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Dr Icy Sedgwick
@icysedgwick.bsky.social
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Host of the Fabulous Folklore podcast/blog. Researcher & writer for hire. Gothic author. Crafter. PhD in haunted house films.
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · Nov 9
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.
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How Haunted? Podcast @howhauntedpod.bsky.social · 1d
👻NEW EPISODE👻

Join @icysedgwick.bsky.social and I in conversation about all things Ghostlore, as we discuss her frightening brilliant new book amzn.to/3WoYzO7

We also discuss Halloween and I demonstrate my unrivaled knowledge of horror movies....or not as the case may be 🎃👻🩸🔪
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 2d
Quite possible!
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 3d
I had to use a bunch of Google Images to find out where he was - and then I promptly pointed him out to three women who were also looking for him.
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 3d
I have seen it but a really long time ago!
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 3d
It's not a TBR list, it's future research 😉
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 4d
Ouch!
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 4d
He had a bunch of tourists tied up in knots looking for him!
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XingWu🐉ChineseFolklore @xingwu.bsky.social · 4d
In Chinese #folklore, a cat or dog that enters your home uninvited and is kept, ushers in fortune. A fat cat? Even better.
The Yilin tells of Hu Hong, a famed diviner from Ningbo. When a wealthy family puzzled over their sudden luck, Hu Hong revealed the cause: “A cat came to you 1/2
#caturday
《異林》：寧波胡宏，精卜筮術。有一人家暴富，心疑之，宏為設卦曰：「家有狸奴走入室，筮其祥也。」曰：「然。」曰：「狸奴形必大，可稱之，得幾斤？」曰：「七斤許。」曰：「富及七載，狸奴當去。」及期，狸果去，家貧如初。
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 4d
Found the Lincoln Imp!
A carving of an imp amid stone foliage at the top of a church pillar.
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 4d
It was such fun chatting to Thersa!
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Richard Enriquez @richardenriquez.bsky.social · 4d
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I know it’s an old episode, but here are two of my favourite folklorist podcasters in one episode. Listen and enjoy.
Yokai and Japanese Folklore with Thersa Matsuura
Podcast Episode · Fabulous Folklore with Icy · 08/08/2024 · 39m
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 5d
It'll be so much fun!
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 6d
I would say so!
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Fiona Robertson @stonelands.bsky.social · 8d
A reminder re the FANTASTIC FOLKLORE evening this Fri 3rd Oct at Lincoln Book Festival featuring @katecherrell.bsky.social @icysedgwick.bsky.social @occultaria.bsky.social and me! Weird sites, weird folklore, weird happenings – can't wait ... lincolnartscentre.co.uk/event/fantas...
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Everyone Hates Elon @everyonehateselon.bsky.social · 9d
Why let kids go hungry, energy bills soar, schools crumble, youth clubs shut down, rents skyrocket and wages fall, when you could JUST TAX BILLIONAIRES?

📍Liverpool, for Labour Party Conference
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Folklore Centre Todmorden @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social · 9d
Wednesday!
Join Sophie Hollinshead for a journey through the folk tales of this richly evocative landscape.
Online. Wednesday 1st October 7pm www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · 11d
We are very excited to hear @icysedgwick.bsky.social and @stonelands.bsky.social speaking about folklore on Friday in Lincoln! We couldn't track down Richard's bluesky but we are very excited to hear from him too!
Programme listing for 'Fantastic Folklore'.
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 13d
I sit in front of a sink in my office and it looks like I'm in a kitchen in a soap opera cafe. No one needs to see that.
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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 13d
Join @magicnotwitches.bsky.social in an exploration of practical magic in English history on 28th October at the Mary Rose Museum!

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Dr Tabitha Stanmore, Historian of magic, witchcraft and environments A woodcut showing a devil and a ship sinking.
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 14d
Buy ANY book from Bookshop.org today, September 24, and you could win a £250 digital gift card! Every sale supports independent bookshops and if you buy from the Fabulous Folklore Bookshop, you help support the Fabulous Folklore podcast too uk.bookshop.org/shop/fabulou...
A bookshelf of old books, with 'Fabulous Folklore Bookshop' written over the top.
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 19d
The Lambton Worm would be a lot more interesting if it was an otter!
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 20d
VERY excited to say that I've put up the first of next year's Romancing the Gothic talks and we're diving into the history of GAY GOTHIC PULP with Justin Tate!

Check it out! Online, March 21st 2026, 4pm and 9pm GMT

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Introduction to Gay Gothic: Pioneers of Queer Desire in a Haunted Tradition
We are joined by Justin Tate for this exploration of gay Gothic pulp history
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 19d
The comment was nothing but personal insults dressed up as "feedback".
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 20d
Hehe one commenter on YouTube once complained I had a monotonous voice, said "now" too often, and had a boring delivery.
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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 20d
Oh I edit out the mistakes, no one needs to hear all the "errrrr"s!
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