Welcome to spooky isles
Dark History Ghosts and Hauntings
What haunts The Guy Fawkes Inn in York?
David Saunderson
2 May 2026
Discovering Elsa Lanchester, the original Bride of Frankenstein
Spooky Isles
1 May 2026
Halloween is coming!
Why FEAR at Avon Valley leads the UK scare scene
2 November 2025
FEAR at Avon Valley delivers the UK’s most consistently thrilling and immersive Halloween event, balancing theatre-quality storytelling with a genuine festival atmosphere, writes PM BUCHAN
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5 Reasons to Thank Ireland for Halloween
30 October 2013
Jack O’Lantern: 13 Things You Didn’t Know
7 October 2018
ghosts & hauntings
Murder, fire and ghost stories at The Punch Bowl, York
28 April 2026
Saddleworth Moor: Mystery, Tragedy and Hauntings
21 April 2026
Ghosts of St Mary’s Lighthouse, Whitley Bay
20 April 2026
The Ghosts and Hauntings of the Treasurer’s House, York
18 April 2026
horror & fantasy films
Ken Russell’s Gothic 1986, Now Available On Blu-Ray
27 September 2023
Nightmare on One Sheet: Graham Humphreys VIDEO
10 October 2023
26 July 2014
The Bloody House of David McGillivray INTERVIEW
4 June 2012
And Now The Screaming Starts! 1973 REVIEW
8 June 2022
28 January 2016
television
Detectorists and the Ghosts Beneath the Field
21 February 2026
Small Prophets brings Alchemy and Homunculi to the BBC
13 February 2026
8 February 2026
The Room in the Tower TV REVIEW
31 December 2025
BBC’S The Read: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Reece Shearsmith REVIEW
11 November 2025
Sapphire & Steel, Assignment II: The Railway Station 1979 REVIEW
19 October 2025
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
7 Vinegar Superstitions You Show Know
22 April 2026
Meet Gytrash, Yorkshire’s Black Dog of Death
4 April 2026
40 Death Folklore and Superstitions You Should Know
12 March 2026
Dark history
What haunts The Guy Fawkes Inn in York?
2 May 2026
London Burkers: How Resurrectionists Turned To Murder
29 April 2026
Martha Ray’s Grave in Elstree: A Georgian Murder Remembered
20 February 2026
Literature
Who is Dracula’s Father? BOOK REVIEW
15 April 2026
D.E.V.I.L by Jill Lincoln BOOK REVIEW
18 March 2026
Dr Jekyll and Mr Seek BOOK REVIEW
19 February 2026
Lily’s Monster by Cliff McNish BOOK REVIEW
8 November 2025
UFOS & ALIENS
The Great Flying Saucer Hoax: How a 1967 Student Prank Fooled Britain
19 September 2025
Neil Nixon: Why We Still Don’t Know the Truth About UFOs
16 September 2025
The Sheerness UFO Incident: Britain’s First Great Aerial Mystery
12 September 2025
UFOs Over Britain by Neil R Storey BOOK REVIEW
29 August 2025
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
Sightings of the Huttock Top Beast Continue to Intrigue
18 February 2026
The Beast of Bodmin Moor: Myth or a Very Big Cat?
17 January 2025
Morgawr: Cornwall’s Legendary Sea Serpent
15 November 2024
Mystery Animals of The Lothians
4 June 2024
Loch Ness They Created a Monster TV REVIEW
1 January 2024
Alien Big Cat Sightings Claw Through Kent
12 November 2023
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
When Archaeology Meets the Psi Factor
2 January 2026
Deathbed Visions: A Glimpse Beyond the Veil?
21 April 2025
10 March 2025
Curse of Alloa Tower: The Erskine Family’s Lament
21 February 2025
Chilling Messages: My Haunting Encounter with the Unseen
9 September 2024
