Dr Diane A Rodgers
@dianearodgers.bsky.social
Doctor of Folk Horror & Wyrd TV | Centre for Contemporary Legend | President-elect of ISCLR | National Folklore Survey | Dracula Returns to Derby | The Sleazoids | All views my own (she/her) https://linktr.ee/dr.diane.rodgers
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Monstrous Megaliths: Ancient Stones in Folk Horror Film and Television – Showing, Telling and Making On-Screen Folklore | Journal of British Cinema and Television
Ancient stones and their surrounding landscape provide a source of enduring fascination for audiences, writers and directors. Piers Haggard, a director who has worked on folk horror, remarked, ‘stone ...
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My latest research article 'Monstrous Megaliths: Ancient Stones in Folk Horror Film and Television – Showing, Telling and Making On-Screen Folklore' proposes my own methodology to describe the showing, telling and making of folklore on-screen.VERY proud of this! www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/...
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NEW EPISODE ALERT! This week, @memorieschild.bsky.social and @dianearodgers.bsky.social come on to discuss one of the centerpieces of End of History culture- "The X-Files"! We discuss the show, its politics, early media mix and internet fandom, boiled horse skulls???, and more!
youtu.be/ZZgjHYCUu9s
youtu.be/ZZgjHYCUu9s
Season 2, Episode 11 Mini-Trailer: "The Truth is Out There" with Bethan Jones and Diane Rodgers
YouTube video by History on Film Podcast
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December 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
NEW EPISODE ALERT! This week, @memorieschild.bsky.social and @dianearodgers.bsky.social come on to discuss one of the centerpieces of End of History culture- "The X-Files"! We discuss the show, its politics, early media mix and internet fandom, boiled horse skulls???, and more!
youtu.be/ZZgjHYCUu9s
youtu.be/ZZgjHYCUu9s
THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM is an excellent ghost story for Christmas and one of the best examples of the genre in recent years by a long way - both traditional and innovative work from @kierlajanisse.bsky.social If you have access to watch it, I highly recommend it!
Very excited that my first narrative film is not only premiering on @shudder.com tomorrow, but that it's also getting so many screenings!! Being a 30-minute film I didn't expect it to get any theatrical play, so the fact that all these venues programmed it to support features is a huge deal to me.🖤
Upcoming screenings for THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM, beginning tomorrow with its premiere on @shudder.com as part of annual series THE HAUNTED SEASON (in all their territories!)
Scan through the list to see if it is coming to a theatre near you!
Scan through the list to see if it is coming to a theatre near you!
November 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM is an excellent ghost story for Christmas and one of the best examples of the genre in recent years by a long way - both traditional and innovative work from @kierlajanisse.bsky.social If you have access to watch it, I highly recommend it!
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It just so happens that this gets mentioned in tomorrow's episode with @memorieschild.bsky.social and @dianearodgers.bsky.social!
#FolkloreSunday
The time of the Mari Lwyd approaches!
One of Wales` more unique festive customs sees a decorated horse`s skull carried from door to door, where its bearers challenge each household to engage in a duel of verse and wit for entry and, most importantly, beer!
The time of the Mari Lwyd approaches!
One of Wales` more unique festive customs sees a decorated horse`s skull carried from door to door, where its bearers challenge each household to engage in a duel of verse and wit for entry and, most importantly, beer!
November 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It just so happens that this gets mentioned in tomorrow's episode with @memorieschild.bsky.social and @dianearodgers.bsky.social!
Had some mad brilliant adventures today with @davidwclarke.bsky.social and Professor Vanessa Toulmin! SO lucky to know and work with these folks! #folklore
November 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Had some mad brilliant adventures today with @davidwclarke.bsky.social and Professor Vanessa Toulmin! SO lucky to know and work with these folks! #folklore
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Happy Thanksgiving, America!
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Happy Thanksgiving, America!
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I had so much fun talking about The X-Files with @dianearodgers.bsky.social any @historyonfilm.bsky.social!
Don't forget to check out this week's interview with @bdm.bsky.social all about the history of #MTG fandom! And then come back next week when Special Agents @memorieschild.bsky.social and @dianearodgers.bsky.social come on to open up The X-Files! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK0I...
