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Folklore

The fairy abduction of Anne Jeffries of St Teath

Ghosts and Hauntings

First Ghosts: From ancient civilisations to Britain

Theatre and Live Events

Dracula: A feminist revenge fantasy, really – Rochdale REVIEW

Literature

The Weird Tales of Dorothy K. Haynes BOOK REVIEW

Ghosts and Hauntings

The Ghosts of Hatfield House, Hertfordshire

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Spooky Hermeston Hall’s Ghosts Span The Centuries

The Phantom London Bus: Unravelling An Urban Legend

Basingstoke: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

The Enfield Haunting Can’t Be Explained, Says Ghost Club Chairman

Warwick Castle, A Guide To Its Ghosts And Haunted History

Brentwood, Essex: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

The Haunting of Epworth Rectory

The Old Vic: Two Centuries of Ghosts and Gothic

Dublin’s Hellfire Club: A Disturbing History

Belfast: Top 30 Haunted Places to Visit

Ceredigion’s Spookiest Folklore And Legends

Bexley’s Haunted Hall Place Creaks With Ghosts!

Haunted Drum Castle, The Aberdeenshire Home To Strange Spooks And Spectres!

Have You Ever Seen Animal Ghosts?

The World’s End Camden, a place of torture, ghosts and music

Horror Films & Television

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Supernatural 1977 BBC TV EPISODE GUIDE

Richard Markworth

The Ghost and Mrs Muir 1947 REVIEW

William Bove

Sara Karloff Visits London To Salute Her Father

David Saunderson

The Plague Of The Zombies 1966

Adam Scovell

The Bloody House of David McGillivray INTERVIEW

Stewart King

Tales of the Unexpected TV RETROSPECTIVE

Donna Cuttress

Free Pass: Ghosts BBC (S1, E4) REVIEW

Gemma Johnson

Lair of the White Worm 1988 REVIEW

Andrew Garvey

The Masque of the Red Death 1964 REVIEW

Andrew Garvey

Dracula Lord of the Damned 2012 REVIEW

Charles E. Butler

Derek Acorah’s 5 Most Outrageous Television Moments

Christine Miller

Dave Prowse, Hammer Horror Strongman, dies aged 85

Richard Phillips-Jones

Dracula: A Love Tale 2025 REVIEW

Chris Newton

Haunted: The Ferryman 1974 REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

Cadogan Square: London’s Who’s Who of Horror

David Turnbull

Folklore

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Mysterious Creatures

The Dolocher, Dublin’s Night-Prowling Demonic Pig

Mysterious Creatures

Meet Bwbachod, the Welsh goblin

Folklore

Ireland’s Biddy Early, Wise Woman or Witch?

Folklore

The Orford Wild Man: Fact or Folklore?

Mysterious Creatures

Old Crockern, Guardian Spirit of Dartmoor

Mysterious Creatures

The Brag, Don’t Ride Shape-Shifting Devil Horse!

Folklore

Halloween the beginning: Ireland’s Cave of Cats

Folklore

10 Werewolf Fun Facts to make you howl!

Superstitions

Spiders Superstition: Web Of Omens And Beliefs

Folklore

Giant Ram of Derby’s Horrible Origins Revealed!

Mysterious Creatures

Alp-Luachra, flesh-burrowing fairies

Superstitions

Unveiling Britain’s 10 Wedding Customs and Superstitions Secrets

Dark History

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True Crime

Mary Bateman: The Dark Deeds Of A Yorkshire Witch

Dark History

County Limerick: 13 Creepy Facts You Didn’t Know

Dark History

Curses and Violence Engulf Pittenweem Witch Hunt

True Crime

Was Jack the Ripper a Cannibal?

Dark History

Grissel Jaffray, Dundee’s Last Witch Burning

Dark History

Keeper of the Heads: London Bridge’s Grim Custodian

Dark History

ZX Spectrum’s 5 Creepiest 1980s Computer Games

Dark History

Massacre at Dún an Óir, Ireland’s Fortress of Gold

Cemeteries and Burial Places

The Mysterious Coffin of Thatcham

True Crime

Britain’s 6 Most Disgusting Killer Cannibals

Dark History

Was Sawney Bean Fact Or Fiction?

Dark History

Oxford Martyrs Memorial Recalls A Fiery Past

Paranormal

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Ghosts and Hauntings

Haunted Harrow, London: A Creepy Paranormal Guide

Haunted Hotels and Pubs

10 Haunted Pubs in Edinburgh

Ghosts and Hauntings

Where To Find The Ghosts of King Henry VIII’s wives

Ghosts and Hauntings

Beware Ghosts and Horror at Haunted Newark Castle

Ghosts and Hauntings

Essex’s 7 Haunted Woods and Commons You Shouldn’t Visit Alone

Esoteric Arts

Fortune Telling For Beginners: How To See Into The Future

Mysterious Phenomena

‘Help Me, Help Me! Suzie’s Dying!’

Ghosts and Hauntings

Creepy Real Life Ghost Experiences by Spooky Isles Writers and Readers

Ghosts and Hauntings

Feltham’s Most Haunted Places To Visit

Ghosts and Hauntings

10 Haunted England Cathedrals to Give You Chills

Ghosts and Hauntings

The Screaming Skull of Wardley Hall

Ghosts and Hauntings

Viaduct Tavern’s Haunted Cells Chill The Blood

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