Varla Ventura fan favorite on Huffington Posts Weird News frequent guest on Coast to Coast and bestselling author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre introduces a new Weiser Books Collection of forgotten cryptoclassics Magical Creatures is a hairraising herd of affordable digital editions curated with Varlas affectionate and unerring eye for the fantasticBirth rituals marriage ceremonies funeral rites holiday traditions and enduring superstitions of Welsh folkore are all documented with detail and a fervent love for the people and the immortal spirits of Wales Written by William Wirt Sikes in 1880 this magnificent collection of old customs is sure to enchant and enliven anyones virtual bookshelf