Dr Icy Sedgwick
@icysedgwick.bsky.social
Host of the Fabulous Folklore podcast/blog. Researcher & writer for hire. Gothic author. Crafter. PhD in haunted house films.
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For the new followers, I'm a Geordie folklorist with a love for ghosts, cemeteries, and plant lore, host of the Fabulous Folklore podcast, avid crafter, former ghost hunter, lecturer in film and design, and holder of a PhD in haunted house films. Apparently I also hate free time.
The way the news is going on about Budget Eve made me wonder if I'd missed a folk tradition.
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The way the news is going on about Budget Eve made me wonder if I'd missed a folk tradition.
I'm getting really tired of "book marketing experts" sending emails full of breathless praise about my books before asking if I want to hear their promo plan... You would think if they'd been as thorough as they say they have, they would've noticed the books have publishers who handle promo?
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I'm getting really tired of "book marketing experts" sending emails full of breathless praise about my books before asking if I want to hear their promo plan... You would think if they'd been as thorough as they say they have, they would've noticed the books have publishers who handle promo?
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Me and @darrentite.bsky.social hanging out with the amazing @icysedgwick.bsky.social at #TheHauntedLandscape talks at Conway Hall.
November 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Me and @darrentite.bsky.social hanging out with the amazing @icysedgwick.bsky.social at #TheHauntedLandscape talks at Conway Hall.
The DLR always makes me think of a theme park monorail.
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The DLR always makes me think of a theme park monorail.
Ooh @odavies9.bsky.social and @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social talking about legend tripping at #HauntedLandscapes at @conwayhall.bsky.social for @forteanlondon.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Ooh @odavies9.bsky.social and @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social talking about legend tripping at #HauntedLandscapes at @conwayhall.bsky.social for @forteanlondon.bsky.social
@magicnotwitches.bsky.social taking us through the difference between cunning folk and witches at Haunted Landscape at @conwayhall.bsky.social with @forteanlondon.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@magicnotwitches.bsky.social taking us through the difference between cunning folk and witches at Haunted Landscape at @conwayhall.bsky.social with @forteanlondon.bsky.social
Roger Luckhurst taking us on a tour of London graveyards at @conwayhall.bsky.social for Haunted Landscape at @forteanlondon.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Roger Luckhurst taking us on a tour of London graveyards at @conwayhall.bsky.social for Haunted Landscape at @forteanlondon.bsky.social
The lovely @deborahhyde.bsky.social hosting Haunted Landscape at @conwayhall.bsky.social with @forteanlondon.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The lovely @deborahhyde.bsky.social hosting Haunted Landscape at @conwayhall.bsky.social with @forteanlondon.bsky.social
@rachelpoultonphoto.bsky.social talks about the sublime in the Sussex landscape at Haunted Landscape @conwayhall.bsky.social and @forteanlondon.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
@rachelpoultonphoto.bsky.social talks about the sublime in the Sussex landscape at Haunted Landscape @conwayhall.bsky.social and @forteanlondon.bsky.social
@folklorepod.bsky.social chatting about church folklore, including a phantom hole, at Haunted Landscape at @conwayhall.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
@folklorepod.bsky.social chatting about church folklore, including a phantom hole, at Haunted Landscape at @conwayhall.bsky.social
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, there is a saying that you can predict the number of snow storms based on the date of the first snowfall.
So here in Newcastle, we had snow on the 19th, meaning 19 more snowstorms before the end of winter!
So here in Newcastle, we had snow on the 19th, meaning 19 more snowstorms before the end of winter!
November 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, there is a saying that you can predict the number of snow storms based on the date of the first snowfall.
So here in Newcastle, we had snow on the 19th, meaning 19 more snowstorms before the end of winter!
So here in Newcastle, we had snow on the 19th, meaning 19 more snowstorms before the end of winter!
It's snowing. Seems a tad early this year.
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
It's snowing. Seems a tad early this year.
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Tickets available for Folkestone on Wednesday - one of the last solo shows of 2025 and, as usual , lots of new stuff
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/rob...
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/rob...
Robin Ince: Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth - Creative Folkestone
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Tickets available for Folkestone on Wednesday - one of the last solo shows of 2025 and, as usual , lots of new stuff
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/rob...
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/rob...
Let me introduce you (either in person or online) to the barguest and gytrash on Saturday!
Saturday: 22 November 2025 @conwayhall.bsky.social & online
Icy Sedgwick: Northern Ghosts: The Bargest and Gytrash
@icysedgwick.bsky.social explores tales of the barguest and gytrash as they haunt the landscapes of northern England
7/10
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
Icy Sedgwick: Northern Ghosts: The Bargest and Gytrash
@icysedgwick.bsky.social explores tales of the barguest and gytrash as they haunt the landscapes of northern England
7/10
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Let me introduce you (either in person or online) to the barguest and gytrash on Saturday!
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Join @folklorewales.com and I as we discuss the Welsh Fairy book and some of the wonderful tales within on the latest episode of Time between Times storytelling podcast . Be lovely to see you at the firepit
#owenstaton #storytelling #fairies
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#owenstaton #storytelling #fairies
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Time between Times Storytelling with Owen Staton. The Wonders of the Welsh Fairy book with Dr Delyth Badder
Podcast Episode · Time Between Times Storytelling with Owen Staton · 16/11/2025 · 42m
podcasts.apple.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Join @folklorewales.com and I as we discuss the Welsh Fairy book and some of the wonderful tales within on the latest episode of Time between Times storytelling podcast . Be lovely to see you at the firepit
#owenstaton #storytelling #fairies
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
#owenstaton #storytelling #fairies
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Next on the #bookpost train: thanks to Tandem for this #bookstack and matcha goodies 🥰
Ghostlore by Icy Sedgwick
A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult by DK Publishing
The Extraordinary History of Witches by Hazel Atkinson
#Booktails #tandemcollective #DKBooks @icysedgwick.bsky.social
Ghostlore by Icy Sedgwick
A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult by DK Publishing
The Extraordinary History of Witches by Hazel Atkinson
#Booktails #tandemcollective #DKBooks @icysedgwick.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Next on the #bookpost train: thanks to Tandem for this #bookstack and matcha goodies 🥰
Ghostlore by Icy Sedgwick
A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult by DK Publishing
The Extraordinary History of Witches by Hazel Atkinson
#Booktails #tandemcollective #DKBooks @icysedgwick.bsky.social
Ghostlore by Icy Sedgwick
A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult by DK Publishing
The Extraordinary History of Witches by Hazel Atkinson
#Booktails #tandemcollective #DKBooks @icysedgwick.bsky.social
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Interested in Hauntology? Take a look at these papers and presentations from a recent PGR led conference 😁 (organised by my legendary friend and colleague)
(Some presentations require downloading due to formats)
doi.org/10.25421/yor...
(Some presentations require downloading due to formats)
doi.org/10.25421/yor...
Haunted Soundscapes Symposium October 2025
The creak on the stair. The whisper on the wind. The melody in the dark. Ghostly sounds have been an integral part of horror and gothic fiction since its inception. In recent years ideas of Hauntology...
doi.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Interested in Hauntology? Take a look at these papers and presentations from a recent PGR led conference 😁 (organised by my legendary friend and colleague)
(Some presentations require downloading due to formats)
doi.org/10.25421/yor...
(Some presentations require downloading due to formats)
doi.org/10.25421/yor...
Thoroughly enjoyed Uncanny Live at the Theatre Royal although endlessly disappointed the Grey Lady didn't make an appearance.
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed Uncanny Live at the Theatre Royal although endlessly disappointed the Grey Lady didn't make an appearance.
It's a hybrid event with a great line-up...and me!
Two weeks until The Haunted Ladscape VII: Ghosts, Magic and Folklore
Terrific speakers @conwayhall.bsky.social and online.
Full details at the following link:
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
@icysedgwick.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social
@magicnotwitches.bsky.social
Terrific speakers @conwayhall.bsky.social and online.
Full details at the following link:
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
@icysedgwick.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social
@magicnotwitches.bsky.social
The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore
Whose claws are scratching at the church door? What’s that ghost tumbling over the moor? Who’s that figure cut into the earth? What can I do...
forteanlondon.blogspot.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It's a hybrid event with a great line-up...and me!
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Gibbet postcards... fun choice. On the back of it
"I have arrived here safe, & am enjoying myself tophole"
"I have arrived here safe, & am enjoying myself tophole"
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Gibbet postcards... fun choice. On the back of it
"I have arrived here safe, & am enjoying myself tophole"
"I have arrived here safe, & am enjoying myself tophole"
This is tonight!
Fancy some folklore on 5 November treat? Dr Jack Hunter is going to be telling us all about Folklore of the Tanat Valley at our next Folklore Centre online talk. 7 pm GMT, replay available. Grab your ticket: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...
@folkloretodmorden.bsky.social
@folkloretodmorden.bsky.social
Jack Hunter- Tanat Valley Folklore | Centre for Folklore
Chwedlau Gwerin Dyffryn Tanat
www.folkloremythmagic.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This is tonight!
It's Bonfire Night here in the UK. G. C. Moore Smith, related a popular Bonfire Night rhyme in Birmingham in 1919.
'Bonfire night!
The moon shines bright.
Forty little angels dressed in white.
Can you eat a biscuit?
Can you smoke a pipe?
Can you go a-courting
At ten o'clock at night?'
'Bonfire night!
The moon shines bright.
Forty little angels dressed in white.
Can you eat a biscuit?
Can you smoke a pipe?
Can you go a-courting
At ten o'clock at night?'
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It's Bonfire Night here in the UK. G. C. Moore Smith, related a popular Bonfire Night rhyme in Birmingham in 1919.
'Bonfire night!
The moon shines bright.
Forty little angels dressed in white.
Can you eat a biscuit?
Can you smoke a pipe?
Can you go a-courting
At ten o'clock at night?'
'Bonfire night!
The moon shines bright.
Forty little angels dressed in white.
Can you eat a biscuit?
Can you smoke a pipe?
Can you go a-courting
At ten o'clock at night?'
If you see a group of crows flying low, it means illness is on the way. A crow that flies over a house and calls three times is letting you know there will be a death in the family. But if a crow calls in the morning before any other bird sings, it means rain is on the way.
November 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
If you see a group of crows flying low, it means illness is on the way. A crow that flies over a house and calls three times is letting you know there will be a death in the family. But if a crow calls in the morning before any other bird sings, it means rain is on the way.
Fancy some folklore on 5 November treat? Dr Jack Hunter is going to be telling us all about Folklore of the Tanat Valley at our next Folklore Centre online talk. 7 pm GMT, replay available. Grab your ticket: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...
@folkloretodmorden.bsky.social
@folkloretodmorden.bsky.social
Jack Hunter- Tanat Valley Folklore | Centre for Folklore
Chwedlau Gwerin Dyffryn Tanat
www.folkloremythmagic.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Fancy some folklore on 5 November treat? Dr Jack Hunter is going to be telling us all about Folklore of the Tanat Valley at our next Folklore Centre online talk. 7 pm GMT, replay available. Grab your ticket: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...
@folkloretodmorden.bsky.social
@folkloretodmorden.bsky.social
Today is All Souls' Day, which marks remembrance of the dearly departed. Given it's a day dedicated to the dead, I thought it would be a great time to hear more unnerving and uncanny experiences from listeners of Fabulous Folklore...
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pod.co/.../listener...
November 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today is All Souls' Day, which marks remembrance of the dearly departed. Given it's a day dedicated to the dead, I thought it would be a great time to hear more unnerving and uncanny experiences from listeners of Fabulous Folklore...
pod.co/.../listener...
pod.co/.../listener...