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Haunted Colwick Hall Hotel Echoes with Ghosts

22 July 202528 June 2025 by Spooky Isles
Colwick Hall, Nottingham

Colwick Hall Hotel in Nottingham, steeped in political history and tragic love, is said to be haunted by the ghosts of its past residents — and guests still report chilling encounters today

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags East Midlands, Haunted Hotels, Nottinghamshire

William Blake’s The Sick Rose Casts Dread and Bloom

25 June 2025 by William Bove
The Sick Bloom by William Blake

The Sick Rose, William Blake’s haunting poem, offers an impassioned exploration of its symbolism, sensuality, and timeless themes, writes WILLIAM BOVE

Categories Literature Tags Poetry, William Blake

9 Haunted Castles in England You Can Visit

22 July 202523 June 2025 by Spooky Isles
Corfe Castle

Explore some of the National Trust’s most haunted castles – places where ghosthunters would be drawn to eerie tales, chilling sightings, and lingering spirits from the past

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings

Vicars Close, Wells: The Street That Time Forgot

22 July 202521 June 2025 by Spooky Isles
Vicars Close, Wells, Postcard

Vicars’ Close in Wells, Somerset, is Europe’s oldest inhabited street and a place where ghostly encounters and timeless architecture blend into a hauntingly atmospheric experience

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Somerset, South-West England

The Outcasts 1982 REVIEW

20 June 202520 June 2025 by Jason D. Brawn
The Outcasts 1982

The Outcasts 1982 is a haunting and lyrical tale of Irish myth, rural oppression, and spiritual awakening, writes JASON D BRAWN

Categories Film Reviews Tags Folk Horror, Irish Horror Films

10 Grisly Victorian Murders That Weren’t Jack the Ripper

20 June 2025 by Spooky Isles
Pimlico Poisoning

Think Jack the Ripper was bad? These gruesome Victorian murders slipped through the cracks of history — but they’re even more twisted, shocking, and stomach-churning than anything from Whitechapel…

Categories True Crime Tags Murder

The Baby in the Basket 2025 REVIEW

11 June 202511 June 2025 by Terry Sherwood
The Baby in the Basket 2025

The Baby in the Basket 2025 brings vintage scares, haunting performances and atmospheric dread back from the crypt, writes TERRY SHERWOOD

Categories Film Reviews Tags Scotland

Murder and Dripping Fat: Kate Webster Horrors

7 June 20257 June 2025 by Spooky Isles
Kate Webster Murderer

In 1879, Kate Webster shocked Victorian England by murdering her Richmond employer Julia Martha Thomas, impersonating her, and leaving behind a tale as grisly as any horror film…

Categories True Crime Tags London, Murder 2 Comments

Haunted Waters of the Roman Baths of Bath

22 July 20252 June 2025 by Spooky Isles
Roman Baths of Bath

Discover the haunted history and ghostly legends of the Roman Baths in Bath, where ancient springs and sacred rituals echo through time

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Somerset, South-West England

Illustrated Tales of Devon by John Husband BOOK REVIEW

27 September 20251 June 2025 by David Saunderson
Illustrated Tales of Devon by John Husband

John Husband’s Illustrated Tales of Devon reveals the county’s rich and eerie folklore, far beyond its cosy reputation, writes DAVID SAUNDERSON

Categories Folklore Tags Book Reviews, Devon, South-West England

Ring of Brodgar: Orkney’s Ancient Circle of Mystery

22 July 202531 May 2025 by Spooky Isles
Ring of Brodgar

If you’re drawn to ancient monuments and atmospheric landscapes, the Ring of Brodgar in Orkney offers a powerful glimpse into Britain’s prehistoric past

Categories Folklore Tags Ancient Sites, Orkney, Scotland, Stone Circles

The Unquiet Grave Reminds Us: Let the Dead Rest

27 May 202527 May 2025 by Spooky Isles
The Unquiet Grave

The Unquiet Grave is a haunting folk ballad exploring the chilling consequences of grief that clings too tightly to the dead

Categories Music Tags Murder Ballads

The Count Speaks: Inside The Lost Diaries of Dracula

10 November 202526 May 2025 by Haunted Charlie Hall
D The Lost Diaries of Dracula

Author Aiden Truss reimagines Dracula’s tale through the vampire’s own hilariously bleak diary in D: The Lost Diaries of Dracula, writes HAUNTED CHARLIE HALL

Categories Literature Tags Dracula 1 Comment

Tales from the Necropolis, Liverpool Ghost Tour REVIEW

9 October 202523 May 2025 by Guest Writer
Tales from the Necropolis

SU WILLIAMS explores the spine-tingling Tales from the Necropolis tour through Liverpool’s haunted St James’s Cemetery

Categories Cemeteries and Burial Places, Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Cemeteries, Dark Tourism, Ghost Tours, Liverpool, Merseyside, North-West England

St Mary’s at Lambeth: Grimoires, Graves and Curiosities

23 May 2025 by David Turnbull
St Marys at Lambeth 1850

St Mary’s at Lambeth reveals a hidden world of occultists, curiosities and bizarre legends, writes DAVID TURNBULL

Categories Cemeteries and Burial Places Tags Occult

9 Fascinating Facts About Elm Superstitions in the UK and Ireland

21 May 2025 by Spooky Isles
Elm Tree

Discover nine fascinating facts about the superstitions and myths surrounding elm trees in the UK and Ireland, from their ties to the underworld to their role in dreams and astrology

Categories Superstitions Tags Trees and Plants

Sapphire & Steel, Assignment I: Escape Through A Crack In Time 1979 REVIEW

6 September 202514 May 2025 by Richard Phillips-Jones
Sapphire & Steel, Assignment I: Escape Through A Crack In Time 1979 REVIEW 1

Opening his full episode guide, RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES looks at the story that started it all for Sapphire & Steel, Assignment I: Escape Through A Crack In Time.

Categories Television Tags Episode Guides and TV Retrospectives, ITV, Sapphire & Steel 2 Comments

Wicker Man Celebration Rekindles Folk Horror Magic in Newton Stewart

16 May 202514 May 2025 by Barry McCann
The Wicker Man Procession

The cult of The Wicker Man burned bright once again as fans, artists and cast reunited in Newton Stewart for a weekend steeped in folk horror and fiery celebration, writes BARRY McCANN

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, The Wicker Man

Illustrated Tales of the Black Country by Helen Harwood BOOK REVIEW

29 August 202512 May 2025 by Spooky Isles
Illustrated Tales of the Black Country

Helen Harwood’s Illustrated Tales of the Black Country blends ghost stories, folklore and history into a rich celebration of one of England’s most distinctive regions, writes DAVID SAUNDERSON

Categories Folklore Tags Book Reviews, The Black Country, West Midlands

The Vampyre (1810): John Staag’s Gothic Tale of Love, Death and the Undead

22 July 202512 May 2025 by William Bove
The Vampyre John Staag

The Vampyre by John Staag is a chilling poem of love, death, and the supernatural, which masterfully embodies the essence of Gothic Horror, writes WILLIAM BOVE

Categories Literature Tags Poetry, Vampires

Whispering Mysteries of the Rollright Stones

22 July 20259 May 2025 by Spooky Isles
Whispering Mysteries of the Rollright Stones 2

The Rollright Stones is an ancient site on the Oxfordshire-Warwickshire border where history and folklore intertwines

Categories Folklore Tags Ancient Sites, Oxfordshire, South-East England, Stone Circles

Lambeth’s Occult Secrets: David Turnbull Interview

5 May 2025 by Spooky Isles
David Turnbull Spooky Isles

South London’s hidden occult history is uncovered in this revealing Spooky Isles podcast with author and folklorist David Turnbull

Categories Dark History, Esoteric Arts Tags London, Occult, South London

Black Dog of Ayrshire: Tragic Figure or Demon Dog?

22 July 20255 May 2025 by Guest Writer
Black Dog of Ayrshire: Tragic Figure or Demon Dog?

Ayrshire’s haunted reputation is epitomised by the tragic legend of the Black Dog, a spectral hound born from guilt, myth, and our deep bond with man’s best friend, writes PIERCE MILLER

Categories Folklore Tags Ayrshire, Black Dogs, Scotland

The Giaour: Byron’s Undead Curse and the Birth of the Gothic Vampire

22 July 20255 May 2025 by William Bove
The Giaour

Byron’s The Giaour delivers one of literature’s most haunting portrayals of the vampire – sensual, terrifying, and deeply human, writes WILLIAM BOVE

Categories Literature Tags Poetry
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