If you have ever wanted to hear me talk about folklore, Forteana and Hookland in an East End pub, this is your chance.
The Fortean and Folklore Origins of Hookland
28 April 2026 7.30 pm The Bell, E1
@hookland.bsky.social
Hookland – an open-source strange landscape whose motto is re-enchantment is resistance.
Details & Tickets:
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...
28 April 2026 7.30 pm The Bell, E1
@hookland.bsky.social
Hookland – an open-source strange landscape whose motto is re-enchantment is resistance.
Details & Tickets:
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...
March 25, 2026 at 1:21 PM
If you have ever wanted to hear me talk about folklore, Forteana and Hookland in an East End pub, this is your chance.
If you have ever wanted to hear me talk about the role of Forteana and folklore within Hookland in an East End pub …. April is your lucky month.
Events at The Bell in 2026
Feb - April
Feb 24 – Stevyn Colgan – A Policeman’s Progress from Law to Lore
Mar 31 – Dr Kate Cherrell – Celebrity Séances
Apr 28 – David Southwell – The Fortean and Folklore Origins of Hookland
Web: forteanlondon.blogspot.com or newsletter: eepurl.com/hV9OAr
Feb - April
Feb 24 – Stevyn Colgan – A Policeman’s Progress from Law to Lore
Mar 31 – Dr Kate Cherrell – Celebrity Séances
Apr 28 – David Southwell – The Fortean and Folklore Origins of Hookland
Web: forteanlondon.blogspot.com or newsletter: eepurl.com/hV9OAr
January 30, 2026 at 9:33 AM
If you have ever wanted to hear me talk about the role of Forteana and folklore within Hookland in an East End pub …. April is your lucky month.
Sean T. Collins, enemy of Forteana. Who'd'a thunk it
March 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Sean T. Collins, enemy of Forteana. Who'd'a thunk it
The Hopkinsville Goblins are the Velvet Underground of Forteana
Hey folks, my latest column for Atlas Obscura is up! It's about a strange incident in Kentucky that few people have heard of that nonetheless had a massive impact on pop culture.
Whether you know it or not, at least some portion of your childhood was shaped by the Hopkinsville Goblins...
Enjoy!
Whether you know it or not, at least some portion of your childhood was shaped by the Hopkinsville Goblins...
Enjoy!
The Long, Surprising Legacy of the Hopkinsville Goblins
Or, why families under siege make for great movies.
www.atlasobscura.com
February 9, 2024 at 1:42 AM
The Hopkinsville Goblins are the Velvet Underground of Forteana
My favorite song about Forteana
June 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
My favorite song about Forteana
In a pleasing turn of events, I actually got to spend some time planning my next TTRPG project this morning.
So, apropos of nothing at all...
Who amongst you likes to write UK-flavoured stuff in the vein of Forteana, folklore, strange horrors, etc., and might be open to a small future commission?
So, apropos of nothing at all...
Who amongst you likes to write UK-flavoured stuff in the vein of Forteana, folklore, strange horrors, etc., and might be open to a small future commission?
June 23, 2026 at 9:51 AM
In a pleasing turn of events, I actually got to spend some time planning my next TTRPG project this morning.
So, apropos of nothing at all...
Who amongst you likes to write UK-flavoured stuff in the vein of Forteana, folklore, strange horrors, etc., and might be open to a small future commission?
So, apropos of nothing at all...
Who amongst you likes to write UK-flavoured stuff in the vein of Forteana, folklore, strange horrors, etc., and might be open to a small future commission?
Wow, lots of new followers. Hi, guys!
Brace yourself for a whirlwind of horror, Forteana, dogs, and joke formats that were already hacky in 2015
Brace yourself for a whirlwind of horror, Forteana, dogs, and joke formats that were already hacky in 2015
October 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Wow, lots of new followers. Hi, guys!
Brace yourself for a whirlwind of horror, Forteana, dogs, and joke formats that were already hacky in 2015
Brace yourself for a whirlwind of horror, Forteana, dogs, and joke formats that were already hacky in 2015
New Year's Eve of 1955 was the premiere of one of my favorite old cartoons- "One Froggy Evening", featuring Michigan J. Frog.
