary – Day 2
A Dark Eyed Tale – The Undying Question On a windswept hill, under a swinging gallows tree, sits The Shadowed Girl, forever waiting. Her patience is eternal, unwavering. Many times, she has wondered why she died. There’s always that nagging…
The 31 Days of Scary – Day 1: Recitation of The Witches’ Spell
For the first night of October, EmmisStories brings you the most famous of all witches spells – well, it had to be done, didn’t it? Enjoy! The Witches Spell by William Shakespeare (From Macbeth) Read by Emma Middlemiss
How Bob Came To Be And Other Strange Things
How Bob Came To Be and Other Strange Things This is the story of a little creature called Bob and how he came to be. He is small and brown and looks a bit like an acorn, only a…
National Poetry Day – Prayers from Under Lyth Hill
About ten years ago I started writing a reworking of Dylan Thomas’ play for voices, Under Milk Wood. Setting my play in the village of my childhood, it was called Under Lyth Hill, and featured the Shropshire people I knew…