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Apparitions BBC TV EPISODE GUIDE

9 March 202319 October 2014 by Simon Ball
Apparitions BBC TV EPISODE GUIDE 1

Apparitions was a spooky yet short-lived supernatural drama with Martin Shaw. SIMON BALL takes a look.

Categories Television Tags BBC, Episode Guides and TV Retrospectives, Occult Leave a comment

5 Scottish Haunted Places To Visit On Halloween

1 November 202316 October 2014 by MJ Steel Collins
Halloween Postcard

MJ STEEL COLLINS picks Scotland’s five most spooky places to visit this Halloween

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Halloween, Scotland Leave a comment

A Guide to British Dragon Slayers

8 December 202115 October 2014 by Jon Kaneko-James
A Guide to British Dragon Slayers 2

JON KANEKO-JAMES says British Dragon Slayers are the original bad-ass action heroes …

Categories Folklore Tags Dragons Leave a comment

Discover Halloween’s Scottish Origins

1 November 202314 October 2014 by MJ Steel Collins
Halloween Scotland Postcard

MJ STEEL COLLINS looks at the very Scottish tradition of Halloween

Categories Folklore Tags Halloween, Scotland 2 Comments

Countess Dracula 1971 REVIEW

25 July 202313 October 2014 by Simon Ball
Countess Dracula 1971 REVIEW 3

SIMON BALL reviews Hammer classic, Countess Dracula 1971

Categories Film Reviews Tags Hammer Film Productions, Hammer Horror Films, Ingrid Pitt, Ingrid Pitt Films, Peter Sasdy, Peter Sasdy Films, Vampires Leave a comment

The Christmas ‘Werewolf’

6 October 202312 October 2014 by Andrew Garvey
The Christmas ‘Were-Wolf’

ANDREW GARVEY pre-empts the Christmas season with a tale of a Yuletide Werewolf!

Categories Folklore Tags Christmas, Spooky Victorians, Werewolves Leave a comment

Trog 1970 REVIEW

29 July 20239 October 2014 by Richard Phillips-Jones
Trog 1970 REVIEW 4

RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES goes underground to review Trog (1970)

Categories Film Reviews Tags Freddie Francis, Freddie Francis Films, Michael Gough, Michael Gough Films Leave a comment

British Werewolves on Film, A Beginner’s Guide

25 July 20239 October 2014 by Richard Phillips-Jones
British Werewolves on Film, A Beginner's Guide 5

RICHARD PHILIPS-JONES would like to introduce you to the most frightening of beasts on film – British Werewolves!

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags The Brit Crypt, Werewolves 2 Comments

The Appointment 1981 REVIEW

28 December 20218 October 2014 by Guest Writer
The Appointment 1981

Horror legend DAVID McGILLIVRAY reviews The Appointment

Categories Film Reviews Tags David McGillivray 3 Comments

Incense for the Damned 1970 REVIEW

28 December 20216 October 2014 by Guest Writer
Incense for the Damned

Horror legend DAVID McGILLIVRAY reviews Incense for the Damned 1970

Categories Film Reviews Tags David McGillivray, Peter Cushing, Peter Cushing Films 1 Comment

Horrors of the Black Museum 1959 REVIEW

5 January 20223 October 2014 by Simon Ball
Horrors of the Black Museum 1959 REVIEW 6

Horrors of the Black Museum 1959 reviewed by SIMON BALL

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Lord of Tears 2013 REVIEW

5 November 20211 October 2014 by Simon Ball
Lord of Tears 2013

Lord of Tears 2013 is a Scottish horror based on the Owl Man legend, reviewed by SIMON BALL

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Salisbury Hall, I Was A Child Obsessed With Ghosts!

4 August 20231 October 2014 by Jay Hollis
Salisbury Hall

JAY HOLLIS recalls visiting spooky Salisbury Hall in Hertfordshire as a child

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags East of England, Hertfordshire, The Ghost's Companion Leave a comment

Leprechauns: Everything you need to know

19 February 202329 September 2014 by Ann Massey McElroy
Leprechaun

ANN MASSEY tells us about Ireland’s most recognisable and smallest inhabitant

Categories Mysterious Creatures Tags Fairies, Ireland Leave a comment

Lord Dufferin and his Moonlit Vision

19 February 202329 September 2014 by Nia Jones
Lord Dufferin and his Moonlit Vision 7

NIA JONES recounts the chilling tale of Lord Dufferin and his Moonlit Vision

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Shankill Castle: Murder, Ghosts and Mystery

3 August 202324 September 2014 by Paul Moynihan
Shankill Castle: Murder, Ghosts and Mystery 8

Shankill Castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, has no shortage of ghosts, says PAUL MOYNIHAN

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

Slua Sidhe, the Fairy Shock Troop of Ireland

26 March 202323 September 2014 by Ann Massey McElroy
Slua Sidhe, the Fairy Shock Troop of Ireland 9

ANN MASSEY tells us why you should always have a piece of iron in your pocket should you cross the Slua Sidhe in Ireland.

Categories Mysterious Creatures Tags Fairies, Ireland 1 Comment

All Fall Down: What was the Hollinwell Mystery?

16 September 202322 September 2014 by Nia Jones
Hollinwell

NIA JONES tells us about the mysterious Hollinwell Incident….

Categories Dark History Tags East Midlands, Nottinghamshire 2 Comments

‘Naming Jack the Ripper’ doesn’t prove Jack

15 July 202314 September 2014 by Andrew Garvey
'Naming Jack the Ripper' doesn't prove Jack 10

ANDREW GARVEY reviews the new sensational book, Naming Jack the Ripper by Russell Edwards

Categories True Crime Tags Jack the Ripper, Spooky Victorians 1 Comment

Has DNA proved Aaron Kosminski was Jack the Ripper?

19 December 202110 September 2014 by Jon Rees
Aaron Kosminski

Ripperologist JON REES reviews the sensational new book “Naming Jack The Ripper” and says the evidence against Aaron Kosminski seems far from conclusive

Categories True Crime Tags East London, Jack the Ripper 2 Comments

Theatre of Blood Locations Guide: Vincent Price’s London Horror Classic

14 August 20239 September 2014 by Peter Fuller
Theatre of Blood Locations Guide: Vincent Price's London Horror Classic 11

PETER FULLER reveals the London locations used for filming Vincent Price’s 1973 horror masterpiece, Theatre of Blood

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags London, Vincent Price, William Shakespeare 5 Comments

Dublin’s Hellfire Club: A Disturbing History

12 March 20238 September 2014 by Paul Moynihan
Dublin's Hellfire Club: A Disturbing History 12

The Hellfire Club on Montpelier Hill is Dublin’s ultimate hell house, writes PAUL MOYNIHAN

Categories Dark History, Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Dublin, Ireland, Leinster, Occult Leave a comment

Victorian Ghost Hunting in 1869

24 September 20227 September 2014 by Andrew Garvey
Victorian Ghost Hunting in 1869 13

ANDREW GARVEY reveals Victorian attitudes to the paranormal via the newspapers on the day

Categories Paranormal Research Tags Ghost Hunting, Spooky Victorians Leave a comment

The Demon Bride of County Monaghan

7 January 20226 September 2014 by Ann Massey McElroy
The Demon Bride of County Monaghan 14

ANN MASSEY explains the tale of the Demon Bride and why you should never be the last to leave a funeral

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Cemeteries, Death, Ireland, Monaghan, Ulster Leave a comment
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