L O ND ON F OL K L ORE

THE NEW TERM AND THE NEW PROJECT IS CALLED PUBLSIH. THE AIM OF THE PRO JECT IS TO CREATE A PENNY DREADFUL, SOURCING OR CREATING A PIECE OF LONDON FOLKLORE............

I HAVE CHOSEN TO USE THE STORY ABOUT THE SIGHTING OF A BEAR IN LONDON---

http://www.thelondonword.com/2008/12/phantom-or-flesh-bears-in-london/

THIS STORY CAPTURED MY IMAGINATION BECAUSE I INSTANTLY THOUGHT OF A PERSON IN A BEAR COSTUME//SUIT RATHER THAN A REAL BEAR. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE QUITE IN KEEPING WITH THE PENNY DREADFUL ETHOS OF CHOOSING A SLIGHTLY SINISTER CHARACTER WHICH IS QUITE GROTESQUE BUT ALSO HAS AN IDENTIFIABLY HUMAN QUALITY ABOUT THEM - THIS CAN BE SOMETHING FROM THEIR PAST THAT HAS INFLUENCED HOW THEY ARE.

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