Ghosts and Witches of Appalachia with Ed Karshner artwork
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Ghosts and Witches of Appalachia with Ed Karshner

  • 1:25:01
  • August 29th 2022

In this sixth episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I chat with Edward Karshner, Associate Professor of English at Robert Morris University!

In this interview, we chat about the folklore of Appalachia, including its ghosts, witches, and the strange sense of fatalism!

Find Ed on Twitter here: https://www.twitter.com/EdKarshner

The links we mentioned!

Seven Sisters of the Pleiades: Stories from Around the World by Munya Andrews - https://amzn.to/3AqqYIf

The Ghost: A Cultural History by Susan Owens - https://amzn.to/3wyGBwa

A Natural History of Ghosts: 500 Years of Hunting for Proof by Roger Clarke - https://amzn.to/3TnvjVu

The Folklore Library & Archive - https://www.folklorelibrary.com/

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Hosted by fantasy and Gothic horror writer, Icy Sedgwick, the podcast explores folklore, legends, superstitions, mythology, and all things weird, occult and unusual.