If I asked you to name “the most haunted house in London”, you probably wouldn’t pick Berkeley Square as your location. Yet for almost a century, No. 50. Berkeley Square had quite the supernatural reputation. It’s part of the Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, built in the mid-18th century by architect William Kent. Famous residents of…

Merry Christmas Eve Eve! In honour of the festive season, it’s my absolute pleasure to welcome Owen Staton of the Time Between Times podcast to Fabulous Folklore. He’s a master storyteller par excellence, and he’s got a Welsh Christmas tale to share. So get comfy, settle in, and enjoy…  Nadolig llawen! Find Owen on X:…

I’m thrilled to be speaking to Sarah Corbett from Rowan + Sage is this special extra edition of Fabulous Folklore Presents!  Sarah (she/her) is a Clinical Herbalist, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and traditional astrologer who is passionate about helping others come into relationship with the natural world. She is the founder of…

The Tower of London has been many things through its over 900 years of history. Royal palace, fortress, menagerie, armoury, treasury, Royal Mint, public record office, and now, a tourist attraction. Given the sheer amount of death, torture, and violence associated with the building, ghosts are somewhat inevitable. The Lost Princes, Anne Boleyn, Lady Jane…

This month, I’ve got the joy of introducing you to Dr Thomas Birkett, a lecturer in Old English and Old Norse at University College Cork, Ireland. He is the author of Reading the Runes and Legends of Norse Mythology. He teaches courses on Norse myth, medieval literature, and Old English language at UCC, and occasionally…

There’s a particular branch of ghost stories that sees the dead appear to warn the living of their own impending death. They act as a form of death omen.  London has many such tales, but two of them caught my eye for different reasons. In one, a third party in a position to give aid…