London Necropolis Railway Station for the Dead
NICOLA CARPENTER looks back at the time Victorian London was overflowing with its dead and they built the London Necropolis Railway Station to sort the problem out!
What is Sighthill Park Stone Circle in Glasgow?
Sighthill Park in Glasgow has one of Britain’s newer but no less significant stone circles, says MJ STEEL COLLINS
Systir Productions Doing Horror for Themselves
ANDREW GARVEY speaks to British horror film makers Systir Productions’ Amy Howell about the company’s background and their award-winning webseries ‘the Syndicate’.
A Dartmoor Christmas Ghost
MJ WAYLAND recounts a spooky happening during a foxhunt Dartmoor on Christmas Eve many moons ago
Liverpool’s Black Widows: A Dubious Tradition
HOWARD JACKSON looks at Liverpool’s dubious tradition of Black Widow murderers!
Time Slips: What Is It and How Does It Happen?
Time slips phenomenon is more common thank you think. NIA JONES finds some really strange goings-on …
Dr Crippen’s Strange Legacy
ANDREW GARVEY looks at some of the more notable and telling incidents and references in Crippen’s post-execution career
Dr Crippen’s Execution: He Swung Into Eternity Without A Word
Today in 1910 in Pentonville Prison in London, the infamous Dr Crippen was hanged. ANDREW GARVEY reports
Poppet Magic, A Magical Guide
KATIE DOHERTY looks at poppets – the magical practice of using dolls to inflict pain on one’s enemies …
Have You Ever Seen Animal Ghosts?
MJ COLLINS delves into the mysterious world of the UK’s many animal ghosts…
CSI Exchange Street: The Murder of Brother Francis
DR FIONA-JANE BROWN tells of the shocking and ghostly history of two historic Aberdeen drinking establishments, Musa and Wagleys!
Kiss of the Vampire 1963 REVIEW
Kiss of the Vampire 1963 is one of Hammer’s better vampire films, says CHARLES E. BUTLER
Witches Justice: How The Accused Turned The Tables On The Witchfinder
L.H. DAVIES describes how Scottish witchfinders were brought down to Newcastle in 1649 to deal with some “witches”
Halloween: You Can’t Kill The Boogeyman!
On this most spooky of nights, REN ZELEN looks at two classic US horror films with definite British connections – Halloween and Psycho!
The Hampstead Horror: Hunting Dracula in NW3
JACOB MILNESTEIN investigates the real-life North London locations that inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Phantoms of Haunted Craig y Nos Castle, Wales
NIA JONES profiles the haunted goings-on at Craig y Nos Castle, a Victorian Gothic mansion in Wales reputed to be gripped by paranormal activity
Dark Origins of Halloween: The Night The Dead Haunts The Living
JON KANEKO-JAMES takes a special look at the origins of Halloween – the night the dead come back to haunt the living
Rasputin the Mad Monk 1966 REVIEW
Christopher Lee gives one of his best performances for Hammer, in the historical horror, Rasputin the Mad Monk 1966, says ADAM SCOVELL
St Elian, the Saint who Banned Greyhounds
JACOB MILNESTEIN discovers St Elian, a British saint who wasn’t beheaded – strange but true!
Attack of the Herbals 2011 REVIEW
ANDREW GARVEY reviews Scottish horror flick, Attack of the Herbals 2011
Sara Karloff Visits London To Salute Her Father
Sara Karloff joins author Stephen Jacobs to pay tribute to horror legend Boris Karloff at rare London event
Frankenstein Galvanized BOOK REVIEW
SARAH PARKIN reviews Frankenstein Galvanized, a new edition and essays on the Mary Shelley classic
