I had three art-related episode requests, so May will be Folklore and the Arts Month. We’ll explore a supposedly cursed painting, an apparently haunted portrait, and a painting at the heart of a weird urban legend in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! youtu.be/gtuBZ4vVoyk

Grave Tidings

The Loreboys are joined by art historian and comedian Verity Babbs for a lesson in the Art of Murder. And the Art of Gardening. What horticultural secrets lie buried in the Italian legend of Isabella and her pot of basil?

Pleased to announce my new book, Fate or Fortune: The Art and Folklore of Divination, is now out in the US! It explores methods of divination found in folklore, from weather omens to playing cards, and animal omens to using plants for prophetic dreams! www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed...

A retired Air Force major general vanishes from Albuquerque with a revolver and deep knowledge of America’s most advanced defense systems. His case would soon be tied to a chilling pattern of missing or dead scientists #AstonishingLegends #Podcast

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f... @icysedgwick.bsky.social I heard you mentioned Four Candles and my mind drifted for a moment. If you know, you know, you know!

A house in Yorkshire. A dying wish. A skull hidden in the walls to keep the silence from breaking… This week on Time Between Times, I tell the chilling legend of Anne Griffith—who refused to leave her home… even in death. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

James hops in a time-travelling taxi to investigate the strange case of M. Chauffat, the Frenchman who put the snooze in “you snooze, you lose.” After being robbed of a small fortune, he fell asleep in a Soho hotel and didn’t wake up for 19 days...

In the most recent episode I talk to author/historian @emmasouthon.bsky.social about slavery in the Roman world. We get into Rome's addiction to human bondage, history's lost voices, and the slippery figure of Spartacus! Check it out art19.com/shows/our-fa...

NOW IN YOUR PODCAST FEED! Greetings, Dear Guests! We have for you this fine evening the opportunity to get to know some...unusual ladies. Okay. Hags. We'd like you to meet and take into your mushy, human heart a variety of horrific hags! Welcome..

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... @themidnightlibrary.bsky.social I have a Hag Stone and use it quite regularly. I often do see lots of wise and helpful elderly ladies. Whether you choose to call them hags, that’s entirely up to you.

We’re going to explore the folklore of casting lots, casting stones, and throwing dice in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! (Yes, there are demonstrations) youtu.be/s9aJBhl8W6c

The Lead Masks Case gets darker in part 2: secret experiments, spiritist influence, and a ruined investigation that may hold the answer. #AstonishingLegends #Podcast

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... @owenstaton.bsky.social I often listen to the same episode twice & I did with this one. The first time it soothed me to sleep last night & this morning to actually listen. Have a fab weekend.

A gang of burglars come a cropper in a Northumbrian country house, in this strange tale from the North Country. It's basically an 18th century Home Alone, with a trigger-happy teen, a put-upon parlour maid and a haunted backpack.

On the latest bonus episode I take questions about Henry Box Brown and Snow White. I also field one more Viking question from an amazing Icelandic listener. art19.com/shows/our-fa...

We're looking at pendulum dowsing in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! It appears in a range of folklore, from the famous ‘sieve and shears’ practised by cunning folk, to wedding ring-based love divination! Let’s explore them further... pod.co/fabulous-fol...

The Lead Masks Case is one of Brazil’s strangest mysteries: two radio tech enthusiasts are found dead on a hill in suits, raincoats, and handmade lead eye masks, beside a cryptic note about pills and a signal. Fringe science, occult ambition, and a search for answers #AstonishingLegends #Podcast

This weeks Time between Times episode features a terrifying tale from the Welsh woodlands The Gloddaeth Ghost stalks the forest paths and you can find him here . If you really want to look podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... @owenstaton.bsky.social Another haunting story told in a way only Owen can tell it. He has a way to captivate you and draw you in.

Thrilled to welcome the excellent @morgandaimler.bsky.social back to Fabulous Folklore Presents to talk fairy courts from Scottish folklore, fakelore, why it's not a great idea to sanitise supernatural beings to suit modern sensibilities... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cr3...

James presents another entry in the consistently and succinctly named series "Bits of Folklore From Near Where Alasdair is Going On Tour". James tells of an Aldershot wildcat, a ghost in Guildford and gives a frighteningly accurate explanation of infra-sound.

The latest episode returns to a perennial OFH concern: are there kernels of truth hidden in folklore traditions? This time we explore the tale of Snow White and discover a weird world of German pranksters in the process. art19.com/shows/our-fa...

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u... @uncannyjapan.bsky.social I do enjoy Japanese animal folklore, especially when it involves the Kitsune.

