Gibbet postcards... fun choice. On the back of it "I have arrived here safe, & am enjoying myself tophole"

This is tonight!

It's Bonfire Night here in the UK. G. C. Moore Smith, related a popular Bonfire Night rhyme in Birmingham in 1919. 'Bonfire night! The moon shines bright. Forty little angels dressed in white. Can you eat a biscuit? Can you smoke a pipe? Can you go a-courting At ten o'clock at night?'

If you see a group of crows flying low, it means illness is on the way. A crow that flies over a house and calls three times is letting you know there will be a death in the family. But if a crow calls in the morning before any other bird sings, it means rain is on the way.

Fancy some folklore on 5 November treat? Dr Jack Hunter is going to be telling us all about Folklore of the Tanat Valley at our next Folklore Centre online talk. 7 pm GMT, replay available. Grab your ticket: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail... @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social

Today is All Souls' Day, which marks remembrance of the dearly departed. Given it's a day dedicated to the dead, I thought it would be a great time to hear more unnerving and uncanny experiences from listeners of Fabulous Folklore... pod.co/.../listener...

Jesmond Old Cemetery in Newcastle upon Tyne was founded in 1834. The north's most notable architect, John Dobson, designed the cemetery, and he was later buried here.

Four weeks to go, and we have a monster of a line-up incoming for you at WRITING THE OCCULT: CRYPTIDS AND CREATURES on the 29th November! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-th... #writing #writers #occult #monsters #creatures #cryptid #cryptids #cryptozoology

Free on Monday evening at 6 pm GMT? I'm doing an ONLINE talk with Creswell Crags about the folklore and traditions of Bonfire Night! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gunpowder-...

Since Friday, I've spent fourteen hours on trains and spoken in three different cities.

Launch event last night for @icysedgwick.bsky.social and Hazel Atkinson's great books. Ghosts, magic, witches, worldwide folklore. We met new friends, wine was drunk, ghost stories were told. Tired but happy this morning. #dorlingkindersley .

My book DREAM WITCHERY in Treadwell's Books in London. When your book has better passport than you and goes literally everywhere 🫠😂 📸 : @icysedgwick.bsky.social 📖 : @llewellynbooks.bsky.social 📍 : @treadwells-books.bsky.social #booksky #occultsky #witchsky

This was so much fun!

Covid on the rise again, no surprise there: reckless reduced eligibility for free vaccination, lack of infection control in healthcare settings, kids repeatedly infected in schools, and on it goes. Please sign & share the petition. (@drjoepajak.bsky.social) petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Register free and come hear me speak about Heathcliff, adaptation and anti-Roma racism

This weeks Halloween episode of Time between Times sees me joined at the firepit by @icysedgwick.bsky.social the Host of Fabulous Folklore and author and folklorist of great renown . Join us as we discuss many things and I tell one of her favourite Ghost stories open.spotify.com/episode/4I5i...

Ah brilliant. Transpennine Express were apparently so surprised that engineering works overran that they didn't tell anyone their train was cancelled, and no one at Manchester Piccadilly seems to have a viable alternative for travel. I just want to get home.

Re: @robinince.bsky.social's poem about crochet, I made the first of a pair of hand warmers yesterday at @qedcon.org

The Trump Action Tracker has an update! Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions. www.trumpactiontracker.info? 1/2

Aw @robinince.bsky.social being awesome, as always, at the final QED Conference.

Fascinating talk about the law and the supernatural by Naomi Ryan at the QED Conference!

A Flemish tale says a man felt something very heavy crawling on his shoulders while he was at a graveyard. He was accompanied by a rat-like ghost creature that became as large as a horse. It disappeared into a stream. 🎨Gustave Doré #PhantomsFriday

Halloween is almost here, and if you haven't already, you need a copy of Ghostlore by @icysedgwick.bsky.social in your life. Uniquely illustrated with beautifully evocative descriptions of 50 spooks from across the globe, get yours now 👻 🎃 amzn.eu/d/fgCtyUt

I've been busy updating my website lately - have a look! traceynormanauthor.com #BookSky🩵📚 #HistorySky #Skystorians #books #bookshop #Devon #ghost #folklore #WitchSky #witch #history #custom #tradition #GhostStory @folklorepod.bsky.social @icysedgwick.bsky.social

if you're trying to use tarot to care for yourself these days, but are struggling to get beyond the basics in your readings, you might need to change up your approach. some observations, tips, and resources to get you started: 3amtarot.ghost.io/is-intermedi...

Our online talks are running throughout hibernation, helping to support for relaunch in the Spring. A November treat!- Dr Jack Hunter- Folklore of the Tanat Valley. Jack is a fascinating speaker- looking forward to this! Tickets: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail... @icysedgwick.bsky.social

Can we close the gap? Can we help the global writing community? ko-fi.com/africantrans...

