Illustrative Samhain issue cover: an autumn-crowned woman holding a turnip lantern, framed in tartan and gold.
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Laureen MacBradaigh outdoors at sunset, wearing a black sweater.
From the Publisher

At the Turning of the Year

There is something about this time of year that makes us look both ways.

Back at what has passed. Ahead at what is coming.

Laureen MacBradaigh
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Original editorial illustration: a ferry deck facing a misty island and ruined castle under a stormy sky.Cover story
Original editorial art created for this edition. Not a production still.
Gaelic screen | Scotland

Wolf Bay

A Homecoming, a Haunted Ferry, and a New Kind of Gaelic Horror

With its October 23 premiere, Loch nam Madadh / Wolf Bay brings horror, dark humour and island identity together in a six-part Gaelic-language series designed for a new generation of viewers.

There are easier ways to return home than aboard a ferry carrying your ex-girlfriend, her fiancé and her mother.

And that’s before the passengers start disappearing.

In Loch nam Madadh / Wolf Bay, a new Gaelic-language horror series from Scotland, an unwanted homecoming becomes a nightmare at sea. It’s a story of old grudges, unfinished business and something considerably more dangerous lurking aboard a ferry bound for North Uist.

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Illustrative cottage beside a misty landscape, cropped from the supplied dark poster.Culture & heritage | Ireland

When the Veil Grows Thin

As autumn surrenders to winter, Ireland's ancient seasonal turning point lives on in a remarkable collection of customs, stories, and traditions.

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Illustrative candlelit carved turnip, cropped from the supplied dark poster.Living traditions | Ireland & the Isle of Man

Before the Pumpkin

Long before the jack-o'-lantern became Halloween's most familiar face, Irish families carved something considerably less cheerful. Across the Irish Sea, the old lantern tradition still comes with a song.

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Illustrative black boar under moonlight, cropped from the supplied dark poster.Folklore & legend | Wales

The Black Sow Comes at Midnight

On the Welsh night of Calan Gaeaf, the dying bonfire carried a warning. Whoever lingered too long might discover that the darkness had company.

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About the cover images

The issue cover, Wolf Bay lead image and feature-card images are original illustrative artwork supplied for this edition, not documentary photographs or production stills.

The illustrated turnip is not the National Museum of Ireland's Ghost Turnip artefact. The boar is a thematic illustration, not a documentary depiction of the Welsh legendary sow.