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The Wesley Poltergeist and the Bishopwearmouth Poltergeist Go Head-to-Head
Last week, we looked at some poltergeist definitions and whether such definitions are even helpful. Can something as truly bizarre as a 'knocking spi…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Poltergeists: Noisy Ghosts or Household Spirits?
This episode of Fabulous Folklore begins with a reading of the Poltergeist entry from my new book, Ghostlore, before we explore the problem with polt…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
White Ladies, Ghost Nuns & Spectral Children in Haunted Madrid
People have lived in the Madrid area since prehistoric times. Occupied by Romans, Moors, and then the Spanish, it has quite the history.
Over 6.8 mil…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Murder Ballads and Dark Folk Music with Katy Horan
In this chat, I'm talking to illustrator Katy Horan about murder ballads, discussing what they are, how they work within folk music, how contemporary…
10 months ago
The Venetian Legend of the Carvings of Castello
If you head away from the hustle and bustle of the Piazza San Marco (St Mark’s Square), you’ll head into the stranger, more magical part of Venice. I…
10 months ago
Dublin Ghost Stories of Phantom Dogs and Mysterious Figures
Dublin is a beautiful city that straddles the River Liffey, famous as the home of Guinness and the National Leprechaun Museum. What you might not exp…
10 months, 1 week ago
Folk Traditions and Strange Sights in Florence
Florence was founded in the 1st century BCE as a Roman military outpost, although it came to prominence as a centre of commerce and the arts in the 1…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Witches in Devon and Witchcraft Trials in Theatre with Tracey Norman
Tracey has written fiction for as long as she can remember, covering a variety of genres and subjects. Her first stage play WITCH, a historical drama…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Newcastle Witch Trials and Northern Cunning Men with Dave Silk
Dave Silk is a storyteller and historian from Newcastle upon Tyne and co-author of Tyne and Wear Folktales for Children. He collects and retells trad…
11 months ago
Margery Jourdemayne and the Coggeshall Witch with Deborah Hyde
In this third episode of our Witches, Cunning Folk & Magic theme, I'm talking to Deborah Hyde, an author, presenter and producer who has written for …
11 months ago