I was at his amazing @humanists.uk talk a couple of weeks ago. Great appointment.

R.I.P. Gary Mountfield. *Amazing* bassist. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

I know why that Incredible Hulk bloke turned green. If I hear "See It, Say It, Sorted" just one more time ...

h/t Brian Sharpless

If you're interested in learning more about St Edmund, don't forget my two books about him, both currently on special offer! Edmund: In Search of England's Lost King bloomsbury.com/uk/edmund-97... Athassel Priory and the Cult of St Edmund in Medieval Ireland fourcourtspress.ie/books/2020/a...

Skeptics in the Pub is finally back in London with @deborahhyde.bsky.social! We’re kicking off our return on 3 Dec with Deborah Hyde, who’ll talk about Krampus and the folklore that shadows St Nicholas. A great way to restart a long-running tradition. More info: sitp.online/sitp/london/...

This sounds super cool, and what a lineup!

This Saturday I'll be assisting at the wonderful @ForteanLondon 'Haunted Landscape VII: Ghosts, Magic and Folklore' at @ConwayHall. Speakers include @IcySedgwick @folklorepod @magicnotwitches @TheProfRog @odavies9 @CeriHoulbrook. Join us! forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

And here are Stevyn Colgan and I after Wycombe Paracon. Thanks to Ashley Darkwood for the piccie.

There is a great cauldron in a Surrey Church. But was it from a witch or the fairies? www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhdH...

On Saturday I saw lots of lovely familiar faces at Wycombe Paracon, and I got to talk about the Green Children of Woolpit, video series here tinyurl.com/y67646zs Thanks to Stevyn Colgan for the piccie.

'What is consciousness & could AI have it' - this year's #VoltaireLecture with @anilseth.bsky.social from @humanists.uk .

Was delighted to lend my voice to Deborah this lovely video . Have a watch it’s just the sort of thing to bring your Halloween alive

It's nightfall on Halloween, so here's a video about a mysterious cauldron. Did it come from a witch, or from the fairies? Thank you to @owenstaton.bsky.social & @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social youtu.be/zhdH7rPAglM

On Saturday I'll be speaking at the #AmershamParacon. Come and join us. www.wycombeparanormal.com/wycombeparac...

Last of my piccies from @qedcon.org - @noahlugeons.bsky.social after his brilliant talk about how to do a tarot reading.

Great talk from @noahlugeons.bsky.social at @QEDcon about tarot reading

Recording an episode of the @theesp.bsky.social at @qedcon.org : Andras Pinter, Claire Klingenberg, me & Pontus Bockman

On the main stage at @qedcon.org - @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social talking about conspiracy narratives around elite societies.

Here are @andrewcopson.bsky.social of @humanists.uk, Noah Lugeons, @sianushka.bsky.social & Alice Howarth at #QEDcon on their panel 'Stealth Christian Nationalism'

Here are @profchrisfrench.bsky.social & @richardwiseman.bsky.social chatting at #qed2025 before their panel

Chris French and Richard Wiseman just before their panel starts at #qed2025

The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore 22 November 2025 10 am - 5 pm @conwayhall.bsky.social and online Jeremy Harte: The Devil in Church 'a dragon, a fiend, a black pig or dog' www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve... 4/10 @reaktionbooks.bsky.social @strangeattractor.bsky.social

The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore 22 November 2025 10 am - 5 pm @conwayhall.bsky.social and online A legendary trip through the Haunted Landscape with our day of expert talks on British ghost, magic, and folklore. #TheHauntedLandscape www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve... 1/10

Huge thanks to this week's wonderful and spooky #NerdNite speakers Naomi, @profchrisfrench.bsky.social and @deborahhyde.bsky.social. Was great to be back and we'll return in 2026.

I wrote about my trip to occultville with @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social @deborahhyde.bsky.social and more last week.

Here we are speaking at #NerdNite! @spookybarrister, @profchrisfrench.bsky.social and me.

