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22 August 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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Ireland’s Púca Festival: A Different Kind of Halloween
27 October 2024
Inside Number 9: ‘Dead Line’ Live Halloween Special 2018 REVIEW
29 October 2018
Dacre Stoker on Why Dracula is the Ultimate Halloween Story
21 August 2025
Hop tu Naa: A Isle of Man Celebration
26 October 2023
ghosts & hauntings
Chilling Caerphilly Castle’s Ghosts and Hauntings
14 February 2022
Baskerville Hall Hotel, Conan Doyle’s Haunted Inspiration
24 October 2018
Hounslow’s 10 Haunted Places To Visit
4 October 2017
Ghostly Memories of Haunted Hale
31 October 2022
County Durham Ghost Tour: Create Your Own Itinerary
3 March 2024
Bournemouth: 5 Haunted Places to Visit
19 May 2015
horror & fantasy films
Christmas Carole 2022 TV REVIEW
9 December 2023
29 October 2017
1 October 2024
Sean Chapman actor, Hellraiser interview
31 July 2012
Dave Swift: Horror Film Confessions of TV Bassist
30 June 2013
The Hands of Orlac 1960 REVIEW
28 July 2014
television
Thriller (S3, E1): A Coffin For The Bride REVIEW
2 April 2020
23 November 2019
The Ostrich Inn Most Haunted REVIEW
11 July 2014
Dracula BBC 2020 Episode One: The Rules of the Beast REVIEW
2 January 2020
8 February 2026
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
Is The Brummy Vampire Monster Or Myth?
30 August 2023
What are Witch Bottles? A Brief History
23 September 2012
Dandelions in Folklore and Superstition
11 May 2019
Who Is The Bogeyman And Where Did He Come From?
23 May 2019
11 April 2012
Black Dogs and Other Terrifying Warnings of Death
27 November 2016
Dark history
Jack to the Future: Jack the Ripper goes Sci-Fi
6 November 2013
Catherine Wilson, The Killer Nurse
13 March 2015
How the Samlesbury Witches escaped the hangman’s noose
28 March 2015
Pendle Witches Guide: Where In The Hill To Find Them
7 March 2017
Mary Pannell, The Witch Haunting Of Ledston Hall
12 October 2023
Literature
Who is Dracula’s Father? BOOK REVIEW
15 April 2026
D.E.V.I.L by Jill Lincoln BOOK REVIEW
18 March 2026
UFOS & ALIENS
Alan Godfrey and the Yorkshire Alien Abduction
13 June 2019
Berwyn Mountains UFO Crash, Britain’s Area 51
27 July 2019
The Curious Tale Of The A70 UFO Incident
23 June 2023
The Warminster Thing, UFO over Wiltshire
13 June 2019
The Bizarre Legend of St Catherine’s Island
19 April 2024
Charles Jevington’s Mysterious Journey to the Stars
13 August 2022
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
Yeth Hounds and Alien Big Cats VIDEO
7 June 2020
Cryptid Worms: Legend and Lore
4 January 2019
What Is The Monstrous Big Grey Man Of Ben Mac Dhui?
25 October 2017
Shug Monkey Strikes Fear Into Cambridgeshire
19 April 2023
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
Charles Jevington’s Mysterious Journey to the Stars
13 August 2022
Deathbed Visions: A Glimpse Beyond the Veil?
21 April 2025
Chilling Messages: My Haunting Encounter with the Unseen
9 September 2024
The Dodleston Messages: A Mystery From The Beyond?
27 July 2022
