‘A Gathering Beneath the Pylon’
The spirits of the past gathered beneath the metal tower to await the future. Damian Mark Whittle
‘Ghost Stories for the Pandemic’
I’m very pleased this week to have two of my pieces featured in the latest issue of the marvelous Scroll Magazine.Both of these pieces were inspired by the landscape and atmosphere of ghost stories, especially of the Folk Horror variety. I feel that ghost stories, where characters are often isolated, time is out of joint, reminders of death are ever present and familiar places become strange are in many ways the perfect genre for the time of the pandemic and the lockdown. In ghost stories as in lockdown, the past… Read more ‘Ghost Stories for the Pandemic’ →
‘A Queen of Time’
Damian Mark Whittle
‘At a Crossroads in Time’
Damian Mark Whittle
‘Remembrance of Sleeping Giants’
In ancient folklore, the land was formed from the bodies of giants and great danger lay in ever waking them. Images and words by Damian Mark Whittle
‘The Winter Citadel’
The Winter Citadel is a realm of dreams, where other possibilities and worlds may be glimpsed. The cold and the dark are kept safe here from the foolish, raging fires… Read more ‘The Winter Citadel’ →
‘A Resting Place for a Giant’
Once, long ago, the giant Grehm stalked the land. Arrogant and unchallenged, he caused misery and suffering wherever he went. Then one day a hero finally brought him tumbling down… Read more ‘A Resting Place for a Giant’ →
‘The Forgotten’
Damian Mark Whittle
