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Most Haunted: Edinburgh Vaults REVIEW

Edinburgh Vaults: Most Haunted episode reviewed by CHRISTINE MILLER

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Chillingham Castle Most Haunted REVIEW

CHRISTINE MILLER looks back on Most Haunted: Chillingham Castle

Inside Ireland’s Most Haunted Theatre, The Athenaeum

5 Haunted Places to Visit in Bedford

Winslow’s Bell Hotel Ghost Doesn’t Know She’s Dead

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, get ready for some ghostly fun!

Horror Films

Asylum (1972) and The House That Dripped Blood (1970) Blu-ray Review

RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES gets a sneak peek at Amicus' Asylum (1972) and The House That Dripped Blood (1970) on Blu-ray.

Horror Films

Freddie Jones, an actor and national treasure, OBITUARY

Freddie Jones, one of Britain's most cherished performers has died, aged 91. RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES looks at his career in horror and other strange films...

Top 10 greatest British folk horror films

Hammer Horror’s Mummy Films, we rank them!

Hammer’s Frankenstein films, ranked from best to worst

Hammer’s Dracula films, ranked from best to worst

Strange History

Witch of Saratoga, Northampton’s forgotten magickal emigrant

Angeline Tubbs left England in 1761 and became the infamous Witch of Saratoga, writes JJ MERRYWEATHER

Strange History

Two Doctors and the Human Candle: A Case of Spontaneous Human Combustion?

DR FIONA-JANE BROWN looks at a strange case of a woman mysteriously burning to death in Aberdeen, Scotland... was it Spontaneous Human Combustion?

Alien Big Cat sightings in Wales

5 Creepy Abandoned London Underground Stations

Ireland’s Top 10 Strangest Place Names

Who were the Witches of Belvoir?

Folklore

Gurning Man of Glasgow Mystery: Fact of Fiction?

Gurning Man is a Glasgow urban legend that may well have been invented by the internet. MJ STEEL COLLINS looks at whether there's any truth in the legend.

Folklore

Secret Devil’s Standing Stones in Marston Moretaine

MELISSA ELBORN follows in the Devil’s footsteps in Bedfordshire village, Marston Moretaine.

Top 10 scariest Banshee appearances in Ireland

Britain’s strangest food-related superstitions

The Corpse Bird: A guide to Welsh Owl Folklore

England’s 6 most terrifying historic vampire cases

True Crime

10 brutal murders that shocked London

TREVOR BOND looks backs at the most gruesome killings ever in London, and how the public reacted!

True Crime

Mary Jane Kelly, the 130th anniversary of her death – Jack the Ripper VIDEO

Today is the 130th anniversary of the killing of the last Jack the Ripper murder - Mary Jane Kelly - on 9th November 1888.

13 Jack the Ripper locations the tour guides won’t show you!

30 September 1888: Jack the Ripper ‘Double Event’ Murder – 130th Anniversary VIDEO

Ireland’s Top 5 Strangest Murders

The Killing of Annie Chapman – Jack the Ripper – VIDEO

Television

Nigel Kneale’s The Stone Tape, the TV show changed paranormal research

The legacy of The Stone Tape, a classic 1970s BBC supernatural thriller by Nigel Kneale, continues to be felt, says MATTHEW E BANKS

Paranormal, Television

Ghostwatch, the birth of paranormal reality TV

Ghostwatch terrified 10-year-old MJ STEEL COLLINS back in 1992. She now looks back on the groundbreaking paranormal TV special.

Inside Number 9: ‘Dead Line’ Live Halloween Special 2018 REVIEW

Children of the Stones: Essential Episode Guide

Top 5 Creepy Kids ITV shows

Welcome to the real Devil’s End, as seen in Doctor Who: The Daemons

Books, Horror Films

10 ways David Pinner’s Ritual may have inspired The Wicker Man (1973)

BARRY McCANN analyses David Pinner's 1967 Novel, Ritual, to see how it may have inspired horror film classic, The Wicker Man in 1973!

Books

Dracul (2018) by Dacre Stoker and J. D. Barker BOOK REVIEW

DR KAJA FRANCK reviews Dracul (2018), by Dacre Stoker and J. D. Barker, a worthy prequel to the greatest vampire novel of all…

Return to the Stones brings us back to Milbury BOOK REVIEW

Real-life M.R. James locations every fan must visit

M R James’ The Tractate Middoth: Just Who was Doctor Rant?

Why we love Dracula: From monster to sex symbol

UFOs/Aliens

Why is the Falkirk Triangle, Scotland’s UFO capital?

Falkirk in Scotland sees so many UFO sightings, some believe it may be a portal to another world, says RICK HALE

UFOs/Aliens

5 Unexplained UFO sightings in London

RICK HALE delves through the archives to discover 5 Unexplained UFO sightings in London

4 sceptical reasons against Alien Abduction

Winston Churchill versus The UFOs: WW2 coverup exposed!

The Warminster Thing, UFO over Wiltshire

The Alien Abduction of Yorkshire’s Alan Godfrey

Paranormal

Most Haunted: Edinburgh Vaults REVIEW

Edinburgh Vaults: Most Haunted episode reviewed by CHRISTINE MILLER

Horror Films

Asylum (1972) and The House That Dripped Blood (1970) Blu-ray Review

RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES gets a sneak peek at Amicus' Asylum (1972) and The House That Dripped Blood (1970) on Blu-ray.

Paranormal

Chillingham Castle Most Haunted REVIEW

CHRISTINE MILLER looks back on Most Haunted: Chillingham Castle

Paranormal

Inside Ireland’s Most Haunted Theatre, The Athenaeum

The Athenaeum in Enniscorthy is known as Ireland's most haunted theatre, says ANN MASSEY

Folklore

Gurning Man of Glasgow Mystery: Fact of Fiction?

Gurning Man is a Glasgow urban legend that may well have been invented by the internet. MJ STEEL COLLINS looks at whether there's any truth in the legend.

Folklore

Secret Devil’s Standing Stones in Marston Moretaine

MELISSA ELBORN follows in the Devil’s footsteps in Bedfordshire village, Marston Moretaine.

Paranormal

Most Haunted: The Black Bull REVIEW

CHRISTINE MILLER looks back on Most Haunted: The Black Bull

Horror Films

Freddie Jones, an actor and national treasure, OBITUARY

Freddie Jones, one of Britain's most cherished performers has died, aged 91. RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES looks at his career in horror and other strange films...

Horror Films

Top 10 greatest British folk horror films

SIMON BALL ranks his favourite folk horror films, including classics and newer additions to the popular genre!

Paranormal

5 Haunted Places to Visit in Bedford

Discover the spooky side of Bedford with these haunted sites, from MELISSA ELBORN

Folklore

Top 10 scariest Banshee appearances in Ireland

ANN MASSEY gives us her top 10 terrifying Banshee appearances from history in Ireland…

Folklore

Britain’s strangest food-related superstitions

CLAIRE BARRAND discusses folklore in the kitchen and the rules we must follow to ensure we don't have back luck!

Most Haunted: Edinburgh Vaults REVIEW

Chillingham Castle Most Haunted REVIEW

Inside Ireland’s Most Haunted Theatre, The Athenaeum

5 Haunted Places to Visit in Bedford

Winslow’s Bell Hotel Ghost Doesn’t Know She’s Dead

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, get ready for some ghostly fun!

Asylum (1972) and The House That Dripped Blood (1970) Blu-ray Review

Freddie Jones, an actor and national treasure, OBITUARY

Top 10 greatest British folk horror films

Hammer Horror’s Mummy Films, we rank them!

Hammer’s Frankenstein films, ranked from best to worst

Hammer’s Dracula films, ranked from best to worst

Witch of Saratoga, Northampton’s forgotten magickal emigrant

Two Doctors and the Human Candle: A Case of Spontaneous Human Combustion?

Alien Big Cat sightings in Wales

5 Creepy Abandoned London Underground Stations

Ireland’s Top 10 Strangest Place Names

Who were the Witches of Belvoir?

Gurning Man of Glasgow Mystery: Fact of Fiction?

Secret Devil’s Standing Stones in Marston Moretaine

Top 10 scariest Banshee appearances in Ireland

Britain’s strangest food-related superstitions

The Corpse Bird: A guide to Welsh Owl Folklore

England’s 6 most terrifying historic vampire cases

10 brutal murders that shocked London

Mary Jane Kelly, the 130th anniversary of her death – Jack the Ripper VIDEO

13 Jack the Ripper locations the tour guides won’t show you!

30 September 1888: Jack the Ripper ‘Double Event’ Murder – 130th Anniversary VIDEO

Ireland’s Top 5 Strangest Murders

The Killing of Annie Chapman – Jack the Ripper – VIDEO

Nigel Kneale’s The Stone Tape, the TV show changed paranormal research

Ghostwatch, the birth of paranormal reality TV

Inside Number 9: ‘Dead Line’ Live Halloween Special 2018 REVIEW

Children of the Stones: Essential Episode Guide

Top 5 Creepy Kids ITV shows

Welcome to the real Devil’s End, as seen in Doctor Who: The Daemons

10 ways David Pinner’s Ritual may have inspired The Wicker Man (1973)

Dracul (2018) by Dacre Stoker and J. D. Barker BOOK REVIEW

Return to the Stones brings us back to Milbury BOOK REVIEW

Real-life M.R. James locations every fan must visit

M R James’ The Tractate Middoth: Just Who was Doctor Rant?

Why we love Dracula: From monster to sex symbol

Why is the Falkirk Triangle, Scotland’s UFO capital?

5 Unexplained UFO sightings in London

4 sceptical reasons against Alien Abduction

Winston Churchill versus The UFOs: WW2 coverup exposed!

The Warminster Thing, UFO over Wiltshire

The Alien Abduction of Yorkshire’s Alan Godfrey

Most Haunted: Edinburgh Vaults REVIEW

Asylum (1972) and The House That Dripped Blood (1970) Blu-ray Review

Chillingham Castle Most Haunted REVIEW

Inside Ireland’s Most Haunted Theatre, The Athenaeum

Gurning Man of Glasgow Mystery: Fact of Fiction?

Secret Devil’s Standing Stones in Marston Moretaine

Most Haunted: The Black Bull REVIEW

Freddie Jones, an actor and national treasure, OBITUARY

Top 10 greatest British folk horror films

5 Haunted Places to Visit in Bedford

Top 10 scariest Banshee appearances in Ireland

Britain’s strangest food-related superstitions

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