Gurning Man of Glasgow Mystery: Fact of Fiction?

Gurning Man is a Glasgow urban legend that may well have been invented by the internet. MJ STEEL COLLINS looks at whether there's any truth in the legend.

Secret Devil’s Standing Stones in Marston Moretaine

MELISSA ELBORN follows in the Devil’s footsteps in Bedfordshire village, Marston Moretaine.

Top 10 scariest Banshee appearances in Ireland

Britain’s strangest food-related superstitions

The Corpse Bird: A guide to Welsh Owl Folklore

England’s 6 most terrifying historic vampire cases

Folklore 98

Discover the old myths and tall tales handed down over the generations from our ancient lands...

Gurning Man of Glasgow Mystery: Fact of Fiction?

Gurning Man is a Glasgow urban legend that may well have been invented by the internet. MJ STEEL COLLINS looks at whether there's any truth in the legend.

Secret Devil’s Standing Stones in Marston Moretaine

MELISSA ELBORN follows in the Devil’s footsteps in Bedfordshire village, Marston Moretaine.

Top 10 scariest Banshee appearances in Ireland

ANN MASSEY gives us her top 10 terrifying Banshee appearances from history in Ireland…

Britain’s strangest food-related superstitions

CLAIRE BARRAND discusses folklore in the kitchen and the rules we must follow to ensure we don't have back luck!

The Corpse Bird: A guide to Welsh Owl Folklore

Owls feature prominently in Welsh and wider Celtic folklore, says CLAIRE BARRAND

England’s 6 most terrifying historic vampire cases

Real-life vampires and other bloodsucking creatures are found throughout English history, says RICK HALE

Have you ever seen a Black Dog or Hound from Hell?

Was it a spectral Black Dog that PATSY SORENTI met when visiting her family's graves in West London?

Who is the Bogeyman and where did he come from?

CLAIRE BARRAND reveals the British origins of the monster we all know as the Bogeyman!

Cornish Owlman: Everything you need to know

The strange Cornish Owlman was first seen in Mawnan Smith in the 1970s. NIA JONES reveals its strange legend.

Mari Lwyd: How the Welsh celebrate Christmas with a Macabre Horse Skull

The Mari Lwyd Christmas tradition in Wales sees locals carrying a decorated horse skulls, says CLAIRE BARRAND

Spiders and Superstitions

RHEA SEREN PHILLIPS ponders the superstitions surrounding spiders!

13 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Jack O’Lantern

ANN MASSEY O'REGAN reveals 13 strange facts about Jack O'Lantern for Halloween

Archives

This website and its content is copyright of The Spooky Isles © 2011-2018. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to www.spookyisles.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. Read our Privacy Policy