I wrote a bit about it and some Fortean frogginess a few years ago, please enjoy!
Forteana for a Froggy Evening
www.apstrange.com/2022/02/fort...
I wrote a bit about it and some Fortean frogginess a few years ago, please enjoy!
Forteana for a Froggy Evening
www.apstrange.com/2022/02/fort...
Forteana for a Froggy Evening
www.apstrange.com
December 31, 2024 at 3:58 PM
New Year's Eve of 1955 was the premiere of one of my favorite old cartoons- "One Froggy Evening", featuring Michigan J. Frog.
I wrote a bit about it and some Fortean frogginess a few years ago, please enjoy!
Forteana for a Froggy Evening
www.apstrange.com/2022/02/fort...
I wrote a bit about it and some Fortean frogginess a few years ago, please enjoy!
Forteana for a Froggy Evening
www.apstrange.com/2022/02/fort...
Are you a fan of ghosts, cryptids, and general Forteana? Come join the very long-running Forteana forums. forums.forteana.org/index.php
forums.forteana.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Are you a fan of ghosts, cryptids, and general Forteana? Come join the very long-running Forteana forums. forums.forteana.org/index.php
Seriously, get to this if you can. David is a star a pillar of the weird/Forteana community.
If you have ever wanted to hear me talk about the role of Forteana and folklore within Hookland in an East End pub …. April is your lucky month.
Events at The Bell in 2026
Feb - April
Feb 24 – Stevyn Colgan – A Policeman’s Progress from Law to Lore
Mar 31 – Dr Kate Cherrell – Celebrity Séances
Apr 28 – David Southwell – The Fortean and Folklore Origins of Hookland
Web: forteanlondon.blogspot.com or newsletter: eepurl.com/hV9OAr
Feb - April
Feb 24 – Stevyn Colgan – A Policeman’s Progress from Law to Lore
Mar 31 – Dr Kate Cherrell – Celebrity Séances
Apr 28 – David Southwell – The Fortean and Folklore Origins of Hookland
Web: forteanlondon.blogspot.com or newsletter: eepurl.com/hV9OAr
January 30, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Seriously, get to this if you can. David is a star a pillar of the weird/Forteana community.
Tis the season to get weird!
If you're looking for some festive forteana, you might enjoy this episode of Some Other Sphere from a few Xmases ago wherein I chat with Rick about all kinds of fun strangeness!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
If you're looking for some festive forteana, you might enjoy this episode of Some Other Sphere from a few Xmases ago wherein I chat with Rick about all kinds of fun strangeness!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Episode 71 - AP Strange - Christmas Weirdness and Festive Forteana
Podcast Episode · Some Other Sphere · 12/22/2021 · 1h 8m
podcasts.apple.com
December 15, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Tis the season to get weird!
If you're looking for some festive forteana, you might enjoy this episode of Some Other Sphere from a few Xmases ago wherein I chat with Rick about all kinds of fun strangeness!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
If you're looking for some festive forteana, you might enjoy this episode of Some Other Sphere from a few Xmases ago wherein I chat with Rick about all kinds of fun strangeness!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
This is an absolutely essential purchase for anyone interested in the overlap of science, magic, forteana, and skepticism. Very funny, really interesting and informative, and constantly doing ingenious things with the comics medium.
In a shock twist, it looks like Hocus Pocus: The Complete Collection has been reprinted and is available in the UK again!
For new followers, it’s an Eisner-nominated, critical look at the shared history of science, the supernatural and illusions!
www.vanishingincmagic.com/ebooks/hocus...
For new followers, it’s an Eisner-nominated, critical look at the shared history of science, the supernatural and illusions!
www.vanishingincmagic.com/ebooks/hocus...
Hocus Pocus
Professor Richard Wiseman welcomes you into a totally new world unlike anything else the magic community has ever seen with Hocus Pocus.
This...
www.vanishingincmagic.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
This is an absolutely essential purchase for anyone interested in the overlap of science, magic, forteana, and skepticism. Very funny, really interesting and informative, and constantly doing ingenious things with the comics medium.
Me and @bobfischer.bsky.social are bringing the Scarred For Life Folk Horror show to the Strange Days Festival of Forteana on Saturday 5 September! No tickets on sale specifically for our show, I'm afraid, but if you're at the festival, we'll see you there!
