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Skaill House: Orkney’s Classic Haunted House

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Skaill House in the Orkney Islands is every bit the classic haunted house, writes RICK HALE
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The Uncanny 1977

The Uncanny 1977 REVIEW

Charles Gray in The Devil Rides Out 1968

The Devil Rides Out 1968 REVIEW

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A Christmas Carol 1971 TV REVIEW

Axed 2012

Axed 2012 REVIEW

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Chilling Caerphilly Castle’s Ghosts and Hauntings

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Caerphilly Castle has a reputation for being one of the most haunted places to visit in South Wales. CALLUM CAMPBELL takes a look…
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Speak As Ye Choose BBC Ghosts
Television

Speak As Ye Choose: Ghosts BBC (S4, E2) REVIEW

Gemma Johnson - 0
Neil R Storey Bram Stoker Book
Literature

I’m Dracula Author Bram Stoker’s Kindred Spirit: Neil R Storey

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Most Haunted
Paranormal Reality TV

Chatham Dockyards, Most Haunted (S4, E9) REVIEW

Joanna Hague - 0
Mabon Autumn Equinox
Folklore

Mabon: How to Embrace and Celebrate Autumn

Rachael Elizabeth - 0
Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil
Ghosts and Hauntings

Haunted Cyfarthfa Castle: Bogeymen in Merthyr Tydfil

Spooky Isles Team - 0
Wardown Park
Ghosts and Hauntings

Ghostly Secrets of Luton’s Wardown Park

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Discover the enchanting tales and eerie legends of the British Isles with Jonathan Ross' Myths and Legends, a captivating Channel 4 series exploring regional folklore
Television

Jonathan Ross’ Myths and Legends 2023 TV REVIEW

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Scarborough
Ghosts and Hauntings

Scarborough: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

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Kirkstall Abbey
Ghosts and Hauntings

Haunted Kirkstall Abbey: Leeds’ Ghostly Gem

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Gartloch Hospital
Ghosts and Hauntings

Gartloch Hospital: Glasgow’s Haunted Asylum Revealed

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Berrington Hall
Ghosts and Hauntings

Spectral Splendour of Haunted Berrington Hall

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The BBC's Ghosts Christmas Special 2022 brings a pantomime to Button House and GEMMA JOHNSON couldn't be happier
Television

Ghosts Christmas Special 2022 REVIEW

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Chilling Messages: My Haunting Encounter with the Unseen
Mysterious Phenomena

Chilling Messages: My Haunting Encounter with the Unseen

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Beast of Bodmin Moor
Cryptozoology

The Beast of Bodmin Moor: Myth or a Very Big Cat?

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Happy Death Day - Ghosts BBC
Television

Happy Death Day: Ghosts BBC (S1, E3) REVIEW

Gemma Johnson - 0

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Blood Of The Vampire 1958 REVIEW

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First off the blocks to emulate Hammer's horror success? RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES revisits the gruesomely Technicolor effort, Blood Of The Vampire (1958).
The River Conwy at Betws y Coed

What Is The Mysterious Anfanc of Wales’ River Conwy?

Welcome 17

Where is Robin Hood’s Grave?

Chillingham Castle

Chillingham Castle: A Holiday Destination with a Difference

Paranormal Diaries: Clophill

The Paranormal Diaries Clophill 2013 REVIEW

Nothing but the NIght

Nothing But The Night 1973 REVIEW

Daniel Radcliffe in The Woman in Black 2012

The Woman in Black 2012 REVIEW

Suede The Blue Hour

Suede’s The Blue Hour Evokes Memories of Children of the Stones

Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree 1979 REVIEW

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The Haunted Curiosity Shop 1901 VIDEO

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The Haunted Curiosity Shop (1901) is one of the first ever British made horror films.
The Oblong Box 1967

The Oblong Box 1969 REVIEW

Michael Gough in Horror Hospital 1973

Horror Hospital 1973 REVIEW

Marcus (Tony Curran) in Underworld Evolution

Underworld Evolution 2006 REVIEW

Welcome 20

Son of Dracula 1974 REVIEW

Welcome 21

Dead of Night 1945 REVIEW

Welcome 22

Don’t Look Now 1973 REVIEW

Welcome 23

Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb 1964 REVIEW

Welcome 24

Curse of the Werewolf 1961 REVIEW

FOLKLORE

ESOTERIC ARTS

HORROR FILMS

Shane Briant

Shane Briant talks to Spooky Isles

Welcome 26

The Enigma Of Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP)

