If You Go Down to the Woods: A Dean Witch Project

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The Forest of Dean Writers

Inspired by the film, The Blair Witch Project, a group of local writers decided to explore the scary legends of the Forest of Dean. The last witch trial in Gloucestershire was held in the Forest in 1906, making it the perfect setting for its very own Witch Project. The fifteen intrepid writers interviewed owners of pubs and haunted houses, unearthed the spirits of mysterious wells and pools, ancient standing stones, and the eerie industrial heritage of mines and mills. They visited castles and churches, uncovered ghosts of soldiers, murderers and old poets. They also researched Big Cat and wild boar sightings, not to mention the ghostly goings-on of a famous rock band in a forest castle. The Book, If You Go Down To The Woods....A Dean Witch Project, is crammed with photos and spooky stories from all over the Forest. The reader can experience these chilling legends through the eyes of fictional characters who travel the dark side of the Dean and brave its supernatural mysteries.