Season 2, Episode 10 Mini Trailer- "Fandom is Magic" with Brian David-Marshall
YouTube video by History on Film Podcast
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November 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I had so much fun talking about The X-Files with @dianearodgers.bsky.social any @historyonfilm.bsky.social!
Thanks to Rebecca Brownlow for her excellent talk at the seminar series I run 'ON THE RADAR' today about measuring air quality in the Peak District, as impacted by fires. Innovative research, already feeding into government policy. Amazing work! @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Thanks to Rebecca Brownlow for her excellent talk at the seminar series I run 'ON THE RADAR' today about measuring air quality in the Peak District, as impacted by fires. Innovative research, already feeding into government policy. Amazing work! @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social
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Don't forget to check out this week's interview with @bdm.bsky.social all about the history of #MTG fandom! And then come back next week when Special Agents @memorieschild.bsky.social and @dianearodgers.bsky.social come on to open up The X-Files! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK0I...
Season 2, Episode 10 Mini Trailer- "Fandom is Magic" with Brian David-Marshall
YouTube video by History on Film Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Don't forget to check out this week's interview with @bdm.bsky.social all about the history of #MTG fandom! And then come back next week when Special Agents @memorieschild.bsky.social and @dianearodgers.bsky.social come on to open up The X-Files! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK0I...
Delighted to host Q&A tonight @curzonsheffield for producer Jude's hometown screening of THE SEVERED SUN! Twists and turns, perfectly understated brooding soundtrack, impressive script, outstanding performances - amazing given the low budget. One of the best new folk horrors I've seen! #folkhorror
November 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Delighted to host Q&A tonight @curzonsheffield for producer Jude's hometown screening of THE SEVERED SUN! Twists and turns, perfectly understated brooding soundtrack, impressive script, outstanding performances - amazing given the low budget. One of the best new folk horrors I've seen! #folkhorror
The NFS team website today is kindly introducing me! @nfsengland.bsky.social www.nationalfolkloresurvey.co.uk/news/introdu...
Introducing… Dr Diane A. Rodgers — National Folklore Survey for England
In our Introducing… posts, we’ll tell you a little more about the team behind the National Folklore Survey for England. In this post, we'll be hearing from Dr Diane A. Rodgers, Senior Lecturer in Medi...
www.nationalfolkloresurvey.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The NFS team website today is kindly introducing me! @nfsengland.bsky.social www.nationalfolkloresurvey.co.uk/news/introdu...
Yoinks! My husband bought 2 original animation cels from a 1972 episode of Scooby Doo so we now have these beautiful things in our home #scoobydoo #popart
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Yoinks! My husband bought 2 original animation cels from a 1972 episode of Scooby Doo so we now have these beautiful things in our home #scoobydoo #popart
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Pan still up to his old tricks creating panic via the medium of a @helleborezine.bsky.social jumper
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‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers
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November 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Pan still up to his old tricks creating panic via the medium of a @helleborezine.bsky.social jumper
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Update on my WYRD TV: Folklore, Folk Horror and British Television book PLUS exciting news about a CFP for a new edited collection on Folk Horror on Television from me and @drdjohnston.bsky.social !
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Update on my WYRD TV: Folklore, Folk Horror and British Television book PLUS exciting news about a CFP for a new edited collection on Folk Horror on Television from me and @drdjohnston.bsky.social !
CROPSEY: true crime doc of Staten Island urban legend that spirals into a whirlwind of folklore, with satanic panic and Church of the Process along the way. THANK YOU director Josh Zeman/producer Jen for the DVD! If you want to hear me chat with Josh on his SINISTER podcast, link in my bio #folklore
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
CROPSEY: true crime doc of Staten Island urban legend that spirals into a whirlwind of folklore, with satanic panic and Church of the Process along the way. THANK YOU director Josh Zeman/producer Jen for the DVD! If you want to hear me chat with Josh on his SINISTER podcast, link in my bio #folklore
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We had a feeling the press would love the first findings from our survey - and we’ve been getting some wonderful coverage! Take a look at the press page on our website to see how it’s been reported so far.
November 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We had a feeling the press would love the first findings from our survey - and we’ve been getting some wonderful coverage! Take a look at the press page on our website to see how it’s been reported so far.
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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
Have you ever experienced that strange feeling that you’ve encountered this moment or event before?
