Telling and Preserving Ghost Stories with W.J. Gilbert

Telling and Preserving Ghost Stories with W.J. Gilbert

W.J. Gilbert is a writer, storyteller, and creator of the YouTube channel Eerie Edinburgh. Based in Edinburgh, he’s the author of the best-selling Hidden Haunts: Scotland, Hidden Haunts: England, and Ghostly Tales of the NC500 — a haunted journey through Scotland’s most legendary road trip route. His next book, Hidden Haunts: Ireland, is currently in development. His writing explores the eerie overlap between folklore, history, and the paranormal — with a particular focus on the overlooked, unreported, and half-forgotten stories that linger just beneath the surface.

We chat about the importance of keeping humans at the centre of ghost stories, the link between ghost stories and local history, just why everyone loves a White Lady ghost, and how to preserve stories of ghost encounters for posterity.

Find W.J. Gilbert online: https://eerieedinburgh.com/

Get Hidden Haunts: Scotland: https://amzn.to/3ECBceQ (affiliate link)

Get Hidden Haunts: England: https://amzn.to/42LRGJI (affiliate link)

Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/

Become a member of the Fabulous Folklore Family for bonus episodes and articles at https://patreon.com/bePatron?u=2380595

Buy Icy a coffee or sign up for bonus episodes at: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick

Fabulous Folklore Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/fabulous_folklore

Pre-recorded illustrated talks: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick/shop

Request an episode: https://forms.gle/gqG7xQNLfbMg1mDv7

Get extra snippets of folklore on Instagram at https://instagram.com/icysedgwick

Find Icy on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/icysedgwick.bsky.social

'Like' Fabulous Folklore on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fabulousfolklore/

Jaksot(424)

Something Old, Something New: British Wedding Folklore & Traditions

Something Old, Something New: British Wedding Folklore & Traditions

Weddings are often a 'stand out' event in many people's lives, whether as guests or members of the bridal party. It's hardly surprising that such an important day has accrued so much wedding folklore ...

21 Elo 202124min

Why Do People Love Folklore?

Why Do People Love Folklore?

At the start of August, I asked people what brought them to folklore, or stimulated their original interest in it. I was amazed at the response, so having collated the answers across Instagram, Twitte...

18 Elo 202114min

Children's Folklore: Games, Rhymes and Telling Fortunes

Children's Folklore: Games, Rhymes and Telling Fortunes

Children's folklore refers to the study of lore passed between children. It differs from folklore about children since it's driven by the games, rhymes, and traditions that children share away from ad...

14 Elo 202123min

Pregnancy & Birth Folklore: All About Predictions and Protection

Pregnancy & Birth Folklore: All About Predictions and Protection

A lot of birth folklore is about protecting the baby and mother. Some of it tries to predict or influence the future life of the baby.  Find out more about pregnancy and birth folklore in this week's...

7 Elo 202119min

Lammas Lore: Harvests, Fairs, and Home Protection

Lammas Lore: Harvests, Fairs, and Home Protection

Lammas is celebrated on 1 August to celebrate the first harvests. But how ancient is the festival, and how do people celebrate it now?  Find out more about Lammas lore in this week's episode of Fabul...

31 Heinä 202124min

Marianne Stokes: Folk Life and Fairy Tales in Victorian Art

Marianne Stokes: Folk Life and Fairy Tales in Victorian Art

Marianne Stokes was a late Victorian artist who was important to the movement to revive tempera painting. She also illustrated fairy tales, as well as creating a valuable visual record of traditiona...

24 Heinä 202127min

King Arthur and Folklore in the Art of Edward Burne-Jones

King Arthur and Folklore in the Art of Edward Burne-Jones

Artist Edward Burne-Jones was obsessed with King Arthur until the day he died. Find out which other fairy tales and myths he featured in his work in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the...

17 Heinä 202124min

Evelyn De Morgan: Myths from a Female Perspective

Evelyn De Morgan: Myths from a Female Perspective

Victorian artist Evelyn De Morgan presented a new perspective of many mythological women in her work. Find out which figures she re-represented in her own way in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklo...

10 Heinä 202123min

Suosittua kategoriassa Yhteiskunta

olipa-kerran-otsikko
siita-on-vaikea-puhua
i-dont-like-mondays
gogin-ja-janin-maailmanhistoria
kolme-kaannekohtaa
poks
antin-palautepalvelu
sita
aikalisa
mamma-mia
yopuolen-tarinoita-2
kaksi-aitia
rss-murhan-anatomia
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
rss-palmujen-varjoissa
meidan-pitais-puhua
rss-nikotellen
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-haudattu
terapeuttiville-qa