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Hi, We're Sara and Brittany!

We’re folklorists, teachers, and writers, and together we're the founders of The Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic! We teach online courses that celebrate traditional tales and everyday magic. Our goal is to re-enchant daily life, one story at a time.


Myths, legends, and especially fairy tales are our passion. We both earned our PhDs from The Ohio State University in 2018 and we love sharing our knowledge and exploring their still-present magic with our students. In October 2019, our school won the Dorothy Howard Award from the American Folklore Society’s Education Section, recognizing our excellence and our commitment to sharing folklore with a global audience!


After teaching courses on folklore, fairy tales, British literature, speculative fiction, and more at OSU, we decided to expand our classroom. We set out to find the people whose hearts beat in time to old tales – people who believe in the power of story. Now, students from five continents gather in our virtual classroom to share stories and fellowship, to be seen and to learn.

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What Our Amazing Students Say

  • The magic of folklore and fairy tales is as vital to our everyday lives as the food we take for sustenance. Brittany Warman and Sara Cleto feed our souls abundantly with their significant scholarship and personal passion for the tales we all think we know. With a forthright love of their subject, these two teachers illuminate the dark corners of stories with the luminescence of knowledge and inspiration. For anyone who seeks enchantment through learning, the Carterhaugh School provides a perfect compass."

    Deborah Sage Kentucky, USA

  • “I’ve but one disappointment in this course: that this amazing journey through the world of fairy isn’t never-ending! I confess I’ve grown addicted to the arrival of your well-crafted magics twice each week, not to mention the stimulating discourse it triggers in the private group. When I signed up I expected interesting content, but the conversations and friendships formed through the private group page were an unexpected delight – one I’m deeply grateful for."

    Laura Saba New York, USA

From The Blog

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    Curiosities // November 2022 Guess what! It’s time for a new curiosities post! Sara: What I’m Reading: I just picked up Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, a retelling…

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    Do you know “Wuthering Heights” by Kate Bush? If you don’t, no worries, I’ll wait. (Red dress or white dress version? I’ve always been a little partial to the white…

  • Dracula, The Carterhaugh Grove, & MORE Pumpkin Spice?!

    We have SO MUCH good Halloween-esque news to share with you today! Read on for a Carterhaugh Grove FOREST update, a custom cocktail recipe, and big vampire news! Last week,…

  • Want to Plant a Tree in Dracula’s Lair?

    When an email with the subject line “You can plant trees in spooky forests this Halloween… We’re planting in Dracula’s lair!” landed in Sara’s inbox the other day, she smashed…

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