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Small press devoted to #FolkHorror, #folklore, #magic and the #occult in Britain. World Fantasy Awards and British Fantasy Awards finalist. Founder/editor: @mjpcuervo.bsky.social.

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Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · Oct 1
Exciting news! HELLEBORE’s first short story anthology is here! 9 new tales of the supernatural and the strange by Ramsey Campbell, Ally Wilkes, Reggie Oliver, Helen Grant and more, set in some of the most beguiling locations of Occult Britain.

👉🏼 Pre-order now to secure your copy: helleborezine.com
Tales of Occult Britain - edited by Maria J Pérez Cuervo- cover art by Isabella Mazzanti, design by Sam Freeman. Cover shows a skull with a crown, a witch, a faerie, a toad and the moon.
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unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social
So thrilled to see @helleborezine.bsky.social's excellent TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN getting a deservedly excellent review in SFX magazine, and basically blown away by this shout-out. Yes, folklore is anti-fascist, yes, RE-ENCHANTMENT IS RESISTANCE, yes, yes, yes ✨
Image of a gate covering an old mine shaft. In front is an image of the front cover of Hellebore's Tales From Occult Britain, and a snippet from a review which reads: 'Though the quality is high, the standout is the final story in the collection. Ally Wilkes's 'Wild Edric's Ride' doesn't just update an ancient myth; it imbues it with purpose, asking: if a folkloric hero were summoned today to protect the nation, what would he truly be fighting for?
December 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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My latest blog is about why I chose the Highgate Vampire as the subject matter for a story featured in @helleborezine.bsky.social excellent anthology 'Tales of Occult Britain' edited by @mjpcuervo.bsky.social 🦇 up now on www.ninaantoniaauthor.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Thank you to @sfxmagazine.bsky.social for this wonderful review of TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN!

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December 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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@helleborezine.bsky.social jumper arrived today! Woo hoo!
December 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Look what the postman delivered this morning. I guess that’s my Sunday afternoon sorted then - ‘Tales of Occult Britain’ it is, and such a beautifully packaged volume too! Thanks @helleborezine.bsky.social! #BookSky
November 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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Thank you to John Llewellyn Probert for this thoughtful review of Tales of Occult Britain!

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Books Read in 2025 No. 52. Here's a smartly presented anthology that features nine stories, some from people I know and some that I don't. Those that I know all supply stories that hit the spot - Reginald Oliver's story has a giant toad in it and is therefore excellent, Steve Duffy's had me questioning my own possible lineage to some crypto-kingdom, Helen Grant's tied in nicely with our recent visit to Avebury, especially the famous Beech trees. while Ramsey Campbell's reminded me of his tale the Man in the Underpass with its suggestions of ancient horrors in a modern landscape. Of the authors I didn't know my favourites were Nina Antonia's tale of antique shops and Highgate Cemetery and Eoin Murphy's story of a man who has to pay a terrible price to a witch to try and save his family, but there isn't a bad tale in here. Recommended. Tales of Occult Britain
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Bidston Hill is the setting for Ramsey Campbell’s new story for TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN. When a young boy moves into a house overlooking the hill and its mysterious carvings, he reluctantly befriends his eccentric new neighbour, Mr Pearl, a follower of the old ways.

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November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Prof Ronald Hutton on The Great God Pan: Lord of the Wild.

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The Great God Pan: Lord of the Wild - Ronald Hutton
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November 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Whenever a new issue of Hellebore appears here, after surviving the crossing, it signals an evening spent with some delightful reading. Ideally wrapped in a blanket in a darkened, but for the reading light, room with a glass of something fortified near to hand.

You may wish to check it out.
helleborezine.bsky.social Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · 10d
As a small press we don’t do #BlackFriday, but we have a selection of bundles.

New now: The Yuletide Bundle, perfect for anyone who yearns to sit in front of the fire reading spooky stories.

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November 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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As a small press we don’t do #BlackFriday, but we have a selection of bundles.

New now: The Yuletide Bundle, perfect for anyone who yearns to sit in front of the fire reading spooky stories.

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November 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Weekend read from @helleborezine.bsky.social @mjpcuervo.bsky.social

Already a great book, while skimming through the pages.

#folkhorror #folkhorrorrevival #folkhorrorweek #folklore #occultbritain #occulture #occultfiction #horrorfiction
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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theharvestmaid.bsky.social
Well, I *was* in a bad mood, but now I've got something to dig into later!

