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

If you sign up for someone's emails and then decide you no longer want to receive them, unsubscribing is a much better option than marking them as spam. Unsubscribing takes you off the list, but marking them as spam makes it harder for emails to get to recipients who want them.

Come to my talk about 19th century spiritualism in Newcastle and Manchester tomorrow! It has fraudulent mediums, clairvoyant doctors, and angry letters to the press!

Considering putting together YouTube playlists of Fabulous Folklore episodes by theme - would anyone actually find that helpful?

I'll be hosting an online lecture this Sat at 8pm with @icysedgwick.bsky.social looking at Victorian spiritualism and mediumship. Tickets are just £5 (plus booking fee) and profits support @folklorelibrary.bsky.social Ticket holders get a recording Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/northern-s...

Well done to all the kids who did the Junior and Mini Great North Run today!

We're organising an ongoing series of online talks to bring you a range of experts in different subjects during the winter and beyond, so join us and @icysedgwick.bsky.social on 13 Sep! www.facebook.com/share/19b7n5... Tickets just £5 bit.ly/spiritualism2025 #FolkloreThursday #Victorian #history

Grab this by my pal today!

This somewhat creepy carved face can be found on the Crag Wood Walk at Belsay Hall in Northumberland. No one knows who it depicts or how long it's been there, but I can't help thinking it looks a bit like the Hexham Heads!

Plant pals, does anyone know what this is? Please and thank you 🌱

I encountered this rose at the Dilston Physic Garden on Saturday and I wish I could describe how absolutely gorgeous it smelled! #RoseWednesday 🌱

Spot of plant lore, anyone? Atropa belladonna is also known as deadly nightshade, banewort, deadly dwale, Devil’s cherries, or death’s herb. It was also the plant of the Devil in Bohemia, and he guarded it.

In Cumbrian dialects, 'yar' is hare; a symbol of femininity, and a messenger, moving by moonlight between this world and The Otherworld More nature-lore and dialect in my "Folklore of the Lake District" bardofcumberland.com/folklore/ #nature #folklore #lakedistrict 📷 Scott Tilley

Just posted an exclusive article for Patrons at all levels about the legends of Hadrian's Wall! That brings the number of Patreon-exclusive articles up to 48. You can join the fun for as little as £1 a month, with funds supporting the Fabulous Folklore Podcast. www.patreon.com/c/IcySedgwick

Exciting post day! @icysedgwick.bsky.social brilliant new book, Ghostlore: Unveiling 50 Phantoms That Have Haunted History. With Spooky Season tantalisingly close, this is the perfect book to curl up with when the dark nights draw in Check it out and pick up a copy👻 amzn.to/4lN2Ipo

In Japan there is a famous tale about Oiwa whose husband disfigured her so he could remarry. This #ukiyoe print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1852) shows the vengeful ghost of Oiwa squeezing blood from her hair, watched by her terrified husband who she endlessly haunted. #GhostMonth #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt

That is this weekend’s reading sorted out! This is the new release from @icysedgwick.bsky.social, illustrated by #MabelEstebanGarcía: #Ghostlore. This looks both stunning and informative 👻

I'm collecting weird ghost stories listeners have heard for a podcast episode! It must be a story someone told YOU about somewhere that you were (NOT personal experiences). Think ghosts at your school, monsters in the woods, or apparently haunted shops. Drop yours here: forms.gle/WzXyGZLoe8iL...

👻✨Ghostlore by @icysedgwick.bsky.social - with gorgeous sprayed edges - is an exquisitely illustrated journey through the stories of 50 ghosts from around the world. Special offer: +200 bonus points when you order this book, this week only www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page... #BookSky📚💙

This is Sloane Square Tube station, and that big green thing is one of the buried rivers of London- the River Westbourne being carried towards the Thames. I like seeing it still indefatigable.

Cyberpunke dystopia ys a cautionarye tale not a businesse plan

On this sunny day, why not whack on some factor 50 and go for a big long walk with How Haunted? in your ears? 🎧 There's a brand new two-hour long episode on the Patreon today where @icysedgwick.bsky.social and I investigate the Royalty Theatre in Sunderland 👻 www.patreon.com/howhauntedpod

The ancient Greeks linked poppies with a range of deities, including Demeter, Hypnos, Thanatos, Morpheus, and Nyx. You can often spot these deities in art if you see them holding poppies or wearing poppy crowns.

