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Rude Awakening: Hammer House of Horror (Ep.3)

18 October 202315 February 2013 by Andrew Garvey
Rude Awakening: Hammer House of Horror (Ep.3) 1

ANDREW GARVEY reviews Rude Awakening, the third episode in Hammer House of Horror Television Series

Categories Television Tags Hammer Film Productions, Hammer House of Horror, Peter Sasdy 3 Comments

Discover Dark Truth Behind St Valentine, Patron Saint of Lovers!

17 August 202514 February 2013 by Jacob Milnestein
Discover Dark Truth Behind St Valentine, Patron Saint of Lovers! 2

In this St Valentine’s Day Special, Jacob Milnestein reveals the mystery behind the patron saint of love, whose remains are in Ireland

Categories Folklore Tags Saints, St Valentine

Why I have a Pinhead Tattoo on my Arm

28 December 202013 February 2013 by Guest Writer
Pinhead Tattoo

ANDY STEWART explains why he has a Pinhead tattoo on his arm

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Clive Barker, Hellraiser

Norwich’s Top 5 Haunted Places to Visit

19 September 202513 February 2013 by Tracy Monger
Norwich's Top 5 Haunted Places to Visit 3

Here are five haunted places to visit to Norwich, from TRACY MONGER

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Haunted Places to Visit in England, Norfolk, Norwich 1 Comment

Where is Ernest Thesiger buried?

6 October 202412 February 2013 by Spooky Isles
Where is Ernest Thesiger buried? 4

Ernest Thesiger, who played Dr Pretorius in Bride of Frankenstein (1935), is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Ernest Thesiger, Frankenstein, Universal Pictures

The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972) REVIEW

10 December 201912 February 2013 by David Saunderson
The Amazing Mr Blunden

The Amazing Mr Blunden shows how proper ghost stories should be done!

Categories Film Reviews Tags Madeline Smith, Madeline Smith Films

Diaries tell of Sir Alec Guinness’ ghost experience

5 February 202211 February 2013 by Spooky Isles
Diaries tell of Sir Alec Guinness' ghost experience 5

Alec Guinness’ diaries recently sold to British Library reveal the great actor’s view of the paranormal

Categories Paranormal 2 Comments

10 Shocking St Valentines Day Facts

14 August 202311 February 2013 by Jon Kaneko-James
St Valentine

JON KANEKO-JAMES looks at the darker side of the special annual day for lovers with some horrible St Valentines Day facts.

Categories Folklore Tags Saints, St Valentine

Rainy Day Tour in Brompton Cemetery

16 July 202310 February 2013 by Spooky Isles
Rainy day in Brompton Cemetery

Rainy days are lovely days to visit cemeteries as we found out at Brompton today

Categories Cemeteries and Burial Places Tags Cemeteries, Ernest Thesiger, London 1 Comment

Beware Ireland's Death Coach

14 January 202310 February 2013 by Paul Moynihan
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PAUL MOYNIHAN profiles the harbinger of Ireland’s haunted highways and byways – the dreaded Death Coach!

Categories Folklore Tags Death, Ireland

The Old Dark House 1963 REVIEW

30 June 20259 February 2013 by David Saunderson
The Old Dark House 1963 REVIEW 7

The Old Dark House (1963) Hammer remake is a much better film than its given credit for

Categories Film Reviews Tags Hammer Film Productions, Hammer Horror Films

Wymering Manor Ghosts Are Friendly, Says Former Resident

4 August 20239 February 2013 by Guest Writer
Wymering Manor Ghosts Are Friendly, Says Former Resident 8

DAVID SCANLAN says he knows the ghosts of Wymering Manor in Portsmouth are a friendly lot because he used to live there!

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Ghost Hunting, Hampshire, Portsmouth, South-East England 1 Comment

Who was Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man?

