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The Strange Case Of Glasgow’s Madeleine Smith

4 August 202311 March 2015 by MJ Steel Collins
Madeleine Smith

Madeleine Smith, a young Glasgow woman rocked the city with a sensational murder case in 1857, writes MJ STEEL COLLINS

Categories True Crime Tags Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Wicked Women Week Leave a comment

Elizabeth Sawyer, The Witch of Edmonton

4 August 202311 March 2015 by Jay Hollis
Elizabeth Sawyer, The Witch of Edmonton 1

JASON HOLLIS asks was Elizabeth Sawyer a wicked woman or was she just angry because people kept calling her a witch?

Categories Dark History Tags London, South-East England, Wicked Women Week, Witchcraft 1 Comment

Grace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland

11 November 202410 March 2015 by Ann Massey McElroy
Two queens: Grace O'Malley meets Elizabeth the First

Grace O’Malley was known as the Pirate Queen of Ireland, says ANN MASSEY

Categories Dark History Tags Connacht, Ireland, Mayo, Pirates, Wicked Women Week 3 Comments

Top 10 She Monsters in British Horror

18 November 202210 March 2015 by Richard Phillips-Jones
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RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES looks at some memorable female creatures and villains in British horror

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Barbara Steele, Horror Film Memories, Jacqueline Pearce, The Brit Crypt Leave a comment

The Ghost Of The Wicked Lady Haunts Nomansland Common

4 August 202310 March 2015 by Jay Hollis
The Wicked Lady

JAY HOLLIS reveals the afterlife of a notorious 17th century highwaywoman, known as The Wicked Lady!

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags East of England, Hertfordshire, London, Wicked Women Week Leave a comment

Elizabeth Stile, The Witch Of Windsor Who Loved Being Bad!

4 August 20239 March 2015 by Pollyanna Jones
Elizabeth Stile Witch of Windsor, feeds her familiars

Elizabeth Stile was a 16th century wicked witch who loved her black arts, says POLLYANNA JONES

Categories Dark History Tags Berkshire, South-East England, Wicked Women Week, Witchcraft Leave a comment

Jill the Ripper? 5 Women Accused Of Being Jack

22 July 20259 March 2015 by Jon Rees
Jill the Ripper

JON REES picks five women who have been suspected of the Jack the Ripper killings

Categories True Crime Tags Jack the Ripper, London, Wicked Women Week 2 Comments

10 Great Women From Gothic Horror

4 August 20238 March 2015 by Kaja Franck
10 Great Women From Gothic Horror 3

KAJA FRANCK counts down 10 deadly British literary ladies

Categories Literature Tags Carmilla, Mary Shelley, Wicked Women Week, William Shakespeare Leave a comment

Morgan Le Fay, The Woman Who Stole Excalibur

4 August 20238 March 2015 by Nia Jones
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NIA JONES tells us about the legendary wicked Arthurian character Morgan Le Fay for Spooky Isles’ Wicked Women Week

Categories Folklore Tags King Arthur, Wales, Wicked Women Week Leave a comment

Colchester: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

4 August 20237 March 2015 by Nia Jones
Colchester: 5 Haunted Places To Visit 5

Colchester is Britain’s oldest Roman city – NIA JONES discovers five of its spookiest places…

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags East of England, Essex, Haunted Places to Visit in England Leave a comment

Birmingham: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

4 August 20236 March 2015 by Nia Jones
Birmingham: 5 Haunted Places To Visit 6

NIA JONES discovers five of the most haunted places in Birmingham to visit

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Birmingham, Haunted Places to Visit in England, West Midlands Leave a comment

Is a Dracula Film Adaptation Possible?

30 August 20236 March 2015 by Guest Writer
Is a Dracula Film Adaptation Possible? 7

In this exclusive extract from CHARLES E. BUTLER’S new book, Vampires: The Final Hunt, he discusses cinema’s generally unsuccessful attempts to create Dracula film adaptations

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Dracula, Vampires Leave a comment

Finding Ghostly Grey Lady Of Dudley Castle

4 August 20236 March 2015 by Andrew Homer
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ANDREW HOMER discovers the history behind the ghostly Grey Lady of Dudley Castle

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Haunted Castles, West Midlands 1 Comment

Devil Doll 1964 REVIEW

10 March 20225 March 2015 by Darren Chadwick-Hussein
Devil Doll 1964

DARREN CHADWICK-HUSSEIN doesn’t much care for Devil Doll 1964 – read on to find out why

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Britain’s Forgotten Bodysnatchers

20 February 20235 March 2015 by MJ Steel Collins
Mortsafe protect against bodysnatchers

MJ STEEL COLLINS speaks to Suzie Lennox about her fascination for Britain’s Forgotten Bodysnatchers….

Categories Cemeteries and Burial Places Tags Bodysnatching, Cemeteries, Death Leave a comment

Was Langenhoe The Most Haunted Church In England?

4 August 20234 March 2015 by Eddie Brazil
St Mary's Church in Langenhoe

EDDIE BRAZIL reveals the tale of Langenhoe in Essex, a property that rivals the infamous Borley Rectory for paranormal activity

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags East of England, Essex, Haunted Churches 8 Comments

Carlow’s Haunted Huntington Castle

9 February 20232 March 2015 by Paul Moynihan
Huntington Castle

Spectral Monks, a tragic story of lost love and a remarkable temple to an Egyptian goddess are just some of Huntington Castle’s secrets

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Carlow, Haunted Castles, Ireland, Leinster Leave a comment

Meet Bwbachod, the Welsh goblin

22 February 20231 March 2015 by LH Davies
Bwbachod

Bwbachod is known to enjoy a drink, says L.H. Davis, in this guide to the Welsh goblins

Categories Mysterious Creatures Tags Fairies, Wales Leave a comment

9 Weird Welsh Mythical Creatures That’ll Blow Your Mind!

16 October 20231 March 2015 by Nia Jones
9 Weird Welsh Mythical Creatures that will blow your mind!

These weird Welsh Mythical Creatures will blow your mind, reports NIA JONES!

Categories Mysterious Creatures Tags Wales Leave a comment

The Haunting Of Pond Terrace, Chelsea’s Ghost Sensation

4 August 202328 February 2015 by Guest Writer
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BRIAN LANGSTON describes how a mysterious ghost sighting turned a Chelsea street on its head in the 1850s

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags London, South-East England Leave a comment

Burke And Hare’s Life and Crimes: What you need to know!

4 August 202328 February 2015 by MJ Steel Collins
Burke and Hare

MJ STEEL COLLINS tells us about those nasty Edinburgh bodysnatchers turned murderers Burke and Hare

Categories True Crime Tags Bodysnatching, Burke and Hare, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 2 Comments

The Nightcomers 1971 REVIEW

30 October 202327 February 2015 by Simon Ball
The Nightcomers 1971

The Nightcomers is a dark and erotic prequel to Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, shedding light on the twisted events leading up to the classic story, writes SIMON BALL

Categories Film Reviews Tags The Turn of the Screw Leave a comment

Chester: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

4 August 202327 February 2015 by Nia Jones
Old Chester

NIA JONES discovers five of Chester’s most haunted places…

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Cheshire, Haunted Places to Visit in England, North-West England Leave a comment

Islandmagee, Witchtrials, Devil Worship and Ghost Hunting

20 February 202326 February 2015 by Sharon Clarke
Witches Justice

A 300-year-old witchtrial has put Islandmagee in Northern Ireland in the headlines, says SHARON CLARKE

Categories Dark History Tags Antrim, Northern Ireland, Ulster, Witch Trials, Witchcraft 1 Comment
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