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Strange and wonderful events since 2011
Paranormal, psychic, folkloric, fortean events.
Sharing the oddest London-based news.
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Dr E. Jay Gilbert asking a pertinent question at today's #TheHauntedLandscape Day with @forteanlondon.bsky.social at #ConwayHall, London
November 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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We're on. @jaylikesthings.bsky.social on Underground terror.
#TheHauntedLandscape
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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forteanlondon.bsky.social
Last call for The Haunted Landscape on #FolkloreThursday

#TheHauntedLandscape
forteanlondon.bsky.social London Fortean Society @forteanlondon.bsky.social · 5d
Saturday: 22 November 2025 @conwayhall.bsky.social and online.

Legend trip through the Haunted Landscape at the London Fortean Society’s Day of expert talks on British ghost, magic, and folklore.

Speakers and timings follow 1/10

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November 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Last call for The Haunted Landscape on #FolkloreThursday

#TheHauntedLandscape
forteanlondon.bsky.social London Fortean Society @forteanlondon.bsky.social · 5d
Saturday: 22 November 2025 @conwayhall.bsky.social and online.

Legend trip through the Haunted Landscape at the London Fortean Society’s Day of expert talks on British ghost, magic, and folklore.

Speakers and timings follow 1/10

forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Saturday: 22 November 2025 @conwayhall.bsky.social & online

14:00 Living with the Dead - Roger Luckhurst
@theprofrog.bsky.social explores the edges of London for its vanished or marginalised places of the dead.

6/10

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November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Saturday: 22 November 2025 @conwayhall.bsky.social & online

11:00: Mark Norman: The Folklore of Churches and Churchyards

@folklorepod.bsky.social examines traditions and superstitions in churches and churchyards.

3/10

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November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Saturday: 22 November 2025 @conwayhall.bsky.social & online

12:15 Unseen: Sussex Landscape and Lore - Rachel Poulter

@rachelpoultonphoto.bsky.social share her quest for the sublime and spirit of place through intuitive walks.

5/10

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November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Saturday: 22 November 2025 @conwayhall.bsky.social & online

11:30: The Devil in Church -Jeremy Harte
'a dragon, a fiend, a black pig or dog desecrating the sanctuary.'

4/10

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November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Saturday: 22 November 2025, @conwayhall.bsky.social and online

10:00: @jaylikesthings.bsky.social - Ghost Stories and Their Afterlives

Why are we fascinated by ghost stories, and what do they reveal about us?

2/10

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@bonnierbooks.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Will I be seeing any of you lovely followers at Conway Hall this Saturday for The Haunted Landscape: Ghosts, Magic and Lore?

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The Haunted Landscape: Ghosts, Magic and Lore - Conway Hall
Whose claws are scratching at the church door? What’s that ghost tumbling over the moor? Who’s that figure cut into the earth? What can I do to lift this curse? Join us for a legendary trip through th...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Saturday: 22 November 2025 @conwayhall.bsky.social and online.

Legend trip through the Haunted Landscape at the London Fortean Society’s Day of expert talks on British ghost, magic, and folklore.

Speakers and timings follow 1/10

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November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Saturday: 22 November 2025 @conwayhall.bsky.social and online.

Legend trip through the Haunted Landscape at the London Fortean Society’s Day of expert talks on British ghost, magic, and folklore.

Speakers and timings follow 1/10

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November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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We don' t really want to make @sharonahill.bsky.social even more jealous; however we do have some Haumted Landscape tickets left and the speakers are all great.
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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BLOG: Will Monkeys Become Britain's New Big Cats? A rational look at the looming risk of loose primates in post-licensing Britain as 2026 brings changes to the law... #Cryptozoology #BritishLaw #Cryptids

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Will Monkeys Become Britain's New Big Cats?
A rational look at the looming risk of loose primates in post-licensing Britain
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November 14, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Repost for #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday and #PhantomsFriday
forteanlondon.bsky.social London Fortean Society @forteanlondon.bsky.social · Oct 13
The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore
22 November 2025 10 am - 5 pm @conwayhall.bsky.social and online

A legendary trip through the Haunted Landscape with our day of expert talks on British ghost, magic, and folklore.

