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I Communicate With the Dead Through My Antique Dolls : ITV ‘This Morning’

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Folklore of the malign and macabre. Former Ed. @TheSkepticMag. Regular #Uncanny expert. Fellow: Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Patron: Humanists UK.

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Nooooooo!!!

Paul Stevenson ❤️👻💙 @hauntedmagazine

HAUNTED MAGAZINE: AN UNCANNY ENDING
Saying goodbye to something you love is never easy. Which probably explains why we’ve stretched our final issue across three parts. Even our farewell has felt like we had unfinished business.

As we mentioned in the last issue, December’s

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folkmagicman Brian Hoggard @folkmagicman ·
7 Nov

My next talk is about apotropaic marks at Tewkesbury Abbey which I am doing as fundraiser for the Friends of Tewkesbury Abbey. There will be a talk, cake and a tour :-)

https://www.friendsoftewkesburyabbey.org.uk/event/secrets-symbols-and-stories-of-tewkesbury-abbey/

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chriscfrench Chris French profchrisfrench.bsky.social 🇺🇦 @chriscfrench ·
5 Nov

Final reminder! Next up at @GreenwichSitP: @andrewcopson on "When Should Speech Be a Crime?" at 7:30pm, 9/11/26, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Advance copies of Andrew's forthcoming book will be available to buy.

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1 Nov

More slightly late Halloweeny stuff: I was interviewed by James Kirkham on the paranormal for the StoryCo podcast, “The science of how we ‘create’ ghosts”, 29 October 2026:

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