Yearly Archives: 2013
Highgate Vampire Witness Speaks Out For First Time
Londoner Martin Trent discusses seeing The Highgate Vampire
St Mary’s Church Houghton-on-the-Hill, Full of Ghostly Activity
Satanists and ghostly monks have all had the run of St Mary’s Church, Houghton-on-the-Hill in Norfolk, says TRACY MONGER
More to Haunted Enfield than the Poltergeist
JASON HOLLIS says many ghosts in Haunted Enfield deserve attention, not just its famous poltergeist
The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill Director Kevin Gates Interview
Childhood spooky adventures lead Kevin Gates to making The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill
Does Berkshire Have A Ghost Bear?
JEAN SHORNEY recalls a family legend of a ghost bear first seen on a hunting trip in 1930s Berkshire
Dick Turpin: Dark Truth behind England’s Infamous Highwayman
Highwayman Dick Turpin was not the romantic figure we've been led to believe, says ELLIOT DAVIES
Hospitable Ghost At A Bath Hotel
Guest writer LOUISA OAKLEY GREEN tells the spooky tale of a Surrey couple who encounter a ghost at a Bath hotel
Piseóg – The Curse of the Irish?
ANN MASSEY says eggs - piseogs - are at the core of evil Irish folk magick!
Betsey Trotwood And The Vampires
HOWARD JACKSON says the Betsey Trotwood Pub in Clerkenwell is a perfect fit for the launch of two new vampire books
The A-Z of Curious London BOOK REVIEW
SARAH BLAIR-DICKINSON reviews The A-Z of Curious London by Gilly Pickup
Durham: Top 5 Haunted Places To Visit
LEE D. MUNRO explores five haunted places to visit in Durham in North-East England
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1974 REVIEW
RICHARD PHILLIP-JONES reviews Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1974, Terence Fisher and Peter Cushing's final Frankenstein film
The Last King To Die On English Soil
LEE D. MUNRO marks the 500 years this month since a king has died on a English battlefield
Why I Believe in the Enfield Poltergeist
Author JASON HOLLIS explains why he believes the legendary Enfield Poltergeist is real
Happy Friday the 13th, Roald Dahl!
Roald Dahl was one of the greatest British writers of the macabre - SELENE PAXTON-BROOKS celebrates his amazing career
Royal Haunting At Blickling Hall, Norfolk
Anne Boleyn and her family are just some of the ghostly inhabitants of Blickling Hall in Norfolk, TRACY MONGER writes
Dracula’s Midnight Snacks, our first Spooky Isles book, out now!
Spooky Isles has released its first book, an anthology of original vampire tales, Dracula's Midnight Snacks
The Tragic Tale of Glasgow’s Bob Dragon
MJ STEEL COLLINS recalls the tragic Glasgow tale of "Bob Dragon"
20 Strange London Underground Things You Didn’t Know
It's little surprise that London Underground public transport can be a little creepy ...
The Abominable Dr Phibes 1971 REVIEW
The Abominable Dr Phibes 1971, starring Vincent Price, is worth the highest of praise, says ANDREW GARVEY
Steve Potter, Paranormal Investigator Interview
Spooky Isles talks to Steve Potter, who has been a paranormal investigator for 20 years, six of them with Parasearch
5 Dracula Films Played for Laughs
Drac and wise cracks? Here are some flicks that show us the lighter side of the Prince of Darkness
Northampton’s Haunted Grosvenor Shopping Centre
TRACY MONGER investigates the eerie past of Grosvenor Shopping Centre in Northampton