Ele Marr – illustratör

Cuddly and cute, fierce and ferocious, cunning and conniving, worshipped and feared – felines appear in many forms in the humble folk tale.The cats in this collection of 57 stories are often heroic, witty and, at times, scheming or downright terrifying. Kitties big and small, from every corner of the world, such as the Kasha from Japan, the Nunda from East Africa, El Hombre Gato from Argentina, Kisa, the Cat from Iceland and many others can be found purring, hissing and prowling through these pages.

It’s cold outside. Huddle close round the fire and mind the candle doesn’t blow out. That tapping at the window is only the branch of a tree, quivering in the winter wind.It's time for a story.For thousands of years, humans have gathered together to be entertained by the blood-chilling tales of the storytellers.A shape-shifting serial murderer, a girl who gives birth to a cat, the four demons who have everything sewn up – Folk Horror Folk Tales is an illustrated collection of traditional yarns from the repertoire of master storyteller Bob Pegg.Gathered largely from the British Isles and Europe, many are versions of ancient narratives that are found in cultures across the world. They reflect a universal appetite for the strange, the sinister – and occasionally the downright gruesome.

It''s cold outside. Huddle close round the fire, and make sure the candle doesn''t blow out. That tapping at the window is only the branch of a tree, quivering in the winter wind. Time for a story. Before the Wicker Man and the Midsommar sacrifices … before the days of television and radio … before Count Dracula landed in Whitby and Victor Frankenstein stitched together a man from scavenged body parts … all around the world people gathered to be entertained by the blood-chilling tales of the storytellers.A shape-shifting serial murderer. A girl who gives birth to a cat. The four demons who have everything sewn up. This is a collection of traditional tales from the repertoire of master storyteller Bob Pegg. Most are from the British Isles, and many are versions of ancient narratives that are found in many cultures. They reflect a universal appetite for the strange, the sinister and - occasionally - the downright gruesome.