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Television

Tales of Frankenstein (1958) REVIEW

Folklore

The fairy abduction of Anne Jeffries of St Teath

Ghosts and Hauntings

First Ghosts: From ancient civilisations to Britain

Theatre and Live Events

Dracula: A feminist revenge fantasy, really – Rochdale REVIEW

Literature

The Weird Tales of Dorothy K. Haynes BOOK REVIEW

Ghosts & Hauntings

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Ghost Stories in Luton: Hauntings and Chilling Legends

Peter Sellers and the Ghost of Dan Leno in Kennington

Charles Cameron and the Haunted Legacy of Edinburgh’s Wax Museum

England’s Top 5 Haunted Railway Stations

Britannia Adelphi Hotel: Liverpool’s most haunted place to stay!

Warwickshire: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

Steph Lay Reveals Haunted Milton Keynes’ Hidden Ghost Stories

Enfield’s Haunted Synagogue Spooks Community

Ireland’s 10 Most Terrifying Roadside Ghosts!

Bruce Castle Park, Tottenham’s haunted mansion

Baskerville Hall Hotel, Conan Doyle’s Haunted Inspiration

Enfield: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Haunted Deansgate: Secrets Beneath Manchester’s Historic Mile

Contagion: In the Shadow of the South Shields Poltergeist

The Black Monk and Grey Lady of Belle Tout Lighthouse

Horror Films & Television

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Exploring The Devil Rides Out Film Versus Book

Chris Newton

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

Richard Phillips-Jones

The Undying Monster 1942 REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

Dracula 1931 REVIEW

Guest Writer

Loch Ness They Created a Monster TV REVIEW

Neil Nixon

The Monster Club 1981 REVIEW

Guest Writer

Doctor Who British Gothic Horror Connections

Simon Ball

Murder by Decree 1979 REVIEW

Jon Rees

Armchair Thriller Episode Guide: 1978-81 Anthology Series

Richard Phillips-Jones

How Merton Park Became a Forgotten Hub of British Horror

David Turnbull

The X-Rays 1897 VIDEO

Spooky Isles

The Last Showing 2014 REVIEW

Andrew Garvey

The Changes 1975 RETROSPECTIVE

Simon Ball

The Horror Of It All 1964 REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

I Bought A Vampire Motorcycle 1990 REVIEW

William Bove

Folklore

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Folklore

Jim Fitzpatrick on Irish Mythology and Phil Lynott

Mysterious Creatures

The Art of Co-Operating With Fairies

Folklore

Who Is The Bogeyman And Where Did He Come From?

Mysterious Creatures

Brownies: 10 Fascinating Facts from Scottish Folklore

Esoteric Arts Folklore

Poppet Magic, A Magical Guide

Folklore

What is Sighthill Park Stone Circle in Glasgow?

Folklore

Zombies from History BOOK REVIEW

Superstitions

Holly Folklore: Things You Didn’t Know

Dark History Folklore

Meet The Gypsy Queen of Norwood

Folklore

6 Famous Caulbearers with Extraordinary Talents

Folklore

Springheel’d Jack: The Terror Of My Imagination

Superstitions

The Badger in Superstition and Spellcraft

Dark History

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Dark History

Scotland Apologises for Historic Witchcraft Trials and Executions

Dark History

Was A Mummied Cat Buried In Secret Pendle Hill Witches’ Cottage?

Dark History

The Curse of Raggedstone Hill

Dark History

What Happened to the Princes in The Tower?

Dark History Superstitions

Rochdale’s Curious Deaths and Superstitions

Dark History Ghosts and Hauntings

Jeremy Bentham: The Man Who Mummified Himself

Dark History

Gruesome Death of Robert Wilfred Skeffington Lutwidge

Dark History

Maggie Osborne and the Malt Cross Curse

True Crime

Jack the Ripper’s Secret Confession BOOK REVIEW

Dark History

5 reasons to thank Ireland for Halloween

Dark History True Crime

The Tyburn Tree: London’s Most Infamous Gallows

True Crime

Was Jack the Ripper a Cannibal?

Paranormal

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Paranormal Reality TV Paranormal Research Television

The Muckleburgh Collection, Most Haunted REVIEW

Ghosts and Hauntings

Scotland’s Most Haunted Whisky Distilleries

Ghosts and Hauntings

County Clare: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

Ghosts and Hauntings Haunted Hotels and Pubs

Chequers Inn Amersham haunted by ghosts of a dark past

Ghosts and Hauntings

The Ghosts and Hauntings of the Treasurer’s House, York

Ghosts and Hauntings Haunted Hotels and Pubs

Fisherman’s Cot, Home To Good And Evil Spirits

Television Paranormal Reality TV Paranormal Research

Derek Acorah, TV Psychic Medium, Dies Aged 69

Ghosts and Hauntings

Bolton: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Ghosts and Hauntings

5 Most Terrifying Irish Poltergeist Hauntings

Ghosts and Hauntings

Bell Lane Water Spook Remains Leicester’s Strangest Mystery

Paranormal Reality TV Television

Ghost Theory Live: Leading The New Paranormal Reality TV

Esoteric Arts

5 Crystals For Love And Relationships

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