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Ghosts and Hauntings

First Ghosts: From ancient civilisations to Britain

Theatre and Live Events

Dracula: A feminist revenge fantasy, really – Rochdale REVIEW

Literature

The Weird Tales of Dorothy K. Haynes BOOK REVIEW

Ghosts and Hauntings

The Ghosts of Hatfield House, Hertfordshire

UFOs/Aliens

Adrian Hicks and the Winchester alien encounter

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“I Never Entirely Felt Alone”: The Ghosts of Hales Road, Cheltenham

What is the Ghostly Secret of Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire?

Coventry: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

5 Saddest Tales of Ghostly Romance

Old School Victorian Ghost Hunting Reveals Mystery At Haunted Bodelwyddan Castle

Top 10 Ireland Haunted Bridges

Witness Describes Bridgnorth’s Phantom Hitchhiker Encounter

The Fleece Inn, Elland: Yorkshire’s Spookiest Pub?

Berkeley Castle Still Echos With Ghostly Screams

The Haunting Of The Old Church House Inn, Devon

The Grey Lady of Whitby, My Ghost Experience

Hertford: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Miskin Manor: Wales Haunted House of Frights!

Haunted Camberwell’s Top 5 Creepiest Ghost Stories

Edinburgh family flees Christmas haunting terror

Horror Films & Television

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Jake West looks back on Razor Blade Smile INTERVIEW

Haunted Charlie Hall

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1968 REVIEW

Terry Sherwood

Mystery Of The Wax Museum 1933 REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

The Mutations 1974 REVIEW

David Saunderson

The Spirit Of Dark And Lonely Water

Richard Phillips-Jones

Chislehurst Caves (Night 2), Most Haunted REVIEW

Ann Massey McElroy

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

Andrew Garvey

Emma Dark Talks about Seize the Night

David Saunderson

Scrapbook memories of horrors past

Spooky Isles

Ray Milland, Welsh Horror Star Who Won An Oscar

Peter Fuller

Was The Wicker Man 2006 Remake a Pagan Spell or Bee Cult Fail?

Guest Writer

The Black Cat 1934 REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

Number 13 2006 TV REVIEW

Richard Markworth

Thriller (S5, E3): Won’t Write Home Mom, I’m Dead REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

7 Famous Van Helsing Actors (Who Weren’t Peter Cushing)

David Saunderson

Folklore

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Folklore

5 Folklore Legends From Cambridgeshire

Folklore

Giant Ram of Derby’s Horrible Origins Revealed!

Folklore

Who is Bean Nighe, the Celtic Washerwoman, Prophetess of Doom?

Mysterious Creatures

Alp-Luachra, flesh-burrowing fairies

Folklore

Is Stonehenge, an Ancient Burial Site or Computer?

Folklore

The Evil Ghost Vicar of Ratcliff Wharf, London

Dark History Superstitions

Rochdale’s Curious Deaths and Superstitions

Mysterious Creatures

Cat-Sith: The Soul-Stealing Fairy Cat

Mysterious Creatures

Alnwick Bloodsucker Terrorises Northumberland

Superstitions

10 Oak Tree Superstitions You Should Know

Folklore

Martinmas: Get Ready For Killing Time

Folklore

Mari Lwyd: How the Welsh celebrate Christmas with Horse Skull

Dark History

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Dark History

Discover the gender-swapping skeleton of St Osyth, Essex

Cemeteries and Burial Places

5 Interesting Deaths Found On Berkshire Gravestones

Cemeteries and Burial Places

Bartlow Hills, the Pyramids of Essex

Dark History

Britain’s 5 Most Sinister Abandoned Mental Asylums

True Crime

Catherine Wilson, The Killer Nurse

Dark History

Vampire of the Villas Victim Choked on Garlic

True Crime

Blackbeard: The Ghostly Legend of Bristol’s Most Infamous Pirate

Dark History Esoteric Arts

Helen Duncan, The Fate of Britain’s Last Jailed Witch

Dark History

Don’t Disturb Our Ancient Dead at Fornham Henge

Cemeteries and Burial Places

Suicides and Burials: Sacrilege in Days Gone By

Dark History

Return to the “Witches” of Islandmagee, County Antrim

Dark History

This Isle Is Full of Monsters: Jon Kaneko-James AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Paranormal

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Ghosts and Hauntings

Murder, fire and ghost stories at The Punch Bowl, York

Ghosts and Hauntings

Gartloch Hospital: Glasgow’s Haunted Asylum Revealed

Ghosts and Hauntings

The Exorcism of Bobby Bawn of County Westmeath

Paranormal Research

Should Paranormal Investigators Tell Ghosts They’re Dead?

Ghosts and Hauntings

7 Most Haunted York Pubs To Visit

Ghosts and Hauntings Haunted Hotels and Pubs

Langham Hotel, Haunted Stay In The Heart Of London

Ghosts and Hauntings

Chichester: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

Ghosts and Hauntings Haunted Hotels and Pubs

Inside Ballyseede Castle, Ireland’s Most Haunted Hotel

Paranormal Research

Blythburgh Suffolk’s Supernatual Tales

Ghosts and Hauntings

Ware, Hertfordshire: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Esoteric Arts

Brewing Romance: A Love Potion Recipe Using Everyday Ingredients

Ghosts and Hauntings

Johnny One-Arm: Edinburgh’s Restless Paranormal Avenger

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