@themidnightlibrary.bsky.social How human am I? I forgot to tag you in this post. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Dowsing is often used to find water, minerals, or even lost items. I've already looked at dowsing for water (aka water witching), on Fabulous Folklore. In this episode, we’ll look at dowsing for treasure and criminals! pod.co/fabulous-fol...

And we're back... (Yes, we stole it. We're honest thieves) The magical doors to The Reading Room will be flung open to welcome you on Sunday, Spooky Lovelies! Oh how we've missed you! Please share The Midnight Library!👻👻

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... Bustard Head lighthouse is one of a few Australian lighthouses mentioned and the story connected with it. PS Miranda, my DNA says I’m just human so don’t feel bad.

The Loremen were LIVE in Leicester, with a bit of bloomin' Byron. We took a squiz around Newstead Abbey and James told the tale of one crafty Jack versus a witch.

Walnut trees are less familiar than oak trees, but it turns out they appear in plenty of superstitions, legends, and folk remedies. Let's get to know the walnut tree in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! pod.co/fabulous-fol...

In 1979, children ran through the dark woods of Wollaton Park… chased by tiny bearded figures in silent, gliding cars. Not a dream. Not a story. Something they swore was real. Step into the mystery… #TimeBetweenTimes #wollatongnomes open.spotify.com/episode/4zX4...

James Hind robbed from the rich and gave, mostly, to himself. But sometimes a little bit to the poor. Look, he's a complex character / criminal.

Check out our latest episode on the surprising story of Box Brown. He was famous for mailing himself to freedom in a box, but his second act as political performance artists and magician is even wilder! art19.com/shows/our-fa...

This weeks Time between Times storytelling podcast open.spotify.com/episode/05EW...

Incredibly, on the first try, I pulled the Umi Bōzu card while...AT THE OCEAN! You can see my excited look into the camera, just a little. I cut out the *gasp* youtube.com/shorts/cBmEt...

Thrilled to announce I'm chatting to @polishfolkwitch.bsky.social this month for Fabulous Folklore Presents about her new book, Polish Folk Magic! youtu.be/lb5LNZWL1qo

A musician vanishes into the New Mexico desert, leaving behind his car, his 12-string guitar, and a box of records of an album called U.F.O. about driving into the desert and seeing something in the sky. Could Jim Sullivan have written the soundtrack to his own disappearance. #AstonishingLegends

Some roads should not be travelled after dark… On Waterston Road near Milford Haven they’ve seen her— an old woman, glowing faintly… then gone. But the feeling she leaves behind? That never leaves. #TimeBetweenTimes #GhostStories #HauntedWales open.spotify.com/episode/05EWiz…

While reading about the cool sorceress, I found and incant (??) part of the spell Takiyasha used to summon her demonic yōkai army and the Gashadokuro. #yokai #japan #folklore #mythology #takiyashahime #gashadokuro #spectrevisionradio open.spotify.com/episode/6zX4...

Old York, Old York... James has been visiting the ancient city, haunted by a keen Dean, a smug mason, and a latchkey kid with awful vibes.

Newest #UncannyJapan episode (#186) is out now ✨🐸✨. I talk about the awesome sorceress, Takiyasha Hime, and her deadly cohort, Gashadokuro <-- He wants to drink your blood. #spectrevisionradio #yokai #gashadokuro #takiyashahime

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f... @icysedgwick.bsky.social Happy Birthday Icy. I also don’t know what’s happening in the world, but I’m still here. Enjoy your birthday weekend.

New Time Between Times episode! The tragic story of Dic Penderyn — the young man hanged after the Merthyr Rising in Merthyr Tydfil. Was he guilty… or a martyr? History, injustice, and a ghostly echo open.spotify.com/episode/2x4aDH…

No, not THAT Barnard Castle. This is Barnard Castle the castle not Barnard Castle the town. And neither have got anything to do with eye tests, ok?

The final part in our Viking series is out now! This one gets into all sorts of Viking forgeries and weird Norse-flavored pseudo-histories. We finally our make the best guess for the true location of Vinland. art19.com/shows/our-fa...

What if reality is just a user interface designed by evolution? A bizarre experiment using lasers and DMT claims to reveal a hidden code behind the world we see. Glitch in the simulation… or brain on overload? #AstonishingLegends #Podcast

We're off to meet the London Plane tree in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore - a tree uniquely able to cope with city environments! And yes, we particularly focus on the tale of the Cheapside Plane! pod.co/fabulous-fol...