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Interview with Alessandra Pino, co-author of A Gothic Cookbook
In this fifth episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I chat to Dr Alessandra Pino, the author of A Gothic Cookbook! In an update since we recorded th…
3 years, 10 months ago
Shady Meg: The Burning Witch of King's Lynn
According to King's Lynn legend, the diamond-shaped brick emblazoned with a heart has a connection to Margaret Read, or Shady Meg, burned as a witch …
3 years, 11 months ago
Meg of Meldon: Northumberland's Famous Witch
Meg of Meldon is Northumberland's most famous witch. But was she really a witch, or just a hard-hearted businesswoman?
Let's find out in this week's …
3 years, 11 months ago
Mother Red Cap: The Infamous Witch of Camden Town
Mother Red Cap once gave her name to a Camden pub, now known as the World's End on Camden High Street. Was she really a 17th-century witch, or simply…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Witch of Wookey Hole: Petrified for All Time
Is the Witch of Wookey Hole really petrified in the famous Somerset cave system? Or is it just an old legend with a life of its own that now sustains…
3 years, 11 months ago
Was the location of Callaly Castle really picked by fairies?
Callaly Castle stands around 9 miles west of Alnwick. It's a Grade I listed building, although there's no public access. Architects divided the house…
3 years, 11 months ago
Interview with Brandi Spradling
In this fourth episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I chat to Brandi, the brains and beauty behind Venus in Retro Tarot!
We talk about what tarot a…
4 years ago
Brownies in Folklore: Household Help or Hindrance?
Katharine Briggs considers the brownies as one of the "most easily described and most recognizable" fairy types. Their territory stretched from the M…
4 years ago
The Barguest: Demon Dog, Silly Sprite or Spectral Hound?
The barguest is a fascinating creature, most often found in the folklore of northern England.
In many tales, the barguest was most popularly a death …
4 years ago
The Northumberland Silky: Mischievous Fairy or Lonely Ghost?
Many lonely and remote parts of the British Isles echo with tales of local spirits. Whether they're fairies, remnants of older mythologies, ghosts, o…
4 years ago