The boys discover a peculiar cult boasting not one, but two Jesuses. Yowzah! Must be pretty awkward at Christmas. James whisks Alasdair off to the commune of the Agapemonites: a scandalous Victorian sect nestled in the sauciest region of Somerset. (Well, a few miles north of Taunton.)

James and Alasdair do their darndest to keep Austin a little bit odd with this selection of spooky tales from that Texan bastion of peculiarity.

LoreFolk! Assemble!

Queen Victoria, the second longest Queen of England, escaped death on numerous occasions. But did she ever explore the spirit world? The Loreboys ask: who watches the watch, man?

Hmmm.. Daily Mirror 9 July 1937

Alasdair bedazzles James with the Old English legend of gold-digging ants. (The ants are also massive. And deadly.)

Are the lanes of Wiltshire stalked by a pagan deity in disguise? Meet the Peaked Red One.

Are the lanes of Wiltshire stalked by a pagan deity in disguise? Meet the Peaked Red One.

"I've had it up to HERE with ruffs"

Comedian Amy Matthews⁠ takes the Loreboys on a spooky tour of Leigh-on-Sea. But what's the truth behind the legend of the witch who sold the wind?

Crack open the Usborne Book of Ghost: it's Britain's most haunted village.

The Loremen meet the Map Men. Yes, it's the crossover we can only assume people have been clamouring for! Jay and Mark joined us to share the secrets of the mythical island / clerical error known as Hy-Brasil.

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Storm's comin', and it is quite literally "mucky out". Alasdair forecasts peculiar precipitation with spells of weird science.

Matt Stewart joins James (Alasdair having lost his voice) and James gives him a stern warning about the city of Cambridge.

Buff the buckles on your shoes and ready your bodices for ripping. James has plucked a tale of betrayal and romance from the annals of Yorkshire legend.

Polterguys are back! After a wee August break, the Loreboys return with some noisy sprits from a disputed corner of Oxfordshire.

The boys are on holiday, so this episode is pure "bants". Enjoy a selection of bonus bits from our recent episodes and take care out there, kids.

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Meet a hornéd hunter and a two-faced Edward: legends who left the pages of literature and entered the realm of lore.

James takes Alasdair back to the Croydon of the Cotswolds - Banbury! - home of the "famous" nursery rhyme. You know, the one with the rude horse and the lady with peculiarly positioned bells?

James is joined by Dave Warneke of the podcasts Do Go On and Book Cheat to hear about one of the UK's breaking (and bounciest) cryptids.

Looking for a tale to warm you knockles? If so, you've come to the wrong place! Alasdair's North Country legend will make your knockles chillier than ever. You're gonna wish you'd invested in 8 tiny beanies to keep 'em warm. This is the sanguinary story of Stephen Hollin's ghost...

Welcome to Sydenham, but be warned — this ain't your grandma's Sydenham. It's more likely to be your great-great grandma's Sydenham. James takes Alasdair to a tumbledown cottage on a moonlit night, where an unwary rambler had a terrific fright...

James takes Alasdair on a whistle-stop tour of Britain's mobile stones. These standing stones were made for walking, and that's just what they'll do. Except when they're spinning around on the spot. Or not moving at all.

Apparently 50 Berkeley Square is a part of Scotland. From, The Mercury 7 August 1908.

James brings the temperature down with the chilling tale of Bloody Bones and the most notorious haunted house in London.

It's double podcast Thursday, with a new @loremen.bsky.social episode about the monsters of Prince Edward Island (we don't talk about Prince Andrew Island, so relax). And a new episode of Eleanor & Alasdair Read That all about The Secret Garden: linktr.ee/readthat

Do you struggle to tell the difference between Prince Edward Island, the Canadian province, and Prince Edward the Duke of Edinburgh (15th in line to the throne AT TIME OF RECORDING)? If nothing else, this episode will teach you which of the two produces 25% of Canada's potatoes.

The remote islands of Scotland are known to be home to folk with the second sight. Alasdair tells James the story of three gifted seers, each of whom came to a sticky end. (In one case, literally. Barrel of tar, innit?)

The unintentionally saucy tale of a man who took his pinnace to London. A ⁠pinnace⁠ is a kind of small boat and James didn't realise how rude was going to sound when spoken aloud. How would you pronounce it? Try it, say "pinnace" out loud. Say it on the bus.

A walk in the park turns out to be no walk in the park. The loreboys encounter some Kentish legends and the meaty ghost of Colonel Meates.

Edy Hurst joins the Loreboys with the tale of a penny dreadful phantom who not only affrighted the women of London, but also the uncles of Warrington.

An ancient automaton, a (potentially) BAFTA-winning sitcom idea, plus a selection of ghostly tales from Cirencester.

Ed Night joins the Loreboys to share legends of Streatham in South London, featuring a cameo from the Vincent Van Gogh of the art world: Vincent Van Gogh.

The wind whistles. The rain pours incessantly. It is also night time. Alasdair shelters in the only place he can in this bleak moor - under a big stone. But who's that fella coming down the track with a lantern and a slouch hat? Yes, it's James, with a terrifying tale from Wales.

I was lucky enough to be a deouty loreperson on @loremen.bsky.social, telling one of my favourite stories about Britain's dim and distant past when it was a lot nicer really.

Did you ever wonder where those great big giants all over Britain came from? Well, wonder no more! This thrilling entry in the British Cinematic Universe stars princess Albina and Gogmagog the giant, and it's told to the Loreboys by Graeme Cooke of Tales of Britain and Ireland Podcast.

In today's episode, we visit The Queen's House, where a spiral staircase is haunted by a very blurry ghost. And we find that a stroll in Greenwich Park is no walk in the cake either.

In light of Labour being a rabble of benefit-cutting shites, @laughablecomedy.bsky.social is hosting an online-only comedy show on April 30th to raise money for The Trussell Trust. Featuring me, Kate Cheka, Martin Mor et al. Buy tickets! Get jokes! www.ticketsource.co.uk/laugh-able/l...

Another lovely @loremen.bsky.social episode! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...

Galloping Dick being tossed of in a not so happy ending. You saw it and swerved it, bravo sirs, bravo 👏🏻

Nat Doig of Weird in the Wade joins the Loreboys to (stand and) deliver the tales of some Bedfordshire highwaymen with absolutely superb names. Hold your ghost horses! The names are not that rude. But if you wouldn't want to look them up on your work computer.

#ComedyPodcastsOfTheWeek Featuring @distantpod.bsky.social @loremen.bsky.social #WolfAndOwl #WalkingTheDogPodcast #BadBoysDoneGood & #WeirdosPodcast What was your favourite comedy podcast this week? Share the love below 👇 #ComedyPodcast

In today's episode, @gralefrit.bsky.social (off of creepy masterpiece Broken Veil!) joins us to talk about spooky Essex and deadly footwear.

Couldn't agree more ;)

Loremen feat. @gralefrit.bsky.social

The boys join comedy writer and podcaster Joel Morris (Broken Veil) on a proverbial witch hunt in his native Essex.