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A copy of the new short story collection Takes of Occult Britain
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
helleborezine.bsky.social
More love for Tales of Occult Britain! Thank you so much 🖤
nicksetchfield.bsky.social Nick Setchfield @nicksetchfield.bsky.social · 14d
It's exceptionally good. I treated myself to a story a day and every one's a gem. Such a beautiful package of a book, too.
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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These comments (and more) from our readers have seriously made my weekend! Thank you everyone for all the love 🖤
lan McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social • 23h It's unsurprisingly excellent so far 1/ thebarrowfolk 29m • Author @helleborezine I'm loving it. It's such a beautiful object as well, I don't buy many physical books but I am so, so glad I did with this one. Deeply loving the stories so far. Reply Torquil@sireadh.bsky.social • 3d → Replied to you Not normally one for fiction, but I'm enjoying the tales immensely. deelawarre Just read this last night! Brilliant story. Not having another tonight l've got to save them
November 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Lookit him go. I was trying to take a picture of him threatening to knock the @helleborezine.bsky.social Occult Britain buke off the table, but he saw the camera at the last minute and jumped, covering up evidence of evil intent with cute athleticism.
Finrod, a brown and black striped tabby, leaps from a kitchen table. His rear paws are pushing off from the edge of the table, his eyes and front paws directed to the bottom of the picture where he intends to land. His moving image is slightly blurred but he still looks incredibly focused and cute. A small black hardback buke is 3/4 on the table. Next to the table is a dark wooden kitchen chair, and in the background cupboards, drying dishes, a sink and a washing machine. A picture of Hellabore’s Tales of Occult Britain edited by Maria J Pérez Cuervo, a black hardback book with a gold grey and white cover. The title is in the centre of the cover in white lettering, a skull with a crown and flowing hair set over the title. In the bottom left, a witch in a long hooded tunic, on the right a woman with fairy wings, her limbs wrapped in plants. A cheerful frog stands on top a small smoking cauldron in between the two. The whole cover is bordered by twisting ferns and brambles, with crows in the branches.
November 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Tonight's self care; hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows and reading @helleborezine.bsky.social s Wyrd sisters zine bundle.
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The Wyrd Sisters Bundle (1+2+3)
The first three issues of Hellebore (The Sacrifice Issue + The Wild Gods Issue + The Malefice Issue) for a special price, saving on delivery.  Printed on silk coated paper. Perfect binding.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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ianmcque.bsky.social
Perfect reading for a freezing winter’s night. @helleborezine.bsky.social make lovely things
A roaring log fire and a copy of Tales of Occult Britain
November 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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danlockton.com
Really enjoying this from @helleborezine.bsky.social!

(also, intriguing to me that the first story, by Reggie Oliver, incidentally includes a character who was a member of staff at "an art school in Norwich" which is of course the position I also find myself in...)
helleborezine.bsky.social Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · Oct 1
Exciting news! HELLEBORE’s first short story anthology is here! 9 new tales of the supernatural and the strange by Ramsey Campbell, Ally Wilkes, Reggie Oliver, Helen Grant and more, set in some of the most beguiling locations of Occult Britain.

👉🏼 Pre-order now to secure your copy: helleborezine.com
Tales of Occult Britain - edited by Maria J Pérez Cuervo- cover art by Isabella Mazzanti, design by Sam Freeman. Cover shows a skull with a crown, a witch, a faerie, a toad and the moon.
November 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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We keep getting requests, so had to bring them back. This campaign runs for 5 days only:
www.everpress.com/piper-at-the-gates-2025
November 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Beautiful contributor copy of Tales of Occult Britain from @helleborezine.bsky.social has landed here in the Franconian Forest, including my story Pollen. So honoured to be in this TOC @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social @mjpcuervo.bsky.social @verityholloway.bsky.social @ninaantonia13.bsky.social
A copy of Tales of Occult Britain standing on green tiles, surrounded by green men and pretty lights. A copy of Tales of Occult Britain, showing the back copy, standing on green tiles, surrounded by green men and pretty lights. A copy of Tales of Occult Britain open, showing the illustration of Lindisfarne and the start of Pollen by Steve Toase
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Legend has it that St Botolph’s Church in Iken, Suffolk, was once marshland teeming with demons, before a holy man drove them away—or did he? The church is the setting for Reggie Oliver’s “Funeral at St Botolph’s”, the story that opens Tales of #OccultBritain.

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November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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helengrantsays.bsky.social
The Secret Commonwealth is a genuinely fascinating text! The Rev. Kirk is buried at Aberfoyle, not all that far from us. Or perhaps I should say "supposedly buried" since according to legend he is away with the fairies.
simonguy.bsky.social Simon Spanton @simonguy.bsky.social · 18d
The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies as Discovered by the Reverend Robert Kirk in his Various Sojourns in the Fabled Realms of Open Source.
A photo of a copy the 2007 NYRB edition of The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies by Robert Kirk. The cover art is a detail of The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke by Richard Dadd.
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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murphgothic.bsky.social
Great line-up in this beautifully designed new anthology from @helleborezine.bsky.social including a new South Armagh-set horror story from my v talented brother Eóin Murphy @ragemonki.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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helleborezine.bsky.social Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · 24d
Our Piper at the Gates of Dawn jumper stirred a bit of Satanic Panic! Thank you, @davidmbarnett.bsky.social, for covering this story for The Guardian.

By popular demand, you can get the jumper that got banned from Westminster Abbey here: everpress.com/hellebore-pi...
Guardian headline: 'Demonic' Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Hellebore's TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN is out now! I have my contributor's copy and it's an absolutely gorgeous book. Would make a fabulous Christmas present!
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Tales of Occult Britain
HELLEBORE's first anthology of short fiction features nine new tales by masters of the supernatural and the strange: Nina Antonia, Ramsey Campbell, Steve Duffy, Helen Grant, Verity Holloway, Eóin Murp...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM