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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 14h

Hey friends in Dublin and across Ireland! If you're looking for something fantastic to do, check out this incredible play performed by the talented Graham Dowling (The Ghost Storytellers). It promises to be a brilliant experience! Don't miss out!

lnk.bio/HolyHell.play

#theatre #ghoststorytellers

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 1d

Thank you! 😊

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 1d

Thank you! I guess it is a reflection of the complex nature of evil and human nature: even bad people can sometimes show compassion. Of course, sometimes in folklore Satan does seemingly kind or helpful things in order to trick too.

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Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 4d

UK Haunted Hotels Halloween 2025 Advent Day No.4

The Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, Cornwall

Booking site: expedia.com/affiliate/vj... (we may get a tiny commission)

#ghosts #hauntings #halloween #hotels #halloween2025

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 2d

More delicious macabre tomes for me to dip into over the darker months! What a haul! ❤️🦇

#thefemininemacabre #paranormaljournal #womenwriters #booklover #bookporn #books

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 4d

This looks like a treat. I might try to tune in after my evening class. 😊

paranormalmonkey.bsky.social @paranormalmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

On Monday 6th October at 8pm BST (3pm EST), we welcome back @katecherrell.bsky.social as we delve into the unusual world of Celebrity Séances. Has Elvis truly left the building? We shall find out...!
www.youtube.com/live/4pbkeRf...

Celebrity Seances with Dr. Kate Cherrell

YouTube video by The Paranormal Monkey

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 4d

One year ago today I did my first ever podcast interview! My interviewer was the marvelous Owen Staton. If you didn't catch it last year, please give it a listen.
open.spotify.com/episode/2NPR...

#throwback #podcast

Time between Times Storytelling with Owen Staton. Firepit fable with Author and Blogger Emma Holohan

open.spotify.com

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 6d

Happy Old Man's Day! Today, we celebrate the incredible story of Mathew Wall, who awoke from a mistaken death in 1571. This unique tradition includes sweeping a lane and singing at his grave.

Curious to learn more? Check out my latest blog post (wp.me/py3eK-sC)

#OldMansDay #FolkTraditions

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Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 8d

Coming on October 1st!

UK Haunted Hotels Advent: the most spectrally infested abodes!

#ghosts #hauntings #halloween #hotels #halloween2025 #uncannycommunity

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 7d

I stayed here earlier in the year for a spa break. Lovely place and very haunted by the sound of it.

Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 7d

UK Haunted Hotels Halloween 2025 Advent Day No.1

Walton Hall, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire

Booking site: expedia.com/affiliate/RM... (we may get a tiny commission)

#ghosts #hauntings #halloween #hotels #halloween2025

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 9d

"Delyth and the Ghostly Lovers": now on my Substack! Inspired by my friends Delyth and Elidir, this tale is for a little girl named Katie who loves folklore. Read on for a tale of friendship, love, and the supernatural!

Read it here: ghostcatcherisles.substack.com/p/delyth-and...

#Storytelling

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 10d

I’ve just shared a new post on my Substack, exploring the mysteries of the Green Man! I recently had the pleasure of chatting with @paranormalmonkey.bsky.social about the legends and lore surrounding this figure.

#GreenMan #Mysteries

More Here:
ghostcatcherisles.substack.com/p/the-green-...

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 11d

Curious? Have a look at my latest Substack post for all the details!

Do you have any Halloween traditions from your area? I’d love to hear your stories!

🔗 open.substack.com/pub/ghostcat...

#Halloween #Folklore #Substack #BookLovers 2/2

A Curious Delivery: Research for My Upcoming Halloween Blog Post

This morning, I was excited to receive a rather fine package that has me filled with anticipation for writing my upcoming Halloween blog post!

open.substack.com

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 11d

I've just received two intruiguing books to inspire my Halloween blog post! I can't wait to dive into "Britain's Folklore Year" by Mark Norman and "The English Year" by Steve Roud. 1/2

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 12d

Welcome to Letters from the Isles, where I guide you through haunted isles, ghostly dispatches, and shadowed folklore. Letters from the Isles offers eerie glimpses and spectral tales too strange for the main Ghost Catcher Isles blog.

open.substack.com/pub/ghostcat...
#substack #ghostcatcherisles

Welcome to Letters from the Isles

Embark on a mysterious journey with Ghost Catcher Isles

open.substack.com

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 13d

What a curious story! I also love the name of the Texas oil man: Tom Slick!
www.grunge.com/484110/the-w...

#yeti #smuggler #fortean
#jamesstewart

The Weird Story Of How Jimmy Stewart Became A Yeti Smuggler - Grunge

Despite his onscreen image, Jimmy Stewart had his dark side. This is the story of the time he smuggled a Yeti finger out of Nepal.

www.grunge.com

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 14d

Please check it out wherever you get your podcasts

open.spotify.com/episode/0OTr...

#seaserpents #kraken #outthereparanormal #podcasts 2/2

Here Be Monsters

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 14d

I just listened to the latest podcast episode from @outthereparanormal.bsky.social It's jam packed with sea serpents, krakens and all kinds of slippery sea creatures. And Nigel lasts a full 65 seconds before the smut is unleashed! 1/2

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 14d

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 14d

We steampunks visited the Poldark Trenwith House filming location, Chavenage House, 8 years ago ❤️

#poldark #chepstowsteampunk #bristolsteampunk #trenwithhouse #chavenagehouse #throwback 1/2

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 15d

It’s set to be sent out in October, so don’t miss out!👉 Pre-order here: stoneclub.bigcartel.com/product/anci... Let’s rock the wonders of the ancient world! (3/3)

#stone #ancientstones #ancientstonebothering #zine #StoneClub #writer #ghostcatcherisles

Ancient Times: Issue 1

Its here! The first ever Ancient Times, our new zine covering everything stone related and beyond. This issue contains French Megaliths, Daniel...

stoneclub.bigcartel.com

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 15d

covering topics like French Megaliths, Daniel Gumb, Flint, Stonehenge, Druids, and so much more! I’m genuinely thrilled to be part of this fantastic project. If you share my passion for all things stone, I wholeheartedly encourage you to pre-order your copy now! (2/3)

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 15d

I'm delighted to share that I've contributed a piece about one of my favourite ancient stone-related places in the very first issue of Ancient Times, the new zine from @stoneclub.bsky.social! This inaugural edition is brimming with 40 pages of stone-related goodness, (1/3)

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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 15d

-British and Irish mythology by John & Caitlín Matthews
- The spirit of the Green Man by Mary Neasham
- The Green Man in Britain by Fran & Geoff Doel
- Green Man by William Anderson and Clive Hicks

Happy reading!
#greenman #folklore #readinglist #ghostcatcherisles #paranormalmonkey
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Emma LH Ghost Catcher Isles @ghostcatcherisles.com · 15d

Here it is:

- The Green Man by John Matthews
- A little book of the Green Man by Mike Harding
- The triumph of the moon by Professor Ronald Hutton
- The secret of the Green Man's soul by Kenneth McIntosh
- Uprooted by Nina Lyon
- Revealing the Green Man by Mark Olly
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