Postbox topper in Tredington #FolkloreSunday #folkart #Halloween

I'm doing a talk about Bonfire Night folklore on 3 November so I'm curious... What traditions do you follow, if any, for the day? If you don't follow them now, what did you do to mark the day when you did 'celebrate'?

Halloween draws closer 🎃 and there's been FIVE episodes of the podcast so far this month Three massive cryptid episodes for MONSTER MONTH 🐾 🦕 and two spooky interviews when I spoke with @stephlay.bsky.social and @icysedgwick.bsky.social If you're looking for a scary listen, check them out 🎧 👻

My current folklore read is Rebel Folklore by @icysedgwick.bsky.social

A folklorist sees the modern far-right trigger motifs and reads it like a folk tale of distraction ... #vegans #tampons #toilets #NationalTrust. So simple. Don't be a sucker. See through it.

This month on Fabulous Folklore Presents, I'm chatting to @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social about their new book Folklore: A Journey through the Past and Present. There's even a mention of ice cream van folklore! youtu.be/xuX87Hcp53U?...

The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore 22 November 2025 10 am - 5 pm @conwayhall.bsky.social and online @icysedgwick.bsky.social : Northern Ghosts: The Bargest and Gytrash www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve... 7/10

James Macintosh Patrick’s poster advertising rail travel to Dunnottar Castle, Scotland, 1938

Newgate Prison loomed large in London's history, before its demolition in 1902. How did this prison gain such a fearsome reputation? How has it survived well beyond its early 20th-century demolition? Let’s find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! pod.co/fabulous-fol...

👻NEW EPISODE👻 Join @icysedgwick.bsky.social and I in conversation about all things Ghostlore, as we discuss her frightening brilliant new book amzn.to/3WoYzO7 We also discuss Halloween and I demonstrate my unrivaled knowledge of horror movies....or not as the case may be 🎃👻🩸🔪

In Chinese #folklore, a cat or dog that enters your home uninvited and is kept, ushers in fortune. A fat cat? Even better. The Yilin tells of Hu Hong, a famed diviner from Ningbo. When a wealthy family puzzled over their sudden luck, Hu Hong revealed the cause: “A cat came to you 1/2 #caturday

Found the Lincoln Imp!

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f... @icysedgwick.bsky.social @uncannyjapan.bsky.social I know it’s an old episode, but here are two of my favourite folklorist podcasters in one episode. Listen and enjoy.

A reminder re the FANTASTIC FOLKLORE evening this Fri 3rd Oct at Lincoln Book Festival featuring @katecherrell.bsky.social @icysedgwick.bsky.social @occultaria.bsky.social and me! Weird sites, weird folklore, weird happenings – can't wait ... lincolnartscentre.co.uk/event/fantas...

Why let kids go hungry, energy bills soar, schools crumble, youth clubs shut down, rents skyrocket and wages fall, when you could JUST TAX BILLIONAIRES? 📍Liverpool, for Labour Party Conference

Wednesday! Join Sophie Hollinshead for a journey through the folk tales of this richly evocative landscape. Online. Wednesday 1st October 7pm www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail... @icysedgwick.bsky.social

We are very excited to hear @icysedgwick.bsky.social and @stonelands.bsky.social speaking about folklore on Friday in Lincoln! We couldn't track down Richard's bluesky but we are very excited to hear from him too!

Join @magicnotwitches.bsky.social in an exploration of practical magic in English history on 28th October at the Mary Rose Museum! maryrose.org/events/cunni...

Buy ANY book from Bookshop.org today, September 24, and you could win a £250 digital gift card! Every sale supports independent bookshops and if you buy from the Fabulous Folklore Bookshop, you help support the Fabulous Folklore podcast too uk.bookshop.org/shop/fabulou...

VERY excited to say that I've put up the first of next year's Romancing the Gothic talks and we're diving into the history of GAY GOTHIC PULP with Justin Tate! Check it out! Online, March 21st 2026, 4pm and 9pm GMT 4 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1715374694... 9 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1715525245...

Wolf's Path was published in March, 6 months ago! But people are seeing it now. There is no algorithm here. Like no matter now much I think I am posting my stuff, people are still not seeing them. www.atthisarts.com/product/wolf...

Just a reminder that this exists.

There’s an interesting series of 5 free online paleobotany lectures via the Oxford University Botanic Garden this autumn. You can book all 5 lectures here (scroll down webpage to ‘Get your tickets now’ button) www.obga.ox.ac.uk/event/dr-san... #paleobotany