20 February 20239 February 2013 by Nia Jones
John Hurt as Joseph Merrick, incorrectly called John Merrick, in the film The Elephant Man

NIA JONES looks behind the dark and murky world of the Victorian sideshow to reveal its most famous son, Joseph Merrick aka The Elephant Man

Categories Dark History Tags East London, London

The Thirteenth Reunion: Hammer House of Horror (Ep.2)

18 October 20238 February 2013 by Andrew Garvey
The Thirteenth Reunion: Hammer House of Horror (Ep.2) 9

ANDREW GARVEY reviews episode 2 in Hammer House of Horror Television Series, The Thirteenth Reunion

Categories Television Tags Hammer Film Productions, Hammer House of Horror, Peter Sasdy 1 Comment

5 Haunted Scottish Highlands Hotels to Visit

6 October 20237 February 2013 by Guest Writer
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The Scottish Highlands is full of haunted hotels, says guest writer WES McDERMOTT

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Haunted Hotels, Scotland 2 Comments

The Night Reg Presley Told Me About Crop Circles And Alien Moonshine

23 September 20236 February 2013 by Darren Chadwick-Hussein
Reg Presley

DARREN CHADWICK-HUSSEIN on the night he learned first-hand about Troggs frontman Reg Presley’s passion for Crop Circles

Categories UFOs/Aliens, Mysterious Phenomena Tags South-West England 1 Comment

Witching Time: Hammer House of Horror (Ep.1)

18 October 20236 February 2013 by Andrew Garvey
Witching Time: Hammer House of Horror (Ep.1) 11

ANDREW GARVEY reviews Witching Time, in Hammer House of Horror Television Series

Categories Television Tags Hammer Film Productions, Hammer House of Horror

Podge and Rodge: A Scare at Bedtime RETROSPECTIVE

4 August 20235 February 2013 by Ann Massey McElroy
Podge and Rodge: A Scare at Bedtime RETROSPECTIVE 12

ANN MASSEY says hello to Podge and Rodge O’Leprocy, stars of Ireland’s A Scare at Bedtime

Categories Television Tags Episode Guides and TV Retrospectives, Ghost Stories, Ireland

Ghost Hunting with Richard III

25 July 20254 February 2013 by MJ Wayland
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MJ WAYLAND tells us what confirmation of King Richard III’s bones in Leicester car park means for ghost hunting in the East Midlands city

Categories Dark History, Ghosts and Hauntings Tags East of England, Ghost Hunting, Leicestershire, Royalty

Inverness: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

19 September 20254 February 2013 by Frances Abbot
Inverness: 5 Haunted Places to Visit 14

FRANCES ABBOT takes a look at five of her favourite haunted places in Inverness, Scotland

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Haunted Places to Visit in Scotland, Highland (Scotland), Loch Ness Monster, Scotland 2 Comments

Hammer House of Horror TV Series EPISODE GUIDE

18 October 20233 February 2013 by Andrew Garvey
Hammer House of Horror

ANDREW GARVEY enters the Hammer House of Horror to review the classic British television series …

Categories Television Tags Episode Guides and TV Retrospectives, Hammer Film Productions, Hammer House of Horror

The Ghost Bus of Ladbroke Grove

5 September 20232 February 2013 by MJ Wayland
Ladbroke Grove Station

The Ghost Bus of Ladbroke Grove was a phantom speeding double-decker in 1930s Kensington, writes MJ Wayland

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags London 2 Comments

Manchester: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

12 October 20251 February 2013 by Elliot Davies
Haunted Manchester ghosts

Manchester has plenty of spooky places to visit if you are looking for ghosts, according to ELLIOT DAVIES

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Greater Manchester, Haunted Places to Visit in England, North-West England 5 Comments

The Turn of the Screw, Ameilda Theatre REVIEW

4 October 20251 February 2013 by David Saunderson
Turn of the Screw

The Turn of The Screw threatre production at the Ameilda is simply Hammer Horror on stage – it is chilling!

Categories Theatre and Live Events Tags Live Performance, The Turn of the Screw 1 Comment
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