Sunday 20 October 2013

A day out on the Black Meadow

Kev Oyston and Chris Lambert - Black Meadow Collaborators

Just before appearing at the Ryedale Book Festival on October 19th October, Kev Oyston, Nigel Wilson (illustrator of "Tales from the Black Meadow") and I stopped off at the site of Black Meadow. It was incredibly misty and a perfect start to an excellent day ruminating on the strange supernatural atmosphere that pervades this area of the North York Moors.



We couldn't explore the area as it is fenced off and owned by the RAF. This is clearly a convenient way of keeping the public safe from the dangers of this particular stretch of moor.



I was able to walk up to the fence line and Kev pointed out the last known position of Roger Mullins. A strange eerie calm hung over the place. Even the sounds of the cars seemed to mute as they drove past. I felt a strange sense of sadness as I looked about and wondered how Roger's story ended.

The mist hung over everything and as we drove away it became deeper and deeper. Not only was it incredibly dangerous but we were on tenterhooks as to what might suddenly appear from within the fog.

Sunday 13 October 2013

EXILED: 17 Days to Halloween - The Black Meadow Pumpkin

EXILED: 17 Days to Halloween - The Black Meadow Pumpkin: How to make a Black Meadow Pumpkin... 1. Find a pumpkin. 2. Cut off the top. 3. Hollow out the innards. 4. If you don't have...

Sunday 6 October 2013

EXILED: 24 Days to Halloween - The Black Meadow Wordsearch...

EXILED: 24 Days to Halloween - The Black Meadow Wordsearch...: Everybody loves a wordsearch. So treat yourself to a little brain stretching and see how many spooky and strange things you can find. ...

Saturday 5 October 2013

Music to write to... EXILED: 25 Days to Halloween - Listen to "A Tale of Witche...

Music to Write to...

EXILED: 25 Days to Halloween - Listen to "A Tale of Witche...: With a copy of "Tales of the Black Meadow" in one hand, a glass of port in the other, fire crackling in the grate I settle int...

Friday 4 October 2013

EXILED: 26 Days to Halloween - Today write a review of Tal...

EXILED: 26 Days to Halloween - Today write a review of Tal...: 26 Days to go to Halloween. Now you've got through your copy of Black Meadow you could have a go at writing a review on Amazon. ...

Tuesday 1 October 2013

EXILED: Tales of the Black Meadow - For Dogs

EXILED: Tales of the Black Meadow - For Dogs: "Papa, if you don't read The Black Dog immediately Caesar will bite off our faces." If you have a dog we have the follow...

EXILED: 30 Days to Halloween - Tales from the Black Meadow...

EXILED: 30 Days to Halloween - Tales from the Black Meadow...: 30 Days to Halloween - Can you think of someone that you could give "Tales from the Black Meadow" to as a perfect spooky gift? ...