Ghillie Dhu Is Coming . . . For You
From the History of the Clan Mackenzie p. 175:
There was once a fairy exile who lived in a wood in Gairloch, Ross-shire (Scotland). He was called Gillie Dhu, which means “dark servant”, because he had dark hair and dark eyes. He wore a green garment made of moss and the leaves of trees. Nobody feared him, for he never did any harm.
Ghillie Dhu (Gill-e Doobh) was once a wild and shy spirit of the Birch wood. He was - that is - until his favorite dark spirit, Azreal, Angel of Death and friend to the Faerie Folk from time before man walked the Earth, was stolen away from the fairy mound that Azreal had been sworn to protect. This is an area known to the human world as Dutch Hill in the smallish city of Altoona, PA. Now the Twilight Ogham Stone, placed by the evil Magi Baloer as a seal against any of the Faerie Folk of the Tuatha Dé Danann to keep them from following his escape to the Americas fourteen centuries before Columbus tread here, has been loosed from the Magicks that sealed the portal to the Faerie world. Now they come in search of those that stole their friend Azreal last October from the doorstep of the house known as Nottingham Manor.
Ghillie Dhu, once a friend to lost children, has become fierce and spurred to lead the dark forces of the Fea with a promise to take any that stand in the way of his search for Azreal back to depths of the Land of Faerie to serve as slaves to the Court of the High King and Queen - Oberon, King of Shadows, and Titania his proud and vengeful consort.
Are you to blame? Ghillie Dhu WILL find you. He may even take a few innocent just for good measure.
Creepy Agentinian Gnome
Since we’ll be doing a Revenge of the Fae theme this year in our little home haunt I thought I’d post this video out of Argentina. It was uploaded on March 10th. Here’s the whole story about the creepy gnome that has been terrorizing General Guemes in the provice of Salta, Argentina. Make sure to watch it the whole way for the final scream.
The Megazooka
Ages ago - well actually for the pirate haunt back in 2004 - I made the Megazooka. It was a giant version of the Airzooka you can find at Spencer’s and toy stores. It worked quite well, and made a heck of a racket when fired. Here’s the Megazooka how-to I wrote up back then that I drudged out of the old website’s slush pile.
