‘Banished to Woods and a Sickly Moon’: The Old Gods in Folk Horror

Katy Soar

doi:10.4324/9781003191292-5

‘Banished to Woods and a Sickly Moon’: The Old Gods in Folk Horror

Katy Soar

History, Archaeology & Philosophy (HAP)

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Abstract

This chapter will consider the use of the gods Pan and Cernunnos in both early literary works that could be considered Folk Horror as well as more recent screen representations. It will examine the ancient evidence for these gods before going on to consider how and why these gods were adapted into works of literature and media, as well as the move from Pan to Cernunnos as the go-to ‘old god’ in popular culture.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Routledge Companion to Folk Horror
Editors	Robert Edgar, Wayne Johnson
Place of Publication	Abingdon, Oxon
Chapter	3
Pages	32
Number of pages	43
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003191292
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003191292-5
Publication status	Published - 9 Oct 2023

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