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Television

Chiller (1995): Number Six TV REVIEW

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

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7 Cardiff Poltergeist Cases That Defy Logic

Dark and Mysterious Castlemilk House, Glasgow

A Family Visit To Cornwall’s Haunted Jamaica Inn

County Antrim: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

The Highgate Vampire: Fact or Fiction (with David Farrant) VIDEOS

Haunted Drum Castle, The Aberdeenshire Home To Strange Spooks And Spectres!

Was Camberwell bus stop haunting a Christmas Angel?

North Dublin’s 7 Spookiest Places To Visit

Covent Garden: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Visit Spike Island, Ireland’s most haunted place for chills and thrills

Paranormal Investigator Graeme Milne on Haunted Places and Staying Sceptical

Dark Ghosts, Not All Human, At Haunted Athelhampton House

The Flask Highgate: A Scary Ghost Guide

County Cork: Top 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Restless Spirits Spook The Sun in Hitchin

Horror Films & Television

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Ghosts Christmas Special 2022 REVIEW

Gemma Johnson

A Christmas Carol 1971 TV REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

Boys from County Hell 2020 REVIEW

Katherine Sankey

The Spirit Of Dark And Lonely Water

Richard Phillips-Jones

The Horror Films of Skip Martin

David Turnbull

Hush 2009 REVIEW

Andrew Garvey

Armchair Thriller (S1, E11-14): The Girl Who Walked Quickly REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

Hangover Square 1945 REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

The Alien Autopsy Scandal, A Very British Con

Guest Writer

Paperhouse 1988 REVIEW

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Top 5 Jack the Ripper films of all time

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Curse of the Werewolf 1961 REVIEW

Andrew Garvey

The Raven 1963 REVIEW

Adam Scovell

Thriller (S1, E4): An Echo Of Theresa (1973) REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

The Mummy 1932 REVIEW

Andrew Garvey

Folklore

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Folklore Mysterious Creatures

Dearg Due, Demon Brides And Other Irish Femme Fatale

Superstitions

Dandelions in Folklore and Superstition

Folklore

Spring Heeled Jack and other phantom attackers

Mysterious Creatures

Meet Bwbachod, the Welsh goblin

Dark History Folklore

Meet The Gypsy Queen of Norwood

Folklore

Medieval Vampire Legends in UK and Ireland

Folklore

Written in Blood: A Cultural History of the British Vampire REVIEW

Folklore

The Tragic Tale of Glasgow’s Bob Dragon

Folklore Literature

David Copperfield and other amazing caulbearers in fiction

Folklore True Crime

Blackpool’s Horrible Flaherty Sisters and Their Trail of Blood!

Superstitions

Salt in Folklore: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Esoteric Arts Folklore

Poppet Magic, A Magical Guide

Dark History

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Dark History Folklore

The Devil In The Derwent Valley

Cemeteries and Burial Places Folklore

Meet Isle of Man Vampire, Matthew Hassal

Dark History

The Horrifying Truth about Barber Surgeons

Dark History True Crime

Horrific Torture Methods in Ireland Through The Ages

Dark History

Elizabeth Bathory: The Truth Behind Countess Dracula

Cryptozoology Dark History

Two Great Beasts: Aleister Crowley And the Loch Ness Monster

Paranormal True Crime

Serial Killer Ghost Stalks Shrewsbury Castle

Dark History

Scotland Apologises for Historic Witchcraft Trials and Executions

Dark History

Witch Hunt Horror: Jane Wenham’s Shocking Tale

Cemeteries and Burial Places

The Warning of the ‘Chewing Gum’ Grave

Dark History

St David, Wales’ Patron Saint: 10 Facts You Should Know

Dark History

5 Creepy Lancashire Graveyards You Must Visit!

Paranormal

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Ghosts and Hauntings

Covent Garden: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Ghosts and Hauntings Haunted Hotels and Pubs

Newton House, Llandeilo, one of Wales’ most haunted houses

Paranormal Research

Ghost Hunting at Croxteth Hall, Liverpool

Ghosts and Hauntings

The Ghost Of The Wicked Lady Haunts Nomansland Common

Paranormal Reality TV Paranormal Research Television

Which UK Paranormal Reality Show Is The Best?

Ghosts and Hauntings

Scotland’s Most Haunted Whisky Distilleries

Ghosts and Hauntings

Bolton: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Ghosts and Hauntings

Middlesbrough: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

Cemeteries and Burial Places Ghosts and Hauntings

Manchester Cholera Victims Haunt St John’s Gardens

Ghosts and Hauntings

Ghostly Spurn Lighthouse, East Riding of Yorkshire

Ghosts and Hauntings Haunted Hotels and Pubs

Langley Castle Hotel has a haunted storybook appeal

Ghosts and Hauntings

RAF Cosford And The Haunted Aeroplane

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