Ep 97 The Keystone Hagstone Part 1 - Timothy Renner
Step into the strange fairy folklore of Pennsylvania
Tonight, we step into the strange fairy folklore of Pennsylvania.
I’m joined by Timothy Renner— host of Strange Familiars Podcast, artist, illustrator, musician, and author—whose work has long explored the shadowed edges of the unseen world. Tim shares stories from his upcoming book, The Keystone Hagstone, in which fairies, Sasquatch, black dogs, and other mysterious beings emerge from deep woods and ancient stones. Their stories are as rich and uncanny as any found here in the West Country.
We talk about the Eternal Hunter, the goblin‑like bouts, and the curious parallels between Pennsylvania’s fairy lore and the stories of my own southwest England. Tim also speaks about dousing, the art of gifting to the fae, and the strange synchronicities that seem to follow him through his research.
This is an episode for anyone who senses that the world is stranger—and more enchanted—than it first appears.
This is The Keystone Hagstone, Part 1 - because Tim will return for an upcoming episode!
Order Timothy’s new book, The Keystone Hagstone: Faeries and Other Mysterious Entities of Pennsylvania here: https://lostgrave.etsy.com/listing/4509315790
https://www.strangefamiliars.com/
The Heart of Pixieland: West-Country Faeries & Their Haunts - Release date 13th July!
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