Egyptian Gothic
Cursed mummies, haunted mysteries, ancient magic. I write about some of my favourite things in this month’s Fortean Times.
Author: Maria J Pérez Cuervo
Introducing HELLEBORE
I’m thrilled to say I’m editing HELLEBORE, a small press magazine devoted to British folk horror and the occult, featuring words by Ronald Hutton, Katy Soar, John Reppion, Verity Holloway, Dee Dee Chainey, David Southwell, Mercedes Miller, and myself, and art by Paul Watson and Eli John. You can order The Sacrifice Issue here.
The Royals Who Shared Their Beds With Mummies
The idea of royalty sharing their beds with the shrivelled corpse of a man yanked out of a grave is nothing short of shocking, but it wouldn’t have been an unusual sight in the court of the Spanish Habsburgs.
Darklore X
The tenth instalment of the Daily Grail’s Darklore is out now! This anthology series covers Forteana, hidden history, fringe science, the paranormal and the occult.
The Gruesome Medieval Masquerade That Inspired Edgar Allan Poe
How an obscure episode from 14th-century France inspired one of Poe’s most macabre tales.
Dublin’s pleasing terrors
My review of the 2018 Dublin Ghost Story Festival is out in this month’s Fortean Times.
The death of Bridget Cleary, the Irish “fairy wife”
The story of Bridget Cleary, killed because she was believed to be a fairy changeling.
Maria J. Pérez Cuervo 
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