It’s finally live: the culmination of years of personal deep spiritual and creative seeking, my whole heart, rolled into a manifesto. If you’re a: ✨ creative ✨ mystic ✨ if you crave spiritual grounding ✨ if you’re all of the above This letter is for you. open.substack.com/pub/amayarou...

I actually always find this X-Files clip really inspiring that way, like yeah I do 100% believe Fox Mulder wants me to stay alive

The first of the @folklorelibrary.bsky.social FLA Online lectures to go on sale is this one: Northern Spiritualism, with @icysedgwick.bsky.social Saturday 13 Sept, 8pm (UK) via Zoom Tickets, just £5 including a recording to watch back later. Book now at www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-folklo...

I'm thrilled to have @thepoisongarden.bsky.social on Fabulous Folklore Presents! We talk about poisonous plants, how to grow them, why poisonous plants are important to ecosystems, the "natural = safe" false assumption, and plants you might be surprised to learn are poisonous! youtu.be/XVQG5VfNf54

Seeing an awful lot of people sick with Covid right now. Many saying “Covid is back”. It never left. That’s why some of us are still advocating for mitigations. Every infection is a dice roll with disability. Wear a mask. Clean the air. Stay home when sick.

In the second, the "marketer" emails you claiming they saw you on social media, do you have a website they can check out to learn more about your work? Yes, it's linked from the profile where you found my email address. Yes, I have blocked you as spam.

Starting to notice two new icky tactics aimed at authors. In the first, a "marketing specialist" with a Gmail address joins your email list, just to reply to your first email to pitch their services. Ew. Just, no.

It must be so hard to be a ghost right now because like how are you possibly going to terrify people more than they already are

Just saw five magpies in a rowan tree. Feels like it should be an omen for something.

I honestly can’t believe there are still any AI skeptics out there. This tech is obviously revolutionary

Item #1: Consult: Start Your Own Podcast by @icysedgwick.bsky.social Minimum Bid: $40 USD HOW TO BID: Place your bid in the comments below! Your bid must be at or above the minimum bid amount! DONATE: transgenderlawcenter.org/donate/ 🏳️‍⚧️ #WitchSky #OccultSky #WitchMadness #OccultSkySilentAuction

As a Goth & Gothicist, it warms my dark little heart to know my book is in a bookshop in Whitby of all places! Thanks so much @icysedgwick.bsky.social for the photo 🧛‍♀️🖤

According to legend, Whitby has no snakes because St Hilda drove them off the cliffs. The story helped to explain the presence of 'snakestones', or ammonites, in the cliffs. People carved snake heads onto ammonites as souvenirs for tourists. This one is on display in the Whitby Museum.

Wonder how spirituality, folklore, heritage & conservation can work together, especially with access to historic sites? Come to the next online talk at @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social to find out! 7pm on 6 August, presented by @mossgoblingrrl.bsky.social 👉🏻 www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

In the latest free post on ‘All Old Strange Things’ I enter the fairy toot… open.substack.com/pub/drfranci...

I'm collecting the creepiest supernatural stories listeners have heard for a podcast episode! They just need to be stories someone told YOU about somewhere that you were. I'll read out the strangest or most fascinating ones on the podcast episode. Drop yours here: forms.gle/WzXyGZLoe8iL...

Quite enjoying Destination X but every time Rob Brydon says a player will be eliminated, I keep expecting a Squid Game-level ending... Not a player just being left by the roadside.

Sea aster, or Tripolium pannonicum. They favour salt marshes, cliffs, and estuaries. I found these ones at the mouth of the River Aln in Northumberland. You could grow sea aster it in your garden to invite love into your life or ward off evil spirits!

UK people, you can get 25% off my forthcoming book Ghostlore if you pre-order at Waterstones between now and 31 July. Use the code SUMMER25 at the checkout! www.waterstones.com/book/ghostlo...

This should go without saying, but if you're on a ghost hunt, don't shine a torch in other people's eyes. All you're likely to see is someone who is now very angry at you.

Off on a ghost hunt at Sunderland's Royalty Theatre with @howhauntedpod.bsky.social - let's see what happens...

I chat to Katy Horan about murder ballads, discussing what they are, how they work within folk music, how contemporary musicians have tried to reclaim the tradition, and the issues with examining ballads when all you might have is the lyrics! youtu.be/7jb_4K_Q60w?...

The intrinsic bullshit problem on.ft.com/4nWq8v3