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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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Spooky Halloween Fun For The Whole Family
9 October 2022
Allantide and Apples: Halloween in Cornwall
27 October 2023
Why FEAR at Avon Valley leads the UK scare scene
2 November 2025
ghosts & hauntings
Gartloch Hospital: Glasgow’s Haunted Asylum Revealed
13 August 2023
The Ghosts of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk AUTHOR INTERVIEW
20 October 2021
County Wicklow: 5 Haunted Places to Visit
27 November 2016
Bolton: 5 Haunted Places to Visit
11 April 2015
horror & fantasy films
Rasputin the Mad Monk 1966 REVIEW
20 October 2012
The Limehouse Golem 2016 REVIEW
15 October 2019
The House in Nightmare Park 1973 REVIEW
20 April 2014
Five Missing British Classic Horror Films You’ve Never Seen
21 September 2018
21 August 2025
10 British Hoodie Horror Films to Watch
30 December 2022
television
Shadows Episode Guide: 1970s Anthology Series
14 January 2022
The Grey Lady: Ghosts BBC (S2, E1) REVIEW
5 July 2024
Thriller (series 1, episode 9): The Eyes Have It (1973) REVIEW
23 February 2017
Shadows (S1, E2): After School REVIEW
22 January 2022
Leap Castle Most Haunted REVIEW
29 November 2017
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
The Lonely Shepherd And The Power Of The Welsh Folktale
5 December 2021
Hooden Horse Folklore of East Kent
17 February 2026
The Devil In The Derwent Valley
12 May 2023
Hop tu Naa: A Isle of Man Celebration
26 October 2023
5 Irish Funeral Traditions you’re dying to know
2 September 2014
Dark history
Aberglasney Gardens: Beware the Corpse Candles
8 June 2013
Haunting Beauty of Highgate Cemetery
16 July 2012
Where Is Bedlam Asylum, London’s Original Madhouse?
6 April 2012
13 Jack the Ripper Facts You Didn’t Know
21 February 2015
Aleister Crowley Secret Agent, Real Adventure Of A Satanic Spy
18 January 2013
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
John Warren’s 1943 Close Encounter in Norfolk
29 September 2023
Alan Godfrey and the Yorkshire Alien Abduction
13 June 2019
UFOs over England with Nigel Wright VIDEO
21 May 2020
Europe’s Roswell: 40 Years Since Impact BOOK REVIEW
11 November 2023
Neil Nixon: Why We Still Don’t Know the Truth About UFOs
16 September 2025
UK Beginners Guide to UFOs VIDEO
28 September 2023
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
The Man-Monkey of Shropshire Union Canal
26 January 2022
Loch Ness They Created a Monster TV REVIEW
1 January 2024
St Columba And the Loch Ness Monster
8 November 2014
What Is The Monstrous Big Grey Man Of Ben Mac Dhui?
25 October 2017
Mystery Animals of The Lothians
4 June 2024
Sightings of the Huttock Top Beast Continue to Intrigue
18 February 2026
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
The Magnus Archives Episode 1: Anglerfish REVIEW
7 December 2021
Busby Stoop, Thirsk’s Cursed Chair
1 February 2023
What were the Death Tokens of Wales?
23 January 2013
Why Do Mystics, Misfits and Madmen Fascinate Us?
21 October 2023
The Mysterious Locked Room Death of Thomas Farrant
7 January 2023
