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Mermaid, an animated short film showcasing the paint-on-glass animation technique for which Petrov is known
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Rusalka, 1996
dir. Aleksandr Petrov
Cernunnos, the Horned God of Celtic mythology
the dualistic god of two-fold aspects: day and night, light and dark, summer and winter solstices; the god of wild places, animals, the Underworld.
#mythology #supernatural
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The Lord of the Rings, 1978
dir. Ralph Bakshi
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Many Ulverston locals will avoid the eerie woods at Plumpton, and lurking in the water of the flooded iron mines nearby, lives Jenny Greenteeth. She's a 'river hag' who pulls children and the elderly into the water to drown them
#folklore #folkhorror #cumbria
artist: unknown
The natives of Renwick, Cumbria were once known as “bats” due to the monstrous creature that is said to have flown around their ruined church at night 🦇
#faustianfriday #cumbria
art: Matthew Starbuck
The winter season has been associated with numerous deities - Greek god of winter, Boreas; Norse god, Ullr; Celtic goddesses Cailleach & Beira. Over time, the old gods and goddesses of winter transformed into Old Man Winter/ Jack Frost.
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art: Baklaher
A 'hob-thross' lived in Millom Castle. He slept by the fire during the day, and worked all night, doing the chores the humans didn’t want to do. One harsh winter he was offered clothes, a terrible insult to a hob-thross, so he left!
#folklorethursday #Cumbria
art: Eric Edwards
Eachy, from the Old English meaning water-sprite or hippopotamus, is a large being of "gruesome and slimy appearance" seen to emerge from water. Reported at Windermere in 1873 and Bassenthwaite Lake as late as 1973
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