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Meet Gytrash, Yorkshire’s Black Dog of Death
4 April 2026
Crazy Mary’s Ghost of Pakefield Lighthouse, Suffolk
3 April 2026
Morpeth Arms, London’s Haunted Millbank Pub
30 March 2026
5 Haunted Places in Loughborough
27 March 2026
The Ghosts and Hauntings of the Treasurer’s House, York
24 March 2026
Locals Reveal Ghost Encounters at Powis House, Aberdeen
23 March 2026
D.E.V.I.L by Jill Lincoln BOOK REVIEW
18 March 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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Psychoville Halloween Special: You’d Be Foolish To Miss It
25 November 2017
Halloween Poems to Read by Candlelight 2025
4 October 2025
10 Great Monster Songs For Your Halloween Party!
9 October 2020
Robert Burns’ Halloween: Haunting Origins of Tradition
12 October 2024
ghosts & hauntings
Ilam Hall, ‘One Of My Most Haunted Places’
7 July 2020
Ilam Hall in Derbyshire has a spooky past. PATSY SORENTI tells us about the haunting goings on, including her own experience, at the ancient stately home
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Crazy Mary’s Ghost of Pakefield Lighthouse, Suffolk
3 April 2026
5 Haunted Places in Loughborough
27 March 2026
The Ghosts and Hauntings of the Treasurer’s House, York
24 March 2026
Locals Reveal Ghost Encounters at Powis House, Aberdeen
23 March 2026
horror & fantasy films
Hands of the Ripper 1971 REVIEW
30 August 2013
1 April 2012
Hellbound – Hellraiser 2 (1988) REVIEW
11 September 2012
To Fire You Come At Last 2023 REVIEW
5 September 2023
11 December 2023
8 November 2017
television
Detectorists and the Ghosts Beneath the Field
21 February 2026
Small Prophets brings Alchemy and Homunculi to the BBC
13 February 2026
8 February 2026
The Room in the Tower TV REVIEW
31 December 2025
BBC’S The Read: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Reece Shearsmith REVIEW
11 November 2025
Sapphire & Steel, Assignment II: The Railway Station 1979 REVIEW
19 October 2025
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
Meet Gytrash, Yorkshire’s Black Dog of Death
4 April 2026
40 Death Folklore and Superstitions You Should Know
12 March 2026
Daffodils: 10 Superstition and Folklore You Didn’t Know
27 February 2026
Dark history
Martha Ray’s Grave in Elstree: A Georgian Murder Remembered
20 February 2026
Old Cankey, Middleton’s Most Notorious Grave Robber
5 February 2026
The Manchester Mummy Won’t Stay Dead
21 January 2026
When Archaeology Meets the Psi Factor
2 January 2026
Literature
D.E.V.I.L by Jill Lincoln BOOK REVIEW
18 March 2026
Dr Jekyll and Mr Seek BOOK REVIEW
19 February 2026
Lily’s Monster by Cliff McNish BOOK REVIEW
8 November 2025
UFOS & ALIENS
The Great Flying Saucer Hoax: How a 1967 Student Prank Fooled Britain
19 September 2025
Neil Nixon: Why We Still Don’t Know the Truth About UFOs
16 September 2025
The Sheerness UFO Incident: Britain’s First Great Aerial Mystery
12 September 2025
UFOs Over Britain by Neil R Storey BOOK REVIEW
29 August 2025
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
Sightings of the Huttock Top Beast Continue to Intrigue
18 February 2026
The Beast of Bodmin Moor: Myth or a Very Big Cat?
17 January 2025
Morgawr: Cornwall’s Legendary Sea Serpent
15 November 2024
Mystery Animals of The Lothians
4 June 2024
Loch Ness They Created a Monster TV REVIEW
1 January 2024
Alien Big Cat Sightings Claw Through Kent
12 November 2023
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
When Archaeology Meets the Psi Factor
2 January 2026
Deathbed Visions: A Glimpse Beyond the Veil?
21 April 2025
10 March 2025
Curse of Alloa Tower: The Erskine Family’s Lament
21 February 2025
Chilling Messages: My Haunting Encounter with the Unseen
9 September 2024