Here is @profchrisfrench.bsky.social at #NerdNite talking about the psychology of alien abductions

Don’t forget this online talk which I’m hosting on Saturday. Still time to book …

I did a quick video of a small selection of the things to see at the @thevaultslondon esoteric #DarkSecretsExhibition. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRx_...

I'll be helping at @forteanlondon.bsky.social annual event at @conwayhall.bsky.social. Great speakers as always. Get your tickets now while they're still available. www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...

Halloween #NerdNite is tomorrow: @profchrisfrench.bsky.social, Naomi Ryan and I will be speaking. Be there and be square! www.designmynight.com/london/whats...

If you've ever wondered how the classic stage trick #PeppersGhost works, there's a brilliant set-up at @thevaultslondon #DarkSecretsExhibition. You can get a piccie of your ghostly self playing the piano: thevaults.london/dark-secrets

I was finally able to meet magician & forensic anthroplogist Mattheo Borrini in person (we've been FB friends for a while) at the @thevaultslondon #DarkSecretsExhibition press event. Here's the Spiritualism section of this creepy show. Treat yourself: thevaults.london/dark-secrets

The horror crowd at the press event for @thevaultslondon #DarkSecretsExhibition. The Morbid Tourist, @laurenwrites.bsky.social, @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social, Yours Truly & Norie Miles looking like we're going to sacrifice Kristian Lander. Treat yourself this Halloween: thevaults.london/dark-secrets

The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore 22 November 2025 10 am - 5 pm @conwayhall.bsky.social and online Speakers, and others, books available, plus book signings on the day. Hosts: @valleyofthe.bsky.social & @deborahhyde.bsky.social www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve... 10/10

Baphomet is also at @thevaultslondon. The #darksecretsexhibition has all the important guys. Well worth a visit. www.thevaults.london/dark-secrets

Guess who I ran into at @thevaultslondon? The #darksecretsexhibition includes a full-size Pazuzu. Well worth a visit. www.thevaults.london/dark-secrets

Here is @CaitlinBBaines talking at @ConwayHall for @ForteanLondon about her book 'How to Build Haunted House'.

This is my ink drawing of Wayland's Smithy, a Neolithic long barrow close to the Ridgeway in Oxfordshire. It is said that if you leave your horse there with a coin then Wayland will magically reshoe it. The original artwork is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI #TombTuesday

I’m pleased to say you can now pre-order my next book, ‘Fairies: A History’ (out in February 2026) from @politybooks.bsky.social. Thank you to Jeremy Harte, Simon Young, Jo Hickey-Hall and Owen Davies for such generous endorsements! 🌿📚 www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Investigative journalist Meirion Jones (aka @MeirionTweets) on "How They Hide the Truth from You" at 7:30 pm on 13/10/25 at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org

Our second October talk for @GreenwichSitP: Cardiologist Dr Chris Labos (@drlabos) on "Superfood or Supertoxic – Debunking Food Myths" at 7:30 pm, 20/10/25, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org

I had a great time talking with Bernard about Ghosts, Demons & Vampires as part of of Bern's Speak Easy Halloween Series. Join us here: www.youtube.com/@bernspeakeasy

What drives young men into the 'manosphere'? Journalist @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social takes us on a personal journey through these online subcultures. Our annual #HolyoakeLecture, 4 December in Manchester humanists.uk/events/holyo...

How to recognise fascism when you see it, by the the Italian humanist and author Umberto Eco. This 14-point guide is taken from Eco's 1995 essay 'Ur-Fascism' – informed by his own experiences of Nazism in the 20th century.

Home of humanism, #ConwayHall, opened its doors on this day, 1929. One of two surviving buildings in the UK built for the non-religious to gather and find community. 🧵https://heritage.humanists.uk/conway-hall/

Where am I? I'll tell you at #Halloween !

Yesterday I had a great chat with Bernard at @BernSpeakEasy (@YouTube). The podcast will go out on 3rd October. @chriscfrench 's talk is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=xApj...