The Hollow Journal

A distant unidentified figure standing at the edge of an Appalachian field beyond a barbed-wire fence, with a utility pole against the dark sky.
Appalachian Cryptids: A Field Guide to the Mountains' Stranger Residents
A field guide to Mothman, the Flatwoods Monster, Grassman, and Squonk, the strange folklore residents of Appalachia's forests and hollows. Read more...
Black-and-ivory linocut illustration of a toad beside mushrooms, a snail, a moth, and fallen leaves on the forest floor.
What Is Goblincore? A Field Guide to Frogs, Fungi, and Feral Good Taste
What goblincore actually means, where the aesthetic came from, how it differs from cottagecore, and the toads, mushrooms, and opossums that define it. Read more...
Black-and-ivory linocut illustration of three crows perched on bare branches above a small found object.
Why Is a Group of Crows Called a Murder?
The real history of “a murder of crows”: a medieval glossary entry, a source routinely misidentified, and what crows actually do around their dead. Read more...