Mark Oxbrow is a researcher, writer and folklorist from Edinburgh, Scotland.

He has lectured widely and written on folk and fairylore, Scots Medieval history, Rosslyn Chapel, Arthurian and Grail legends, seasonal customs and festivals. Mark has contributed to TV and radio programmes for the BBC, STV and Channel 4.

He has been a core member of the Beltane Fire Society for many years - helping to develop the Samhuinn festival at Halloween. The Society's events attract over twenty thousand revellers annually. Halloween-Pagan Festival to Trick or Treat is his first book.

Contact Mark by e-mail. halloweenbook @ hotmail.com