Sinister Nursery Rhymes

“Three blind mice, three blind mice, See how they run, see how they run ! They all ran after...

“Eeny, meeny, miny, moe Catch a tiger by his toe If he squeals let him go, Eeeny, meeny, miny,...

“Rock-a bye baby, in the tree tops When the wind blows the cradle will rock When the bough breaks...

“Goosey, goosey gander, whither shall I wander ? Upstairs and downstairs and in my ladies chamber, There I met...

“Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub, And who do you think they be ? The butcher, the baker, the...

“Happy go up and happy go down, to ring the bells of London Town, Oranges and lemons, say the...

Mistletoe traditions, in Scotland, come from two very different sources. When the Romans settled in Britain, they despised and dreaded the Druids. It...

A trow is a bitter, naughty fairy or spirit in the folklore traditions of the Orkney or Shetland islands....