A pocket guide to the dark and wild corners of Italy.

 What’s Inside

Ghost stories

Forgotten classics

Living tradition

Apocrypha

Hidden trails

Post-war scandals

Wild fauna

Pagan lore

Your favorite martyrs

Micro-histories

Ancient poetry

Folk music

Theories of time and place

Lost recipes

Travel confessions

Lurid frescoes

Archival treasures

Spells for good fortune

Hexes for enemies

Elegies for a fading world