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 Northumbria, from one of the many castles in the north east. It became a standing joke that we’d look for these booklets everywhere we went.
It’s hardly surprising that I’d get involved with a Twitter hashtag like #FolkloreThursday. I love contributing articles to the FolkloreThursday.com website. So far, I’ve written about gallows folklore, skeleton superstitions, and the Victorian language of flowers, among other things.
How Can I Help You?
When I’m not blogging, podcasting, or writing fiction, I’m a copywriter. I specialise in long-form content (think blog posts, case studies, articles, and guides) about digital marketing, history & heritage, and spirituality content.
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Contact Icy Sedgwick
You can email me at icy@icysedgwick.com, or follow me on the channels below. Feel free to add me and say hi because I love chatting to new people. Especially if you want to chat about horror, books, the supernatural, historical thrillers, or cute animals.
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So lovely meeting you at the bash! Love your website. (Did you change your theme recently?) Would love to have you around Living in Cyn. Best, Cynthia
Hi Icy,
I have just now downloaded your book Harbingers & Other stories. I look forward to reading it. Thank You so much for the book!
Good Day!
Subarna
Hope you enjoy it!
Cracking blog and your books are truly excellent reading my dear young lady
So glad you enjoy my writing!
Absolutely adore your works young lady !
Hi,
I came by to congratulate you on receiving recognition at this year’s Bloggers Bash.
Janice
A wonderful site. Happy I found it.
Where can I buy ur products
Amazon, Kobo, or any other ebook retailer!
A very interesting article about yew trees.
Thank you!
I loved the information on familiars. Really had me thinking that it’s so peculiar how when it’s a positive thing it’s allowed and negative it’s against the law. And that had me thinking about generals in the Greek military’s using their falcon familiars to send messages and spy on the other incoming army’s whereabouts. But so funny how so much in history (possibly without realizing) people have animal aid or familiar help.
Oh absolutely! Think of all those dependable horses too!
Hi Icy
I love listening to your podcasts although my timing is a bit haphazard! I have just finished listening to the series about the fairy folk and a few things occured to me! One that Thomas the Rhymer is a folk song covered by many including the wonderful Maddy Prior and Steeleye Span among others. Also have you read The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights (by Johnasefield)both of which have fairy references especially the latter. The queen of Fairies and hollow oak. Unabridged version! I also think that somewhere in her past JKRowling must have read them as there are similarities!
Many thanks for your ”fabulous ” podcasts
Fiona Jones
I haven’t read The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights but I will certainly hunt it out!
I loved Guns of Retribution. Would you be willing to share your outline for this? I’d love to see how you put this together with the “Pulp” formula. Thanks, Erik
Unfortunately I wrote it over ten years ago so I don’t know where any of my notes are—they’re probably still in my garage following my big house move!
Thank you for taking the time to research and make the “Time” podcast. I really enjoyed your perspective and additions to the topic.
My pleasure!
I sent you a Facebook message. Just came across you while researching Dragonflies. I’m an immediate fan.
I’m learning Mirror Magic and I learned on my own before I started researching this. I can’t seem to find an answer and thought I would ask here. What does it mean after your see your faces from past lives, and you turn invisible? Meaning my whole head disappears but my clothing is still in the mirror. If anyone knows please advice or let me know what this means.