Welcome 27

Thriller (S6, E5): Kill Two Birds REVIEW

Lockwood and Co

Lockwood and Co: Episode 1 REVIEW

Welcome 28

The Beast That Terrorised RAF Alconbury

Arden Street, Marchmont, Edinburgh

Apparitions on Arden Street, Edinburgh

Victoria Tunnel Newcastle

Newcastle’s Haunted Victoria Tunnel

Most Haunted - Mary King's Close

Stockport Workhouse, Most Haunted REVIEW

Welcome 29

Aberdeen: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

Doctor Jekyll 2023

Doctor Jekyll 2023 REVIEW

how to do a seance

How to do a Seance: Talking to the Spirits Safely

Skirrid Mountain

Skirrid Mountain Inn, A Must-Do For Ghost Hunters

Dracula

Dracula: A Timeless Gothic Masterpiece

Tod Slaughter in Red Barn Murder

Maria Marten and the ‘Murder in the Red Barn’ on Film

ouija board

My First Epping Forest Ghost Hunt

Ivy

Ivy Folklore: Things You Didn’t Know

Most Haunted - Mary King's Close

Most Haunted: Alton Towers REVIEW

Welcome 30

House of Frankenstein 1944 REVIEW

Scotland has been famous for its Scotch whisky for centuries, so it's little wonder that its distilleries have lots of tales of hauntings!

Scotland’s Most Haunted Whisky Distilleries

Welcome 31

Margam Castle, Port Talbot’s Paranormal Hotspot

Paranormal Investigator Objectivity

Why Must We Be Objective During Paranormal Investigations?

Legacy of Thorn 2014

Legacy of Thorn 2014 REVIEW

The carved stone head looking over Olney Churchyard

Olney And The Folklore Of My Childhood Home

King James IV of Scotland

10 Weird Things about King James IV of Scotland

Scene from Ghost of Frankenstein 1942

The Ghost of Frankenstein 1942 REVIEW

Welcome 32

House of Dracula 1945 REVIEW

Welcome 33

Cumbria: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Welcome 34

Spiders Superstition: Web Of Omens And Beliefs

Skip Martin in Vampire Circus 1972.

The Horror Films of Skip Martin

50 Berkeley Square has a reputation of being the most haunted house in London.

Is 50 Berkeley Square, London’s Most Haunted House?

Datchworth

Datchworth, Hertfordshire: A Ghostly Guide

Most Haunted - Mary King's Close

Clerkenwell House of Detention Most Haunted REVIEW

Inch Abbey Haunted Downpatrick

Downpatrick: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Robert Kirk and the Good People

Robert Kirk and The Good People: A Fairy Murder Mystery

Welcome 35

Staffordshire’s Spookiest Ghost Sightings Of The Victorian Times

Ireland's Púca Festival: A Different Kind of Halloween 

Ireland’s Púca Festival: A Different Kind of Halloween 

Welcome 36

Trerice Manor, Ghostly Tales Of Evil Lords And Headless Horsemen

Welcome 37

Should Paranormal Investigators Tell Ghosts They’re Dead?

Happy Death Day - Ghosts BBC

Happy Death Day: Ghosts BBC (S1, E3) REVIEW

Welcome 38

Scrooge 1935 Full Movie VIDEO

Welcome 39

Dr Crippen’s Execution: He Swung Into Eternity Without A Word

Haunted Glasgow Pub

5 Haunted Glasgow Pubs to Visit

Welcome 40

Cryptid Worms: Legend and Lore

Liah Thorley

Liah Gets Spooky With Scarborough Ghost Tours

Welcome 41

What Lurks At The Written Stone, Longridge?

Welcome 42

Who Was Jack O’Kent, The Welsh Doctor Faustus?

Lucid Dreaming

Take Control of Your Dreams: A Guide to Lucid Dreaming

Welcome 43

Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell by Paul Kane REVIEW

Cloven Hoof - Age of Steel

Top 7 British Metal Bands Inspired by Horror, You’ve Never Heard...

