Eerie Essex

In case you missed it we are now on YouTube and if you are ready....our first video recording. Yes we recorded our interview with Peter Laws back in 2022 so enjoy the giggles and funny faces we pull as we waffle on 😅

Special Guest Interview: Peter Laws We were delighted to be joined by Peter Laws this month for a jolly good geek-out about all things weird and wonderful. We ended up chatting for two hours!Pe...

What a lovely evening with the delightful Alasdair Beckett-King

Jos Dow who did our amazing theme tune, has started his own YouTube channel!😍

Endurance II A new micro-track I composed with accompanying visuals - my drawing, 'Endurance II' digitised and glitched for your viewing pleasure. February 2024Composed a...

Here’s a little Christmas Present for all of you! Episode four of our On the Road Series!

This time we have a very eerie tale from not one but two of the lovely people who came to tell us a story during our tour. Listen to Nick and Sue’s tales of a very haunted house right in the middle of Colchester.

https://linktr.ee/EerieEssex

This will unfortunately be our last episode of the year, our regular Christmas episode will not be going ahead as planned we’re really sorry to disappoint you all.

We will see you in the new year for more strange sightings, ghostly tales, weird history and folklore from Essex.

Here’s a little Christmas Present for all of you! Episode four of our On the Road Series!

This time we have a very eerie tale from not one but two of the lovely people who came to tell us a story during our tour. Listen to Nick and Sue’s tales of a very haunted house right in the middle of Colchester.

This will unfortunately be our last episode of the year, our regular Christmas episode will not be going ahead as planned we’re really sorry to disappoint you all.

We will see you in the new year for more strange sightings, ghostly tales, weird history and folklore from Essex.

Bethan here :-)
My good friend Joe from Right in the Schoolies podcast has done a marvellous storytelling episode of M. R. James "Oh Whistle & I'll Come to you my lad". I was so pleased when he asked me to soundscape it.
I hope you enjoy:

Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad - Right in the Schoolies Here it is: the ghost story for Christmas 2023! A classic tale of terror from the master. This particular story was read by me and beautifully enhanced by the very talented Bethan Briggs Miller, from the Eerie Essex and Spectre of the Sea podcast....

Hey all

I'm doing a storytelling tomorrow night as part of Magical Women. An evening of rituals, magic, live music and stories.

Tickets are available here at £5:

Christmas Coven - Rituals, Magic, Music, Festive Ghost Stories and Poetry !

Date: Thu, Dec 14 • 19:00 GMT

Christmas Coven - Rituals, Magic, Music, Festive Ghost Stories and Poetry ! You are invited to gather and enjoy as audience or/and performer at our festival Christmas Coven

New episode!

Eerie Essex on the Road: The Wivenhoe Files.

We talk to Martin Newell about his spooky experiences in this sleepy fishing village. This was recorded at

Link to listen in our bio

We are at The Old Grocery in Wivenhoe today recording people's stories. Come and share your eerie tales with us and have a look at the folklore art exhibition.

We are at The Old Grocery in Wivenhoe today recording people's stories. Come and share your eerie tales with us and have a look at the folklore art exhibition.

Bethan is doing a live storytelling at 7pm part of Magical Women's Halloween event. Tickets still available:

Magical Women's Halloween Event (Samhain) Join us for spooky storytelling, live music and poetry! Autistic/ADHD women and non-binary artists, musicians and writers welcome!

We’re back with a full length episode for Halloween!

This month we’re looking at Asylums We’ve put in a lot of thought in how to approach the topic and I hope you’ll enjoy what we’ve found

https://linktr.ee/EerieEssex

Another Help my House is Haunted done 😁

Really enjoyed doing this interview with The Appalachian Folklore Podcast. Aaron is such a sweetheart

A Conversation with Folklore Researcher Bethan Briggs-Miller Listen to this episode from The Appalachian Folklore Podcast on Spotify. LINKSEerie Essex Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eerie-essex/id1579236448Spectre of the Sea Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/spectre-of-the-sea/id1638157950Bethan on Twitter/Xhttps://twitter.com/BethanJ...

My wonderful friend Zoe who makes incredible stained glass work has a stall at the Satanic Flea Market, Islington, 1st Oct.

Sounds a pretty awesome event.

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Our special "On the Road" series has started! We travelled across the county collecting your stories...

Ep:1 - The Hitchhiker Ghost

This story gave us chills. Listen to the story of an unusual passenger that wasn't all they seemed.

Southend, Leigh-on-Sea, Ilford, Blackwall tunnel feature in this episode. Recorded in Colchester Castle prison.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WjePHgoL9jXa76G30vFDx?si=DkEcUePRRDagfI_AwvSSsQ

On way to ASSAP: the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena conference. Looking forward to speaking on Sunday

Thrilled to be speaking at this event! Last year was such fun with incredible talks. There is still time to get tickets:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/assapassociationforthescientificstudyofanomalousphenomena/844409?fbclid=IwAR0jLe4_tLYtys3__Z3rkqDJCtVlqzQhKY_Wp8Weh80_oKSFeeKBjmoC7Kg

Bethan recently hosted an episode of The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast with the fabulous Icy Sedgwick.

Ep 66: Bethan and Icy talk Welsh and Northumbrian Fairylore! - Scarlett of the Fae ✨ In this second and final Summer Guest Host Takeover special* I'm delighted to introduce two more spectacular human beings: Bethan Briggs-Miller of Eerie Essex and Spectre of the Sea and Icy Sedgwick of Fabulous Folklore with Icy🧌🧚🏻‍♀️ Icy and Bethan share encounters from their ori...

This month we’re joined by the inter dimensional Alisdair Beckett-King to swap stories about UFO’s

Find out why a coal shovel might be humanities best defence against little grey men, learn about the intimidating letters received by the MOD and listen to encounters of chilling encounters in Essex forest with Aliens.

https://linktr.ee/EerieEssex

Thoroughly enjoyed our guest host on tonight's episode of Eerie Essex . The fabulous, hilarious, interdimensional Alasdair Beckett-king!

We talk UFOs!

This month we’re diving into the chilly waters of folklore and ghost stories connected to water.

From a man made pools to ancient springs, submerged churches and spooky water ways.

A massive thank you to Annie / Jo Bell for sharing her in depth research on Charlotte’s pool for this episode.

Link to listen linktr.ee/EerieEssex

Join Jessamy Carlson of University of Essex Sociology Department with guest speakers from the Eerie Essex Podcast for this online public workshop discussing public sociologists and the uses of archives and oral history.

Join us on Zoom Friday, 5 May, 2023 14:00-16:00
https://okt.to/lZ4aBp

Anyone else here tonight?