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Lychgates, Britain’s Forgotten Gates of the Dead
Spooky Isles
3 July 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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Discover Halloween’s Scottish Origins
14 October 2014
Allantide and Apples: Halloween in Cornwall
27 October 2023
Dark Origins of Halloween: The Night The Dead Haunts The Living
29 October 2012
ghosts & hauntings
Southend-on-Sea, Essex: 5 Haunted Places To Visit
8 November 2017
Carlisle: 5 Haunted Places to Visit
30 June 2023
Old Bull And Bush: A Traditional London Pub Full of Ghosts!
19 December 2018
Eilean Donan Castle’s Spooky Ghosts and Legends
14 October 2022
Jamaica Inn, it’s a crime to miss this famous haunted hotel
15 November 2018
The Ghosts Of Hinchingbrooke House
3 July 2020
horror & fantasy films
Universal vs Hammer Horror: Which Monsters Reign Supreme?
11 October 2024
25 October 2012
And Now The Screaming Starts! 1973 REVIEW
8 June 2022
The Phantom Of The Opera 1989 REVIEW
15 October 2015
26 July 2021
Rasputin the Mad Monk 1966 REVIEW
20 October 2012
television
Clerkenwell House of Detention Most Haunted REVIEW
25 October 2019
Psychoville Halloween Special: You’d Be Foolish To Miss It
25 November 2017
I Love Lucy: Ghosts BBC (S3, E4) REVIEW
6 November 2024
Armchair Thriller (S2, E01-06): The Victim REVIEW
15 November 2024
The Worst Witch (2017-2020) TV REVIEW
25 October 2024
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
The Role and Superstitions of Mirrors in Witchcraft
4 October 2024
Black Cats and Superstition: 13 Things You Didn’t Know About
28 October 2017
What is Sighthill Park Stone Circle in Glasgow?
20 December 2012
St Elian, the Saint who Banned Greyhounds
16 October 2012
Dark history
William Palmer, The Rugeley Poisoner
3 April 2013
London’s Knights of the Living Dead
11 July 2012
Liverpool’s Black Widows: A Dubious Tradition
30 November 2012
Dr Crippen’s Ghost and Other Murderer Spirits
24 June 2014
10 Medieval Death Rituals from England’s Past
18 May 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
UFOS & ALIENS
Europe’s Roswell: 40 Years Since Impact BOOK REVIEW
11 November 2023
High Wycombe UFO: The Tale of William Robert Loosley
29 September 2023
The Voice of Vrillon: A Hoax from Out of this World
15 June 2022
Alan Godfrey and the Yorkshire Alien Abduction
13 June 2019
The Curious Tale Of The A70 UFO Incident
23 June 2023
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
Trewint Tor: A Tale Of Scaredy Cats On Bodmin Moor
19 August 2020
Black Dogs and Other Terrifying Warnings of Death
27 November 2016
Mystery Animals of The Lothians
4 June 2024
Alien Big Cat Sightings Claw Through Kent
12 November 2023
Is Bolam Lake home to Northumberland’s Man-Beast?
29 September 2013
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
Time Slips with Dr Ann Winsper INTERVIEW
16 February 2022
Could ‘Near Death Experiences’ Actually Be Painful?
13 June 2012
28 October 2022
Are Time Slips Caused by Paranormal Memory Tampering?
23 August 2023
Is Spontaneous Human Combustion Real?
16 February 2015
