Dark History
Weird, disturbing, wacky, horrific, nightmarish – these are all some of the many words to describe the dark history of the UK and Ireland…

The Exorcism of Michael Taylor
14 February 2024

Morfa Colliery: Mining Superstitions and Ghostly Forewarnings
2 December 2023

Jeremy Bentham: The Man Who Mummified Himself
14 November 2023

Callanish Stones: Mysteries Older Than Stonehenge
2 November 2023

Ireland Halloween: 5 Spookiest Places To Visit
25 October 2023

Why Witches Were Safer In Wales
15 October 2023

Edinburgh’s Dark October: Newington Cemetery Ghost
14 October 2023

Mary Pannell, The Witch Haunting Of Ledston Hall
12 October 2023

Kingsclere’s Ghosts: Echoes of Wartime Tragedy
26 September 2023

Ghostly Whispers from Haydock Lodge Asylum
24 September 2023

Dirleton Castle: Dark Remains of Brutal Scottish Witch Trials
15 September 2023

10 Dick Turpin Facts You Didn’t Know
16 August 2023

Westminster Bridge: Triffids, Daleks and Zombies
25 July 2023

John Christie: The 10 Rillington Place Murders
13 June 2023

Montague Summers and Pop Culture Occultism
2 June 2023

The Devil In The Derwent Valley
12 May 2023

Black Dog of Newgate: A Phantom Prisoner’s Revenge?
29 April 2023

Dark Legends Of Betty’s Grave, Gloucestershire
12 April 2023

Psychic Stain Plagues 16 Wardle Brook Avenue Murder Site
30 March 2023

The Horrifying Truth about Barber Surgeons
28 March 2023

How Ghosts Helped Discover Sutton Hoo’s Royal Treasure
25 March 2023

7 Victorian Poisoners And Their Shocking Crimes
22 March 2023