Gayle Fidler is a writer and researcher from North East England. She lives with her husband and their collection of antique taxidermy. Gayles’ specialist areas of interest are folklore and western esoteric tradition.
Gayle writes both fiction and non- fiction. She is a regular contributor to both online and printed paranormal magazines.
In her professional career, Gayle has co-authored several academic peer reviewed articles.
Gayle also writes short fiction with a dark twist. She has been published in several anthologies.
In 2022 alongside a group of researchers from the Centre for Fortean Zoology (CFZ) and Lancashire Anomalous Phenomena Investigation Society (LAPIS), Gayle and her husband Ben, set off on what was supposed to be a one-off adventure to the Isle of Man. The aim was to investigate the case of Gef the Talking Mongoose. This turned into an annual pilgrimage of weirdness and synchronicity. The journey continues to get stranger with no end in sight.
Gayle Fidler has been a guest on 1 episode.
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VYS0053 | The Mongoose Files - Vayse to Face with Gayle Fidler
November 19th, 2025 | 1 hr 46 mins
cryptids, gef the talking mongoose, isle of man, magic, magick, weird little guy
Ever since their childhood days reading the Usborne Book of Ghosts, Hine and Buckley have been obsessing over the mysterious mercurial mammalian Manx marvel - Gef the Talking Mongoose. And finally bringing Gef chat to Vayse is writer, paranormal researcher and selectively supportive spouse to a lard eating champion, Gayle Fidler.
In recent years Gayle and her curious collective of cryptid-hunters have made a pilgrimage to the Isle of Man to investigate Gef and immerse themselves in strangeness of his story. Her incredible adventures include some uncanny synchronicities, an unlikely team-up with a movie star, an unexpected connection to Aleister Crowley... and the unpredictable guidance of a certain Dr Allen Greenfield... (recorded 1 September 2025)