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Folklore

Paranormal Britain wins Katharine Briggs Award 2026

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

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Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin: A Ghost Guide

The Ghostly Watcher Of Wolverhampton

Hatton Cross: 8 Haunted Places To Visit

A Christmas Carol 1984 TV Review: Being a Ghost Story of Shrewsbury

Haunted Places to Visit in Maldon, Essex

Caithness: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Northampton’s Haunted Grosvenor Shopping Centre

Top 3 Most Haunted Glasgow Museums to Visit

Why Are There So Many Haunted Pubs Like The White Hart in Bristol?

Whalley: A Ghostly Village Full of Haunting Tales

Auntie Peggy’s Ghost at The Royal Standard of England

Finedon’s Demonic Dutch Doll Haunting: Full Creepiness Revealed

The Ghosts of Llandaff Cathedral

The Grey Lady and Trent Park Where The Walls Had Ears

The Life and Afterlives of Mary Queen of Scots

Horror Films & Television

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An American Werewolf in London 1981 REVIEW

David Saunderson

Nigel Kneale: The Visionary Who Transformed TV Horror

Brontë Schiltz

Ghosts on the Underground DVD REVIEW

David Saunderson

Peter Cushing and Horror Film Postage Stamps

Spooky Isles

Would watching London after Midnight be a let down?

Barry McCann

Universal Horror Blu-ray Collections Are ‘A Mixed Blessing’

Richard Phillips-Jones

Lady Sybil, Supernatural 1977 (Ep5)

Richard Markworth

The Monster Club 1981 REVIEW

Guest Writer

Shock Waves 1977 REVIEW

Terry Sherwood

Victor Frankenstein 2015 REVIEW

Ann Massey McElroy

Blackadder’s Christmas Carol 1988 TV REVIEW

Christine Miller

Remembering Fortean TV with Rev Lionel Fanthorpe VIDEO

David Saunderson

The Skirrid Inn, Most Haunted REVIEW

Amy Van De Casteele

Teeny Todd, The Demon Barber Of Queer Street: Two Ronnies TV REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

Bloody Britain, at least we’ve got Hammer!

Katie Doherty

Folklore

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Folklore

King Arthur’s Adventures In The Underworld

Superstitions

7 Vinegar Superstitions You Show Know

Folklore Mysterious Phenomena

What is a Caulbearer and Why is it Spooky?

Mysterious Creatures

Irish Vampires Before Dracula: From Dearg Due to Le Fanu’s Carmilla

Folklore Dark History

Hungry Grass tells horrific tales of the Irish Famine

Superstitions

Black Cats and Superstition: 13 Things You Didn’t Know About

Dark History Folklore

10 Deadliest Poisons In British Folklore That Will Kill You

Folklore

The Trouble with the Witch’s Familiar

Superstitions

13 Irish Superstitions You Need To Know!

Superstitions

Beltane in Wales: How to Celebrate Welsh May Day

Folklore

Who is Bean Nighe, the Celtic Washerwoman, Prophetess of Doom?

Mysterious Creatures

6 Strangest Beings From Scottish Highland Folklore

Dark History

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Dark History

County Limerick: 13 Creepy Facts You Didn’t Know

True Crime

Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Executed in England

True Crime

Did Spring-Heeled Jack murder Maria Davis?

Dark History

Premature Burials in England

Dark History

5 Creepy Lancashire Graveyards You Must Visit!

Dark History

Mysteries of Portsmouth: Strange Tales Of Pompey!

True Crime

William Palmer, The Rugeley Poisoner

Dark History

Grissel Jaffray, Dundee’s Last Witch Burning

Dark History

England’s 5 Bloodiest Royal Executions

Dark History True Crime

Liverpool’s Black Widows: A Dubious Tradition

Dark History

Gruesome Death of Robert Wilfred Skeffington Lutwidge

Dark History Paranormal

Who was St Osyth and The Witches’ Cage, Essex?

Paranormal

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Haunted Hotels and Pubs

Deacon Brodie’s Tavern: The Dark History Behind Edinburgh’s Gentleman Thief

Dark History Ghosts and Hauntings

Queensberry House: Edinburgh’s Forgotten Cannibal Ghost

Ghosts and Hauntings

13 Shades of Fear: Ireland’s Most Colourful Female Ghosts

Ghosts and Hauntings

Haunted Furness Abbey, Tales of Treasure and Ghostly Horror

Ghosts and Hauntings

England’s 5 Most Haunted Battlefields

Ghosts and Hauntings

Shadows and Dread Haunt Inverary Jail

Ghosts and Hauntings

Belper’s Horrifying Horseman in Black

Ghosts and Hauntings

Skaill House: Orkney’s Classic Haunted House

Mysterious Phenomena

‘Help Me, Help Me! Suzie’s Dying!’

Ghosts and Hauntings

My Sweet Lord! When Beatle George Harrison saw a Ghost

Ghosts and Hauntings

Haunted Newstead Abbey: Lord Byron’s Gothic Home

Ghosts and Hauntings

Haunted castles of England hide tales of dangerous ghosts and forgotten spirits

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