Monthly Archives: September 2014
Leprechauns: Everything you need to know
ANN MASSEY tells us about Ireland’s most recognisable and smallest inhabitant
Lord Dufferin and his Moonlit Vision
NIA JONES recounts the chilling tale of Lord Dufferin and his Moonlit Vision
Shankill Castle: Murder, Ghosts and Mystery
Shankill Castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, has no shortage of ghosts, says PAUL MOYNIHAN
Slua Sidhe, the Fairy Shock Troop of Ireland
ANN MASSEY tells us why you should always have a piece of iron in your pocket should you cross the Slua Sidhe in Ireland.
All Fall Down: What was the Hollinwell Mystery?
NIA JONES tells us about the mysterious Hollinwell Incident....
‘Naming Jack the Ripper’ doesn’t prove Jack
ANDREW GARVEY reviews the new sensational book, Naming Jack the Ripper by Russell Edwards
Has DNA proved Aaron Kosminski was Jack the Ripper?
Ripperologist JON REES reviews the sensational new book "Naming Jack The Ripper" and says the evidence against Aaron Kosminski seems far from conclusive
Theatre of Blood Locations Guide: Vincent Price’s London Horror Classic
PETER FULLER reveals the London locations used for filming Vincent Price's 1973 horror masterpiece, Theatre of Blood
Dublin’s Hellfire Club: A Disturbing History
The Hellfire Club on Montpelier Hill is Dublin’s ultimate hell house, writes PAUL MOYNIHAN
Victorian Ghost Hunting in 1869
ANDREW GARVEY reveals Victorian attitudes to the paranormal via the newspapers on the day
The Demon Bride of County Monaghan
ANN MASSEY explains the tale of the Demon Bride and why you should never be the last to leave a funeral
Trip To The Local Horror Cinema, Circa 1970
RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES takes a trip to the local cinema, circa 1970, chock full of horror classics!
Kate Bush Hammer Horror And Her Supernatural Music
JAY HOLLIS looks at Hammer Horror and the supernatural references in Kate Bush's music, including Hammer Horror
W.B. Yeats, poet and paranormalist
W.B. Yeats was fascinated by the paranormal. PAUL MOYNIHAN takes a look at the legendary Irish poet’s dabblings in the darker side...
The Children and Blood Relations of Dracula in Film History
JIM IVERS ponders the many film 'sequels' to Dracula that involve his off-spring
5 Irish Funeral Traditions you’re dying to know
The Irish have some long-held beliefs and practices when it comes to honouring their dead. ANN MASSEY checks out these Irish Funeral traditions...
Harry Price ghosthunter – was he a fake?
PAUL ADAMS delves into the long debated paranormal topic - was Harry Price a fraudulent ghost hunter?
Ghost Army Still Haunts Culloden Moor
FRANCES ABBOT tells how the bloody Battle of Culloden from 1746 still haunts the local landscape