English Folklore in Other Media
English folklore crops up in books, films and comic books and these appearances include:
- Some of the characters such as Jenny Greenteeth, The Black Shuck and Black Annis have all made an appearance in comic 2000 AD, in the short story London Falling by Simon Spurrier and Lee Garbett.
- Herne the Hunter and other references to English folklore and Arthurian legend can be found in Susan Cooper's books, The Dark Is Rising.
- The name Springheel Jack is used in the Bethesda Softworks game Oblivion in a Thieves Guild Quest Line*
- There are several mentions of British folklore creatures in the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling such as Boggarts and Redcaps.
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