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Folklore

Folklore, legends, customs and old beliefs from Britain and Ireland, including strange creatures, local traditions and supernatural tales.

Who is Bean Nighe, the Celtic Washerwoman, Prophetess of Doom?

Death · Scotland

Who is Bean Nighe, the Celtic Washerwoman, Prophetess of Doom?

What Happened On Friday the 13th July, 1894?

Dark History · Superstitions

Spooky Victorians

What Happened On Friday the 13th July, 1894?

King Arthur’s Adventures In The Underworld

King Arthur · Wales

King Arthur’s Adventures In The Underworld

Vampire of Croglin Grange: A Paranormal Guide

Mysterious Creatures

Cumbria · North-West England · Vampires

Vampire of Croglin Grange: A Paranormal Guide

Zombies from History BOOK REVIEW

Book Reviews · Zombies

Zombies from History BOOK REVIEW

Why is Friday the 13th considered unlucky?

Why is Friday the 13th considered unlucky?

What are Cornish Knockers of Cornwall’s Tin Mines?

Cornwall · South-West England

What are Cornish Knockers of Cornwall’s Tin Mines?

Is Stonehenge, an Ancient Burial Site or Computer?

Ancient Sites · South-West England · Stone Circles · Wiltshire

Is Stonehenge, an Ancient Burial Site or Computer?

Ireland’s Fairy Forts and the Curse of Tara

Fairies · Ireland

Ireland’s Fairy Forts and the Curse of Tara

Vampires and Zombies: Walter Map’s Monsterous Herefordshire

Herefordshire · Vampires · West Midlands · Zombies

Vampires and Zombies: Walter Map’s Monsterous Herefordshire

Who was the Wizard Earl of Kildare?

Ireland · Kildare · Leinster · Occult

Who was the Wizard Earl of Kildare?

Y Tylwyth Teg: Do You Believe in Welsh Faeries?

Mysterious Creatures

Fairies · King Arthur · Wales

Y Tylwyth Teg: Do You Believe in Welsh Faeries?

What Happens in Newgrange on Winter Solstice?

Ireland · Leinster · Meath

What Happens in Newgrange on Winter Solstice?

Púca, Ireland’s Fearsome Shapeshifter that chills the blood!

Ireland · Ulster

Púca, Ireland’s Fearsome Shapeshifter that chills the blood!

Visit to Ireland’s National Leprechaun Museum

Dublin · Ireland · Leinster · Museums

Visit to Ireland’s National Leprechaun Museum

Vampires Discovered In 8th Century Ireland

Connacht · Ireland · Roscommon · Sligo · Vampires

Vampires Discovered In 8th Century Ireland

Piseóg – The Curse of the Irish?

Piseóg – The Curse of the Irish?

The Tragic Tale of Glasgow’s Bob Dragon

Glasgow · Lanarkshire · Scotland

The Tragic Tale of Glasgow’s Bob Dragon

Springheel’d Jack: The Terror Of My Imagination

London · Spring Heeled Jack

Springheel’d Jack: The Terror Of My Imagination

Medieval Vampire Legends in UK and Ireland

Medieval Vampire Legends in UK and Ireland

The Wizard of West Bow

Edinburgh · Midlothian · Scotland

The Wizard of West Bow

Gerald Gardner: A Very British Witchcraft REVIEW

Occult · Witchcraft

Gerald Gardner: A Very British Witchcraft REVIEW

The Further Adventures of Spring Heeled Jack

Birmingham · Spring Heeled Jack · West Midlands

The Further Adventures of Spring Heeled Jack

The Duergar, The Dwarves of Simonside Hills

Mysterious Creatures

North-East England · Northumberland

The Duergar, The Dwarves of Simonside Hills

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