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

To be fair, that's why I shared the link to my talk? Yes, it's not free, but a ton of research went into it.

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

I put it on for my students but they tend to find it derivative since they've usually only seen the stuff that rips it off!

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

The fact it was a drama is only part of what I cover in the talk.

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 6h

Halloween approaches, so if you're getting your ghostly groove on, I have a pre-recorded talk about Ghostwatch, its fallout, some of the poltergeist tales that inspired it, and the influence it went on to have within the world of popular entertainment... ko-fi.com/s/c81b496605

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Ghostwatch: How a Hoax Broadcast Changed How We Think About Ghost Hunting - Icy Sedgwick's Ko-fi Shop

Ghostwatch is the legendary 1992 BBC broadcast that purported to be a live ghost hunt from inside the most haunted house in Britain. Except it wasn't...

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Rory Kinnear as the Creature...just perfect.

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Into the Greenwood @intogreenwood.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Appreciating a stroll through Cardiff Market and seeing the prominent display of 'Rebel Folklore' by @icysedgwick.bsky.social 💚

A display of books and a shop sign titled "Goosegog Books"

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm talking to @threeravenspod.bsky.social about ghost stories! We talk about the fascination we have for ghost stories, what ghost stories need to be creepy, what ghosts need to make a comeback in ghostly fiction, and whether it even matters if a place is actually haunted! youtu.be/JhpkRwdR8Fs

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Phantom Cubes and Spectral Smells: Ghost Stories with Three Ravens

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fancy some Tynemouth legends in your day? I'm chatting about exactly that on the Whisht Lads podcast! northeastfolkloresociety.podbean.com/e/tynemouthp...

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I love that you saw that and thought of me!

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Thoroughly enjoyed seeing @robinince.bsky.social at The Stand this afternoon. As per the poems about The Moomins and crochet, I made these two for my best mate!

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thunder and lightning are one of nature's cinematic spectacles, but people once saw them as something terrifying. They tried to ward off lightning and predict events using storms. Hear more thunder and lightning folklore in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! youtu.be/9CGBAC8SGqc

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I feel like it's really important to do it!

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I have! I have a paperback version a friend got me.

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is the Bamburgh Beast, dated to 590-650 CE. It's a piece of solid gold, found by archaeologist Brian Hope-Taylor in 1971 while excavating at Bamburgh Castle. Stylistically, the Beast follows a zoomorphic style, similar to the decoration seen among the Sutton Hoo and the Staffordshire Hoards.

A narrow slice of solid gold, decorated with an unidentified animal with sinuous limbs that are twisted together.

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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Fantastic news Latest records show that #RNLI donations have increased by 5000% over the past couple of weeks after far-right backlash. The RNLI is on track to record its highest annual fundraising total in its almost 200-year history. Donate here rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I'll boo every time sexy Sauron comes on screen.

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Oh God, AI is going to find that and repeat it as fact.

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The autumn equinox falls on 23 September (in the northern hemisphere in the UK, at least), and, as I'm looking at the Folklore of the Skies on Fabulous Folklore this month, I wanted to know...is there any folklore associated with the autumn equinox? Turns out...yes! youtu.be/yWZjkslpcsQ

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I'm joined by writer @charliecreed.bsky.social in this episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, to chat about his new book, The Faery Rules. We talk about why fairies in folklore aren't lovely, ways to protect yourself, and unusual beliefs around all things fairy-like! youtu.be/sdL6E6jEgxc

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It makes them sound like dodgems!

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026