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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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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 10h

I can't pick favourites among the interviews because everyone is do fascinating but I will always be super proud of the episode I did about the haunting at 50 Berkeley Square.

Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 10h

Haha you have six years to enjoy!

Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 10h

That's amazing!

Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 10h

I have a York episode! pod.co/fabulous-fol...

Devils, Cats, Tiny Streets & Witches: York Folklore At Its Best - Fabulous Folklore with Icy

While York is often considered one of England's most haunted cities, other strange and unusual tales lurk in its narrow snickleways. There are stories of premature burial, printer's devils, cats that...

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London Fortean Society @forteanlondon.bsky.social · 1d

The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore
22 November 2025 10 am - 5 pm
@conwayhall.bsky.social and online

@icysedgwick.bsky.social : Northern Ghosts: The Bargest and Gytrash

www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 2d

James Macintosh Patrick’s poster advertising rail travel to Dunnottar Castle, Scotland, 1938

Travel Poster
a castle atop a rocky coastline

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 2d

Newgate Prison loomed large in London's history, before its demolition in 1902. How did this prison gain such a fearsome reputation? How has it survived well beyond its early 20th-century demolition? Let’s find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 3d

It's so cool to see how far afield it's gone!

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How Haunted? Podcast @howhauntedpod.bsky.social · 7d

👻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 · 8d

Quite possible!

Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 9d

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 · 9d

I have seen it but a really long time ago!

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 9d

It's not a TBR list, it's future research 😉

Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 10d

Ouch!

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He had a bunch of tourists tied up in knots looking for him!

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XingWu🐉ChineseFolklore @xingwu.bsky.social · 10d

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
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《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 · 10d

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 · 10d

It was such fun chatting to Thersa!

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Richard Enriquez @richardenriquez.bsky.social · 10d

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f... @icysedgwick.bsky.social @uncannyjapan.bsky.social
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 · 11d

It'll be so much fun!

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 12d

I would say so!

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Fiona Robertson @stonelands.bsky.social · 14d

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 · 15d

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 · 15d

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 · 17d

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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