I’ve got a spooky new podcast! Yes, I’ve talking about it for YEARS, but I finally have a new podcast. After hours and hours of blood, sweat and tears (OK, maybe just sweat), I’ve finally launched the world’s first podcast dedicated to Welsh ghost stories, folklore, myths and legends. You can listen to the first […]
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A curious night at Swansea Museum with Mark Rees
Is the Swansea Devil really cursed? We’re about to find out on what promises to be the most curious night in Swansea Museum’s illustrious history!
NEW BOOK: The A-Z of Curious Wales is available for pre-order
My next book The A-Z Of Curious Wales is available to pre-order… now! You can also have a sneak peek at a low-quality proof the cover (below), which might change before publication (UPDATE: Yes, it did change before publication!): Here’s the publisher’s blurb: The A-Z of Curious Wales by Mark Rees “Strange Stories of Mysteries, […]
NEW BOOK: The Little Book of Welsh Landmarks out now
The Little Book of Welsh Landmarks is available now from all good bookshops. The Little Book of Welsh Landmarks, the second “little book” from Mark Rees, is available now. Following on from The Little Book of Welsh Culture (The History Press, 2016), this was by far the most challenging book that I’ve written to date. […]
Photos from Ghosts of Wales – Live! at National Waterfront Museum, Swansea
Photos fromGhosts of Wales – Live! at National Waterfront Museum, Swansea: The now-annual Ghosts of Wales – Live! event brought the spookiness to the Swansea Fringe Festival in October, and here are the photos to prove it!
Folklore Thursday: Read about the two-headed phantom from Ghosts of Wales
Ghosts of Wales: Accounts from the Victorian Archives by Mark Rees on Folklore Thursday: Did I ever tell you about the two-headed ghost which terrorised a Welsh community? No? Well, now you can read all about it in my latest Folklore Thursday article!
The Little Book of Welsh Landmarks – a new book from Mark Rees
The Little Book of Welsh Landmarks will squeeze around 300 amazing Welsh places, from world famous attractions to obscure hidden gems – like Chepstow Castle, pictured below – into one “little book”