Monthly Archives: January 2013
Hitchcock 2012 REVIEW
Hitchcock 2012, which looks behind the scenes of the making of Psycho, is reviewed by DAVID SAUNDERSON
The Horror of Ozzy Osbourne
KATIE DOHERTY pays homage to the Prince Of Darkness, Birmingham's own Ozzy Osbourne
Crumlin Road Gaol: What ghosts lurk within its walls?
Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast is reportedly full of ghosts. Guest writer MARK YOUNG looks at the haunted happenings between its infamous walls.
Frightmare 1974 REVIEW
Frightmare 1974 - an old school slasher - is reviewed by RICHARD GLADMAN aka Cyberschzoid of the Classic Horror Campaign
Devils of Darkness 1965 REVIEW
Devils of Darkness is a fresh British vampire film, head above usual Hammer knockoffs - worth more credit than it gets!
Sandy Row, Belfast: A history of Ghosts and Hauntings
Sandy Row in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has a dark and haunted past , says WARREN COATES
What were the Death Tokens of Wales?
MJ WAYLAND looks back on a dark, mysterious time in Welsh history with the Death Tokens of Wales...
Bletchley Park’s Hauntings And Ghostly Secrets Revealed
Bletchley Park, the UK's code and cipher school during World War 2, is still a hive of paranormal activity, reveals Jon, one of its current employees.
Edinburgh’s Top 5 Haunted Places to Visit at Halloween
Haunted Edinburgh's spookiest sites according to MJ Steel Collins
Strange British Love Spells and Curses
These strange and wonderful love spells & curses have used in the UK over the centuries, says JON KANEKO-JAMES
Doctor Blood’s Coffin 1961 REVIEW
RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES looks at this Cornwall-set mad doctor flick, Doctor Blood's Coffin 1961
Aleister Crowley Secret Agent, Real Adventure Of A Satanic Spy
JON KANEKO-JAMES reveals how Aleister Crowley - "the most wicked man alive" - came to serve his country as a spy ...
The Witches 1966 REVIEW
The Witches 1966 is an underrated Hammer Horror, just as strong as the British folk horrors that followed it, says ADAM SCOVELL
Derby: 5 Haunted Places to Visit
ELLIOT DAVIES picks his five favourite spooky places to visit in the East Midlands City of Derby
The Grey Lady of Whitby, My Ghost Experience
ROB LUPINE remembers some spooky goings-on during his childhood in the Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby
The Slaughter of Sacrist Downie
DR FIONA-JANE BROWN tells how an 19th Century school prank gone wrong still disturbs Aberdeen to this day ...
Dracula Mystery and Imagination 1968 REVIEW
CHARLES BUTLER looks back on the Dracula episode from the 1960s Mystery and Imagination UK TV series
Harry Potter Shop at Platform 9 3/4 REVIEW
Harry Potterphile SARAH BLAIR-DICKINSON headed to Harry Potter Shop and Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross, London
The Girl 2012 REVIEW
The Girl 2012 is a dark look back at Alfred Hitchcock's alleged obsession with his leading lady in The Birds, Tippi Hedren
What Do Grave Flowers Tell Us?
CEMETERY enthusiast NICOLA CARPENTER explains the meaning of flowers on gravestones
Glasgow’s Bubonic Plague of 1900
Bubonic Plague terrorised Glasgow as late as 1900. MJ STEEL COLLINS reveals how the Scottish city coped with the medieval disaster...Â
The City of the Dead 1960 REVIEW
The City of the Dead 1960 is criminally overlooked, says ANDREW GARVEY