Tonight! Still time to grab one of the remaining few tickets

No dates yet - sometime in 2027!

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Get your folklore ready for #FolkloreThursday!

Walking the Weirdstone ( Online talk ) Archaeology and the Works of Alan Garner - an online lecture plus Q&A presented by Dr James Wright

Our online talk WALKING THE WEIRDSTONE on Alan Garner and Archaeology, with @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social this Saturday at 8pm is so popular that it sold out.

So we extended the event capacity and made more tickets available!

Book now while you can at

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The archaeologist bloke isn't bad, either 😉😁

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Thought it was fitting as well as being literary-adjacent.

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You can also book an hours call with me for £74 ($100), where I will talk to you about how I go through my process with finding lost ghost stories, genealogy research, how to write biographical non-fiction and also the tools I use.

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Thank you! Added to my list 🥰 What do you especially enjoy about it?

Watched The Innocents last night, and there were so many unsettling aspects (including the creepy poem!). I enjoyed the way it made me doubt 'Miss Giddens' and her view of reality - I love an unreliable narrator.

Poltergeist! What a great one to revisit. Thank you so much for the suggestions! 🥰

Yes, it has that wonderful quiet sense of dread which never fails to be unnerving, a bit like O Whistle. Thank you for the suggestion! 🥰

That sounds like an ideal watch, Mike - thank you! 🥰

Thanks! I am not familiar with any of these, which is great - always enjoy adding new things to my watch list. 🥰

It's exactly my sort of thing! Great movie, with a couple of very good twists. I'm always up for a nicely done seance scene (George C Scott's The Changeling and Eva Green's epic seance in Penny Dreadful are both favourites).

Thank you! Creepy children are always a good bet, as are adaptations of Turn of the Screw. I enjoyed The Haunting of Bly Manor.

Thank you! Not one I'm familiar with. Anything with a creepy carnival gets my vote. 🥰

Not one I've come across before, so thank you - it sounds really compelling from a psychological perspective. 🥰

Anything with a psychological flavour is ideal. Thank you! 🥰

Ghostwatch is one of my favourites - and the Enfield case is compelling on so many levels. Thanks for your suggestions! 🥰

TV and mini-series are fine too! Thank you!

The 1980s Woman in Black is brilliant - did you know that THAT scene, the one which terrified everyone, was done in one take?
Thanks for all these - adding them to my list! 🥰

Festival of Magical History (online) A 2-day online conference, delivered via Zoom with recordings for all ticket holders. Eight world class speakers on magic and witchcraft

Had a great day yesterday co-hosting the online Festival of Magical History with @witchesetc.bsky.social @magicnotwitches.bsky.social and @traceynormanauthor.bsky.social

Four more talks on witchcraft, Herne, Pan and ghosts today and still time to join us:

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Poster for the Folklore Library & Archive and The Academy of Magical History's online Festival of Magical History An online exploration of our magical past Saturday 11 April and Sunday 12 April 2026, 2pm - 9pm Speakers: Rebecca Beattie, John Callow, Marion Gibson, Jeremy Harte, Anna Milon, Joan Passey, Diane Purkiss, Mark Stoyle Tickets: £10 per day, £15 for the weekend (+booking fee) at bit.ly/flaevents Recordings available for ticket holders This is a fundraising event for The Folklore Library and Archive Registered Charity no 1203418

THIS WEEKEND! 11/12 Apr 2026

Last call for tickets (plus recordings for all ticket holders, so you won't miss out due to timezone differences, life etc!)

JUST £10 for individual days, or JUST £15 for the whole weekend

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Yes - this is such a good one. The creeping sense of dread it creates in the viewer is superb. Thanks for the suggestion! 🥰

This sounds excellent - thank you for suggesting it, as it's not one I know. 🥰

Poster for the event, saying that it is on Saturday and Sunday 12 April and is called the Festival of Magical History

Our online FESTIVAL OF MAGICAL HISTORY starts tomorrow, but you can still get tickets.

The last two talks on Sunday will feature Diane Purkiss on Exceptional Witches and Jeremy Harte on C19 village witches.

Come and join us. All ticket holders get recordings.

bit.ly/flaevents to book

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Hello lovely Bluesky people 🥰 I'm working on a new book and need some help. What are the best ghost movies out there (any era) - and WHY? Ghosts, hauntings, ghost hoaxes...

Hit me with your recommendations!

Thank you in advance!

#ghost #ghosts #haunting #hauntings #folklore #horror #spooky

Poster for the event, saying that it is on Saturday and Sunday 12 April and is called the Festival of Magical History

Our online FESTIVAL OF MAGICAL HISTORY is just 3 days away.

The first of the talks on Day 2 will be a spooky one, as @joanpassey.bsky.social will be presenting on BRITAIN'S MARITIME GHOSTS

Tickets for the weekend are just £10 (day) or £15 (both days) including recordings

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