In the plains and mountains of the Thessalian province, the belief in old pagan myths never faded. In cellars, riverbeds, and chasms, the previous worships continued, secretly and silently like underground waters. In the dreams of the unsuspecting, the dogs of Hecate howl, the Lady of the Mist demands a traveler every October, and the fool Lefteris is occasionally heard on the airwaves.

This collection of novel beliefs and traditions reveals the mythical nature of the Greek countryside beneath the skin of modern life. From Pelion to Agrafa and from Domokos to Olympus, the map of a different, dark Thessaly is redrawn.

Chrysostomos Tsaprailis attempts a daring game in "Pagan Beliefs" by combining material from folklore tradition with horror literature. With a peculiar inventiveness in language and images, he constructs a body of invented traditions that seem authentic but are infused with a thoroughly modern sentiment.