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Ardglass Castle: Northern Ireland’s Greatest Haunts (S2, E3) REVIEW
CHRISTINE MILLER takes a look at Northern Ireland's Greatest Haunt's Ardglass Castle episode
Ghost and Hauntings
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Haunted Places to Visit in UK and Ireland
5 Haunted Places to Visit in Dumfries and Galloway
MJ STEEL COLLINS picks five haunted places to visit in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland
Horror Films
Why I love Night of the Demon (1957)
REN ZELEN reveals why Night of the Demon, aka Curse of the Demon, directed by Jacques Tourner, has made such an impression on her.
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros Years (2018) REVIEW
TERRY SHERWOOD takes a look at Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros Years (2018), which documents the final years of the great British horror studio, in this edition of Sherwood After Dark.
Tod Slaughter, England’s forgotten horror star
TERRY SHERWOOD looks at the life and film career of top English screen villain Tod Slaughter, in his new regular column for Spooky Isles, Sherwood After Dark
Magic (1978) Blu-ray REVIEW
RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES reviews the new blu-ray release of Magic (1978) with Anthony Hopkins
Dracula 1979 REVIEW
Dracula (1979) is a stylish but different take on the Bram Stoker vampire classic, TERRY SHERWOOD writes
Spooky Isles Videos
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1912) Full Film VIDEO
Watch the earliest surviving movie version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1912 film
UFOs over England with Nigel Wright VIDEO
Spooky Isles talks to ufologist Nigel Wright about UFOs and other mysterious phenomena in this video interview
5 historic Sherlock Holmes/Conan Doyle places to visit in Portsmouth VIDEO
MATT WINGETT shows Spooky Isles around Portsmouth where Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes
Written in Blood: Cultural History of the British Vampire Book Launch VIDEO
Video of book launch of Written in Blood; A Cultural History of the British Vampire by Paul Adams
Highgate Vampire witness speaks out for first time
Londoner Martin Trent discusses seeing The Highgate Vampire
Popular Articles
Learn the natural and supernatural powers and benefits of Garlic
JAMES WILLIS discovers garlic is not just for vampire hunters
9 Weird Welsh Mythical Creatures that will blow your mind!
Check out these Welsh Mythical Creatures - an arrange of the strangest you've ever seen - from NIA JONES!
What is a Caulbearer and why is it spooky?
The legendary Caulbearer still has the power to provoke superstition and wonder, says JAMES WILLIS
Glasgow: Top 30 Haunted Places to Visit
Here's an extensive list of Glasgow's ghosts and hauntings, from MJ STEEL COLLINS - how many have you been to?
Clophill Church: A sad case of desecration and myths
Clophill Church in Bedfordshire, England, is notorious for its hauntings and folklore, says NICOLA CARPENTER
Milton Keynes: 5 Haunted Places to Visit
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, is packed full of haunted places to visit. SELENE PAXTON-BROOKS picks some of her favourites.
Ireland’s Top 10 Haunted Hotels
Want to spend a night in one of Ireland's many haunted hotels? ANN MASSEY has picked the 10 spookiest to scare your bed socks off!
Carry On Screaming! 10 things you didn’t know
Carry On Screaming! - a spoof on Hammer Films - is both a is a horror and comedic delight, says guest writer ANDY DAVIDSON
10 chilling facts about Haunted Glamis Castle Scotland
KEITH COLEMAN reveals some secrets from the spooky halls of Haunted Glamis Castle in Scotland
Stevenage: 5 Haunted Places to Visit
Haunted Stevenage author PAUL ADAMS picks five of the most spooky places in the Hertfordshire town to visit
Guest Articles
The Appointment 1981 REVIEW
Horror legend DAVID McGILLIVRAY reviews The Appointment
5 Haunted Hotels to Visit in the Scottish Highlands
WES McDERMOTT picks some of his favourite haunted hotels in the Scottish Highlands
And Soon The Darkness 1970 REVIEW
STEPHEN MOSLEY reviews the 1970 thriller, And Soon The Darkness
Does this photograph show the ghost nun of Borley?
Guest writer JONATHAN MOOR reveals a colour photograph he took in Borley, Essex back in the 1980s
St Armel – a saint of Arthurian greatness
JACOB MILNESTEIN tells the story of Britain's lesser known dragon-killing saint
Jack the Ripper Leaves Bloody Film Legacy
ERIC McNAUGHTON looks at the cinematic history of the notorious Whitechapel serial killer, Jack the Ripper, on film
The Haunting of Ham House
REN ZELEN investigates the haunted history of Ham House in Surrey
The Power of Clairvoyance: Unlocking the Power Within
Guest writer PAUL SANDS gives us some tips on how to unleash the power of clairvoyance
Hammer Horror’s Top 5 Greatest Monsters List
Monsters were essential to Hammer horror. Guest writer ELLIOT CHAPMAN picks his favourites from the studio's lists of classic films...
Could ‘Near Death Experiences’ actually be painful?
MJ WAYLAND explores stories of Near Death Experiences and how the "white light" can be a nightmarish experience
Pediophobia: Haunted dolls and why we hate them
Pediophobia is the fear of dolls. Guest writer MATTI BEAL, from South Wales, tells us why more people hate dolls than we realise
Joe Hesketh: A Pendle Witch Trial Investigation
Artist JOE HESKETH seeks to understand the horrors of the Pendle Witch Trial through art
The Lancashire Witches
ELLIOT DAVIES delves into the world of The Lancashire Witches from a secondhand book he bought at an Oxfam
Ghosts and the Experiences of Children
ALAN MURDIE tells us not to worry about keeping ghosts hidden from children, they've probably already seen them
British death through the ages
Guest writer VIOLET FENN explores the history of the British and their fascination with death
The Bones of St Bride’s Church
ANTHONY LEWIS recently visited St Brides Church in London where he discovered haunted tales and the remains of Londoners long forgotten
Clophill Church: A sad case of desecration and myths
Clophill Church in Bedfordshire, England, is notorious for its hauntings and folklore, says NICOLA CARPENTER
Mysterious Bidston Hill, beautiful but sinister
Birkenhead's Bidston Hill has had everything from ghosts, satanists and UFOs haunt its beautiful surrounds, says guest writer LAUREN JONES
Walpurgis Night: What is it and why is it spooky?
Walpurgis Night - 30th April - is a spooky event named after a British saint
Top 5 Jack the Ripper films of all time
Guest writer ERIC McNAUGHTON looks at his top five Jack the Ripper five and tell us why they are the best...