August 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Me and @bobfischer.bsky.social are bringing the Scarred For Life Folk Horror show to the Strange Days Festival of Forteana on Saturday 5 September! No tickets on sale specifically for our show, I'm afraid, but if you're at the festival, we'll see you there!
Time to round off Saturday with some vintage Forteana I think
October 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Time to round off Saturday with some vintage Forteana I think
Our weird little world of Forteana is certainly in turmoil following news of a new Bigfoot documentary that purports to show evidence that the famous 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film was a hoax
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1/3
March 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Our weird little world of Forteana is certainly in turmoil following news of a new Bigfoot documentary that purports to show evidence that the famous 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film was a hoax
1/3
1/3
September 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
In 1983, The Unexplained published the most important article of the 1980s for forteana, the paranormal and ufology: The Oz factor.
June 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In 1983, The Unexplained published the most important article of the 1980s for forteana, the paranormal and ufology: The Oz factor.
I forgot to post this on David Attenborough's 100th: my copy of 'Fabulous Animals', which I demanded for my 11th birthday. Seminal inspiration for my devotion to #Forteana. The hardback is surprisingly rare, too. Sir David was already nearly 50 when this came out!
#DavidAttenborough #BookChatWeekly
#DavidAttenborough #BookChatWeekly
May 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I forgot to post this on David Attenborough's 100th: my copy of 'Fabulous Animals', which I demanded for my 11th birthday. Seminal inspiration for my devotion to #Forteana. The hardback is surprisingly rare, too. Sir David was already nearly 50 when this came out!
#DavidAttenborough #BookChatWeekly
#DavidAttenborough #BookChatWeekly
the thing about Folklore Jam is getting all the bits of Forteana stuck in your teeth
Mmmm delicious folklore jam
The page for Folklore Jam 2026 is now up! #FolkloreJam
Join us in October (1st to 31st) to create your own folklore-inspired TTRPG! 🎲
Thanks @ginkgogoes.bsky.social for illustrating this year's banner! 🦭
itch.io/jam/folklore...
Join us in October (1st to 31st) to create your own folklore-inspired TTRPG! 🎲
Thanks @ginkgogoes.bsky.social for illustrating this year's banner! 🦭
itch.io/jam/folklore...
September 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
the thing about Folklore Jam is getting all the bits of Forteana stuck in your teeth
I was fascinated by his books as a child, some of my first introductions to Forteana, but we need to stay clear eyed about our “heroes.”
February 19, 2026 at 11:58 AM
I was fascinated by his books as a child, some of my first introductions to Forteana, but we need to stay clear eyed about our “heroes.”
Warning. Contains:
Gnosticism
Quantum physics
Heresy
Forteana
Witchcraft
Local history
Paranoia
Conspiracies
Riboflavin
Vitamin B
Gnosticism
Quantum physics
Heresy
Forteana
Witchcraft
Local history
Paranoia
Conspiracies
Riboflavin
Vitamin B
September 16, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Warning. Contains:
Gnosticism
Quantum physics
Heresy
Forteana
Witchcraft
Local history
Paranoia
Conspiracies
Riboflavin
Vitamin B
Gnosticism
Quantum physics
Heresy
Forteana
Witchcraft
Local history
Paranoia
Conspiracies
Riboflavin
Vitamin B
Raven as she assimilates into the cult under her alias Amira. Trying to avoid close proximity to the antagonist throughout the series, Forteana in hopes he doesn’t discover she’s a plant.
#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #Writingprompts #amwriting #Writingcommunity #5amclub
#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #Writingprompts #amwriting #Writingcommunity #5amclub
September 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Raven as she assimilates into the cult under her alias Amira. Trying to avoid close proximity to the antagonist throughout the series, Forteana in hopes he doesn’t discover she’s a plant.
#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #Writingprompts #amwriting #Writingcommunity #5amclub
#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #Writingprompts #amwriting #Writingcommunity #5amclub
Easily my favorite song on Forteana
Hypnotized
YouTube video by FLEETWOOD MAC - Topic
music.youtube.com
August 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Easily my favorite song on Forteana