I'm Icy Sedgwick, a folklore blogger and host of the Fabulous Folklore podcast. I also write fiction - dark fantasy, supernatural mysteries, Gothic horror and Westerns. Subscribers to my email list get a free, exclusive short story in one of these genres every month. I've been fascinated by the occult, the unusual and the bizarre for as long as I can remember. My mum started it all by buying me a simple booklet, Ghosts and Legends of … More about About Icy Sedgwick
Folklore
Britain is supposed to be a nation of animal lovers, especially when it comes to pet dogs. According to the PDSA, 29% of UK adults own a dog, which gives an estimated population of 10.6 million pet dogs. By comparison, 24% of UK adults have a cat, but because cat owners often have more than […]
Writing tips
Writing horror is one of the most cathartic things you can attempt. As a Gothic horror writer myself, I’m naturally biased in advising people to have a go! (And I have a class to help you write your own haunted house story if you’re interested) But we don’t always necessarily think of world-building when it […]