THE SPOOKY FOLKLORE BEHIND SCOOBY-DOO - WITH SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY SHERLOCK HOLMES
For people who love a mystery this popular show is great fun - and has a Sherlockian twist never seen before!
The classic Hanna Barbera cartoon franchise ‘Scooby-Doo’ has been enjoyed by adults and children alike since the 1960s. It has seen various versions come and go, but at its heart it has always dealt with mystery and the supernatural.
Mark Norman’s groundbreaking book Zoinks, published in 2024, is the first to examine the myth and folklore behind the Scooby-Doo villains, removing the mask to expose how well, or badly, the show has represented the real-world in the show.
Now, in a new live show, full of humour and interactive, Mark and his wife Tracey present some of the content of the book in the style you would expect from the show. In an exclusive adaptation of the usual show, written for HolmesFest to include Sherlock himself, you can now experience Zoinks in Portsmouth for the first time.
Mark Norman is a folklorist and author, and the creator of The Folklore Podcast – one of the highest-ranking shows in its genre worldwide with over 2 million downloads behind it. He has variously written for Penguin, HarperCollins, the National Trust and many other publishers. Zoinks: The Spooky Folklore Behind Scooby-Doo was written with input from many of the show’s writers and producers.
