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John Reppion

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in Liverpool , The United Kingdom

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Comics & Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Short Stories

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JOHN REPPION is an author, Fortean essayist, and Weird Fiction writer, born in Liverpool in 1978.

He has written articles for the likes of Fortean Times, Strange Attractor Journal, Darklore, and Paranormal Magazine, and is a contributing editor for The Daily Grail online. In 2008 The History Press published 800 Years of Haunted Liverpool - John's weird history/paranormal guidebook to the city.

His fiction has been published in anthologies from Combustion Books, Ghostwoods Books, PS Publishing, Snowbooks, Swan River Press, and Vagrants Among Ruins.

He and his wife, Leah Moore, have been scripting comics together since 2003, writing for the likes of 2000 AD, Channel 4 Education, Dark Horse, DC Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Electricomics, IDW, ...more

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Fortean Times Folklore Special

Way back in the mists of time, the very first piece of writing I ever had published professionally appeared in Fortean Times #187. Back in the summer of 2004, my article on John Middleton – The Childe of Hale – a real-life giant buried a stones throw from my childhood home, arrived on newsagents’ shelves.

Now, twenty-two years later, I’m privileged to have the piece republished by FT as part of th

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	Spirits of Place 3.79 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	800 Years of Haunted Liverpool 3.75 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	SteamPunk Salmagundi 3.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by John Reppion (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Mark Penman (Illustrator), Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fascinating Folklore: A Compendium of Comics and Essays by John Reppion (Goodreads Author), John Reppion (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Sherlock Holmes HC Vol 1 Trial Of Sherlock Holmes by John Reppion (Goodreads Author), Leah Moore (Goodreads Author), Aaron Douglas (Illustrator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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John Reppion wrote a new blog post Fortean Times Folklore Special Way back in the mists of time, the very first piece of writing I ever had published professionally appeared in Fortean Times #187. Back in the summer Read more of this blog post »
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“Weatherborne folk-memories whistle down chimneys, fell fences, tear tiles from roofs, and bang at back doors. The wild is out there, just outside. We know, just as all of our ancestors knew, the power and the might of nature beyond the confines of our man-made world.”
― John Reppion, Hellebore #2: The Wild Gods Issue

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