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Willerby
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Welcome to Willerby, where the supernatural is as everyday as the weather. More than fifty free short stories about the weird events that happen in our village, all on our website.
https://willerby.substack.com
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
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All the Cats are Black.
A Willerby Story.
Willerby cats are busy at night.
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Screenshot of text from the linked story overlaid on a silhouette of a black cat.
November 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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All the Cats are Black.
A Willerby Story.
While the village sleeps, the cats work.
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Screenshot of text from the linked story overlaid on a silhouette of a black cat.
November 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Reader comment that says entirely convincing. Lovely story.
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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The Charm.
The village raffles off a magic spell at the annual harvest auction.
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Screenshot of text from the linked story.
November 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Rule 54.
Some Airbnb rules should not be ignored.
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Screenshot of text from the linked story.
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Flytipping.
Three drunken men flytip a dark spirit's sacred pool.
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Screenshot of text from the linked story.
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Welcome to Willerby.
A village in which the uncanny is only as remarkable at the weather.
More than fifty free short stories that can be read in any order.
www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
Three good stories to start if you've never visited before.
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Lino cut print of the village main street. Timber framed cottages and a cobblestone street.
November 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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New Willerby Short.
All the Cats are Black.
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As she grew bolder she ventured further afield. Past Jack’s Pool and the smokers outside the Green Man. Over the Green and past Sharp’s corner and then, at last, into the woods where she hunted rats, mice and other delicious things. Then deeper into the trees where, at last, she found the wide clearing where the witches once met. There she joined with the other village cats, all jet black from every nose to ever toe. A simple black image of a black cat.
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Christmas in Willerby.
A live event.
Saturday 13th December.
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Christmas in Willerby “Wyrd tales from a haunted village.” Saturday 13th December 4 – 5.30pm @Cotesbach Educational Trust www.welcometowillerby.co.uk Join us in the Schoolhouse for a talk on the village's strange history and three weird tales - as featured on the HauntedUKFiction andWyrdfolk podcasts. Our book will be available for the first time (£15) along with limited edition prints of the lino print illustrations. Tea, coffee and mince pies served before the event in The Glasshouse. Tickets on sale now for £6 on Eventbrite – search “Christmas in Willerby” on The Internet to find us, or scan the “QR Code”
November 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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A pamphlet entitled the book of boiled meats 1580-1660 volume 2 mutton and lamb by Stuart peachey. A woodcut illustration of two sheep crowning someone.
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Reader comment saying Sad and creepy. Beautiful.
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Reader comment that says oh me goodness this is haunting and beautiful.
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Promises to Keep.
A Willerby Story.
What might happen if you took the path less travelled?
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Screenshot of text from the linked story.
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Reader comment saying up with your best I like it a lot.
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Promises to keep.
Michael takes the road less travelled and it nearly costs him his life.
A story framed by Frost poems.
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Screenshot of text from the linked story overlaid on a photo of a deep dark wood.
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Forward.
A Willerby Story.
Jamal falls forward in time and finds a very different village.
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Screenshot of text from the linked story overlaid on an image of a neon city.
November 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Forward.
A Willerby Story.
Jamal slips in time again.
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Screenshot of text from the linked story overlaid on a photo of a neon city.
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Christmas in Willerby
A live event on Saturday 13th December.
An afternoon of strange village history and uncanny seasonal stories.
Our book and lino cut art for sale.
Five minutes from the M1 Lutterworth junction.
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A flyer for the event on linked eventbrite.
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Forward.
A Willerby Story.
Jamal trips and falls forward in time again.
This and fifty more free stories on our village website. Come find us.
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Screenshot of text from the linked story overlaid on a pixelated neon city.
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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The Wi(y)ld Hunt.
A Willerby Story.
The High hunt in the village and for the first time we try to stop it.
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Screenshot of text from the linked story overlaid on a wood carving of a forest.
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Willerby stickers arrived.
Vinyl sticker of a lino cut of the willerby main street with welcome to Willerby in a white box in the top left hand corner and the website address in the bottom right hand corner.
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Reader comment saying lovely, peppered with details that ground it in the reality of Willerby.
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Middle verse from the linked song.
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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A Year in Willerby.
Stories and Some Other Ephemera
It's ready.
At the moment we're printing sixty copies.
We expect to sell out quite fast - if you haven't told us yet you want one please let us know.
They'll cost £20.
We'll ship everywhere we can.
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A screenshot of the word doc for our book - you can't read the text but can see lino cuts of the village, a fossil, the sign for the pub, flytipped rubbish, a white hare, a petrol pump and a child's swing.
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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The Wyld Hunt.
A Willerby Story.
They're a menace and it's time to put a stop to them.
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Screenshot of text from the linked story overlaid on a carving of a forest.
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM