The Power and Allure of Poisonous Plants with S.A. Lawless
S.A. Lawless is an herbalist, gardener, forager, mycophile, outdoor educator, and published author and illustrator, with a long-held fascination with folklore and witchcraft, currently living in rural...
12 Elo 20251h 27min
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 spirit' be boiled down to a series of checkboxes on a ...
9 Elo 202527min
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 poltergeists - how do you define one?! From deciding w...
2 Elo 202519min
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 musicians have tried to reclaim the tradition, and...
24 Heinä 202550min
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. It’s in the tangle of narrow streets and courts that...
19 Heinä 202516min
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 expect from the Irish capital is a series of Dublin gh...
12 Heinä 202517min
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 14th to 16th centuries CE. The Florentine method of ...
5 Heinä 202523min