#TheHauntedLandscape

www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Tonight!
edinburghforteansociety.org.uk Edinburgh Fortean Society @edinburghforteansociety.org.uk · 27d
Next EdFortSoc: 12th Nov 2025, 7.30pm

@anatomicalcat.bsky.social will be speaking on:

Will You Join The Dance? A brief history of the Danse Macabre

Plus!
Grand auction of books, etc.!
The Royal Oak
1 Infirmary Street
Edinburgh
7.30pm, £1
Will You Join The Dance? A brief history of the Danse Macabre The Dance of Death was an artistic trope that began in the fifteenth century to show death as the great leveller: everyone will die, from the lowliest peasant to the king and the pope. Death is depicted as a skeleton, leading people from all walks of life to join his dance. This talk will look at the origins of this image, and the way it evolved, and tied in with other memento mori images, as well as reflecting shifts in anatomical understanding. Cat’s Bio: Cat Irving has been the Human Remains Conservator for Surgeons’ Hall since 2015 and has been caring for anatomical and pathological museum collections for over twenty years. After a degree in Anatomical Science she began removing brains and sewing up bodies at the Edinburgh City Mortuary. Following training in the care of wet tissue collections at the Royal College of Surgeons of England she worked with the preparations of William Hunter at the Hunterian Museum at Glasgow University, where she is now Consultant Human Remains Conservator. Cat is a licensed anatomist, and gives regular talks on anatomy and medical history. She recently carried out conservation work on the skeleton of serial killer William Burke. Auction There will also be an auction of donated books etc. So please bring any Fortean related books or other things you would like to donate, and also some cash. The auction proceedings will be split between group funds and a charity to be decided on the night. Wednesday 12th of November The Royal Oak 1 Infirmary Street Edinburgh 7.30pm, £1 The Dance of Death as depicted in Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film "The Seventh Seal", with the knight and his five companions, now dead from the plague, dancing in a chain behind the Grim Reaper.
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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folkhorrorrevival.bsky.social
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.
The famous Surgeon's photo of the Loch Ness Monster taken in 1934, apparently showing the long neck and head rising from the water.
November 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
forteanlondon.bsky.social
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy
Cartoon images of an attractive woman (Mary Jane Watson) with red hair and a black t-shirt that has the name of the band 'The Cramps' on it. She is saying 'Face it, Tiger, you just hit the jackpot' to a startled man: Peter Parker (Spiderman).
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Have you ever experienced that strange feeling that you’ve encountered this moment or event before?
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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#PhantomsFriday Fact of the Day
nfsengland.bsky.social National Folklore Survey for England @nfsengland.bsky.social · 15d
It’s the ghostly part of the year… 16% of people in England today say that they have had an extraordinary experience of some kind, including witnessing the presence of a ghost. Fascinatingly, almost one in five of those people have not shared that experience with anyone, not even family or friends.
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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It's a hybrid event with a great line-up...and me!
November 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Two weeks until the most wonderful time of the year: the London Fortean Society’s The Haunted Landscape at Conway Hall. 👻 ✨ 📚 💀
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Two weeks until The Haunted Ladscape VII: Ghosts, Magic and Folklore
Terrific speakers @conwayhall.bsky.social and online.
Full details at the following link:
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The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore
Whose claws are scratching at the church door? What’s that ghost tumbling over the moor? Who’s that figure cut into the earth? What can I do...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Less than a month to do until #TheHauntedLandscape
forteanlondon.bsky.social London Fortean Society @forteanlondon.bsky.social · Oct 13
The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore
22 November 2025 10 am - 5 pm @conwayhall.bsky.social and online

A legendary trip through the Haunted Landscape with our day of expert talks on British ghost, magic, and folklore.

#TheHauntedLandscape

www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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If you're looking for a Hallowe'en gift for the witch, warlock or furry familiar in your life, we can wholeheartedly recommend our latest Fortean Times special collection...
Available in shops or order online from:
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October 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM