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Gotcha! It’s a trick.
Sort of.
I’ll let you be the judge.
Here’s the deal: I finally got around to turning my list of the top 10 Irish horror movies into a video.
But viewer beware: you’re in for a scare.*
*By which I mean there’s some pretty gnarly stuff in this video, all pulled directly from the trailers for the ten films featured. (And while I did edit out the most gruesome of moments, there is some blood. And I can’t guarantee nightmares won’t be in your future.)
But I digress.
If you’re feeling up for it, grab some popcorn and let’s start the show 🍿📽️
That’s it.
That’s the post.
Wait!
The book!
‘Tis the season for some Samhain reading. So if you haven’t already, grab yourself (and all of your friends, family, and acquaintances, while you’re at it—why not?) a copy of Samhain in Your Pocket and learn all of the ins and outs of Ireland’s (and the world’s?) most famous harvest festival.
Samhain in Your Pocket
Perhaps the most important holiday on the ancient Celtic calendar, Samhain marks the end of summer and the beginning of a new pastoral year. It is a liminal time—a time when the forces of light and darkness, warmth and cold, growth and blight, are in conflict. A time when the barrier between the land of the living and the land of the dead is at its thinnest. A time when all manner of spirits and demons are wont to cross over from the Celtic Otherworld. Learn more…
More the listenin’ type?
I recommend the audiobook Celtic Mythology: Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes by Philip Freeman (narrated by Gerard Doyle). Use my link to get 3 free months of Audible Premium Plus and you can listen to the full 7.5-hour audiobook for free.