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Were you one of the 13%? Anecdotally - we have no evidence for this - visiting a farm to choose a pumpkin seems a relatively recent phenomenon and we’re interested to find out more! Have you ever done this? If so, when did you start? We’d love to see your pumpkin picking photographs!
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Were you one of the 13%? Anecdotally - we have no evidence for this - visiting a farm to choose a pumpkin seems a relatively recent phenomenon and we’re interested to find out more! Have you ever done this? If so, when did you start? We’d love to see your pumpkin picking photographs!
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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 9:30 AM
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.
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In a fight between Bonfire Night and Halloween, who would win? Well, according to our survey, 52% of people in England always or sometimes celebrate Bonfire Night, compared to 46% for Halloween. We were surprised. Are you? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
In a fight between Bonfire Night and Halloween, who would win? Well, according to our survey, 52% of people in England always or sometimes celebrate Bonfire Night, compared to 46% for Halloween. We were surprised. Are you? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If anyone fancies going to see a special screening of a new folk horror film, THE SEVERED SUN is on at The Curzon in Sheffield, after which I'll be hosting a Q&A with the film's producer Jude Goldfrei :)
www.curzon.com/films/the-se...
www.curzon.com/films/the-se...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If anyone fancies going to see a special screening of a new folk horror film, THE SEVERED SUN is on at The Curzon in Sheffield, after which I'll be hosting a Q&A with the film's producer Jude Goldfrei :)
www.curzon.com/films/the-se...
www.curzon.com/films/the-se...
I wrote a fun short thing about GHOSTBUSTERS for The Conversation as part of their 'Scary Stories for Kids' series, just published online here: theconversation.com/scary-storie... #ghosts #folklore #whoyagonnacall
Scary stories for kids: I made my dad take me to see Ghostbusters three times
Rude, gross and quite adult – this classic ‘80s comedy was a big hit with kids.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I wrote a fun short thing about GHOSTBUSTERS for The Conversation as part of their 'Scary Stories for Kids' series, just published online here: theconversation.com/scary-storie... #ghosts #folklore #whoyagonnacall
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Introducing… Chris Bader! Professor of Sociology at Chapman University in the US, Chris has been instrumental in designing our survey and analysing the results. He’s also about to publish ‘Paranormal Britain’, a closer look at British beliefs. Read more here:
Introducing… Professor Chris Bader — National Folklore Survey for England
In our Introducing… posts, we’ll tell you a little more about the team behind the National Folklore Survey for England. First up is Dr Chris Bader, Professor and Chair of Sociology from Chapman Univer...
www.nationalfolkloresurvey.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Introducing… Chris Bader! Professor of Sociology at Chapman University in the US, Chris has been instrumental in designing our survey and analysing the results. He’s also about to publish ‘Paranormal Britain’, a closer look at British beliefs. Read more here:
Introducing the National Folklore Survey team @nfsengland.bsky.social - Professor Chris Bader www.nationalfolkloresurvey.co.uk/news/introdu...
Introducing… Professor Chris Bader — National Folklore Survey for England
In our Introducing… posts, we’ll tell you a little more about the team behind the National Folklore Survey for England. First up is Dr Chris Bader, Professor and Chair of Sociology from Chapman Univer...
www.nationalfolkloresurvey.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Introducing the National Folklore Survey team @nfsengland.bsky.social - Professor Chris Bader www.nationalfolkloresurvey.co.uk/news/introdu...
Venerable accolade and the @hookland.bsky.social seal of approval for my lovely @nfsengland.bsky.social colleagues @odavies9.bsky.social and @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social work in their recent FOLKLORE book!
Currently bed bound so to have this wonderful book by @odavies9.bsky.social and @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social turn up in the post is a double joy. Accessible, erudite and insightful as you would expect, but also gloriously entertaining and engaging.
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Venerable accolade and the @hookland.bsky.social seal of approval for my lovely @nfsengland.bsky.social colleagues @odavies9.bsky.social and @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social work in their recent FOLKLORE book!
Kudos to my favourite trick or treaters last night, a group of teenage girls (I've blurred their faces for anonymity) who came as HEATHERS, complete with croquet mallets :)
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Kudos to my favourite trick or treaters last night, a group of teenage girls (I've blurred their faces for anonymity) who came as HEATHERS, complete with croquet mallets :)