Devils of Darkness 1965

Devils of Darkness 1965 REVIEW

Grave Robbing

Protecting Against Grave Robbers

Welcome 44

Thriller (S5, E3): Won’t Write Home Mom, I’m Dead REVIEW

The World's End Camden

The World’s End Camden, a place of torture, ghosts and music

Welcome 45

Cross-Roads 1955 REVIEW

Welcome 46

Jack the Ripper … from Hull?

Welcome 47

Armchair Thriller (S2, originally untransmitted): The Chelsea Murders REVIEW

Brummy Vampire

Is The Brummy Vampire Monster Or Myth?

Welcome 48

My Sweet Lord! When Beatle George Harrison saw a Ghost

Halloween started in the Emerald Isle, and ANN MASSEY McELROY guides us along the road through five spooky places to visit there for a true Ireland Halloween experience!

Ireland Halloween: 5 Spookiest Places To Visit

Welcome 49

Bloody Britain, at least we’ve got Hammer!

St Magnus the Martyr Church

Haunted City of London Churches: Ghosts in the Square Mile

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House 1932 REVIEW

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1931

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1931 REVIEW

Welcome 50

Targets 1968 REVIEW

Welcome 51

Thriller (S3, E1): A Coffin For The Bride REVIEW

Sanford Orcas Manor

Spirits abound at haunted Sandford Orcas Manor, Dorset

Welcome 52

Red Room 2017 Review

Welcome 53

Screaming Lord Sutch does Jack the Ripper

Eden Lake 2008

Eden Lake 2008 REVIEW

Shakespeare's Witches

Shakespeare And Witches: A Dark Fascination

Welcome 54

The Ghosts of Nunhead Cemetery, South London

Evil Eye

How To Protect Against The Evil Eye

Dracula

Why We Love Dracula: A History Of Vampire Films

Yeth Hound

Yeth Hounds, Lost Souls of Dartmoor, born of blood and misery

The Ghost Hunter Chronicles by Yvette Fielding

Yvette Fielding Raises Spirits With Ghost Hunter Chronicles Books

Welcome 55

Hitchcock 2012 REVIEW

Welcome 56

Shadows (S3, E5): The Man Who Hated Children

Blood on Satans Claw

Blood On Satan’s Claw 1971 REVIEW

Welcome 57

‘Naming Jack the Ripper’ doesn’t prove Jack

The old Queen Pub in Camberwell

Haunted Camberwell’s Top 5 Creepiest Ghost Stories

Lion and Swan Hotel

Devil Dog And Ghost Child Haunt The Lion And Swan Hotel,...

Disney Films Inspired by British and Irish Legends

7 Spooky Disney Films Inspired by British and Irish Legends

Perfect Day Ghosts BBC

Perfect Day: Ghosts BBC (S2, E6) REVIEW

Welcome 58

Maids Head Hotel, Norwich’s most haunted

Welcome 59

Pete the Cardiff Poltergeist Plays Havoc With Repair Shop

Sid James and Peter Butterworth in a scene from ITV's Carry On Christmas 1969 TV Special

Carry On Christmas 1969 TV REVIEW

Outpost 2008

Outpost 2008 REVIEW

Welcome 60

Shadows (S3, E4): The Boy Merlin

Welcome 61

Zombies! British and Irish Undead through History

Guy Lyon Playfair

Guy Lyon Playfair talks on Enfield Poltergeist

Ghosts Christmas Special 2021

Ghosts Christmas Special 2021 REVIEW

Glasgow haunted underground

11 Terrifying Glasgow Subway Hauntings

Newstead Abbey

Haunted Newstead Abbey: Lord Byron’s Gothic Home

Murder of the Colleen Brawn

The Murder of The Colleen Bawn

Skirrid Mountain

The Devil, The Giant and Skirrid Mountain

Ghosts BBC Series 1 (2019)

Ghosts BBC Series 1 (2019) Episode Guide

Welcome 62

Guardian of the Abyss: Hammer House of Horror (Ep.10)

Executioner Jack Ketch beheads James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, in 1685.

Jack Ketch: The Executioner Who Horrified London

The Uncanny 1977

The Uncanny 1977 REVIEW

Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire: 13 Haunted Places To Visit

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