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Legends of New York's Islands: Buried Treasure and Typhoid Mary
New York City conjures up images of a neon-drenched Times Square, skyscrapers gleaming in the sun, and the labyrinthine subway system.
Yet the city …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Menorca Legends: Lost Cities, Giants, and the Cyclops
Menorca is one of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Well-known for a huge collection of megaliths, Menorca has seen human activity since…
6 months ago
Anglesey Folklore: Witches, Ghosts, and Ancient Druids
Perhaps most famous as the home of the druids, Ynys Môn, also known as Anglesey, occupies 275 square miles just off the north Wales coast.
It is an a…
6 months, 1 week ago
Legends of Drake's Island: Tunnels, Ghosts, and a White Lady
Drake's Island sits in Plymouth Sound, around 500 m from the mainland. The island is just 6.5 acres, and around 250 yards wide at its broadest point.…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Listener Supernatural Experiences Part 4
Today marks All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day or the Feast of All Hallows. That's why Hallowe'en is called that - it's All Hallow's Eve…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
How do we understand the reputation of the Amityville Horror House?
If I ask you to think of a famous haunted house, will your mind wander to a white Dutch Colonial house, with quarter-round windows lit from within to…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Just how bad were the prisons at the Doge's Palace?
The Palazzo Ducale dominates the view as your vaporetto approaches the San Marco stop. The huge building is an example of Venetian Gothic architectur…
7 months ago
British Folklore from Past to Present with Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook
In this episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I'm talking to two folklore heavyweights - Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook!
Owen Davies is Professor o…
7 months, 1 week ago
Newgate Prison: Novels, Escapees, and Dreadful Conditions
If you've ever read any Charles Dickens novels, especially Great Expectations, then you'll have run into Newgate Prison. The hulking, notorious jail …
7 months, 1 week ago
How did popular culture add to Bedlam's fearsome reputation?
Bedlam, or Bethlem Royal Hospital to give it its full name, is actually the world's oldest psychiatric institution. It began life in 1247 in the Prio…
7 months, 2 weeks ago