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Hooden Horse Folklore of East Kent
17 February 2026
Isle of Thanet’s 10 Spookiest Hauntings
16 February 2026
Small Prophets brings Alchemy and Homunculi to the BBC
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King Street: A London Address Steeped in Death and Disaster
12 February 2026
Haunted Heptonstall: The Ghosts of Yorkshire’s Most Chilling Village
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Old Cankey, Middleton’s Most Notorious Grave Robber
5 February 2026
The Highgate Vampire THEATRE REVIEW
4 February 2026
From Brum to the Batcave: Alan Napier’s Life in Horror
30 January 2026
Ghostly Secrets of St Leonards Church, Middleton
28 January 2026
The Haunted Highways of Bolton
28 January 2026
The R.I.P. Man 2025 is a British horror with bite!
24 January 2026
Is Robert Burns’ Birthplace Haunted?
22 January 2026
Halloween is coming!
Why FEAR at Avon Valley leads the UK scare scene
2 November 2025
FEAR at Avon Valley delivers the UK’s most consistently thrilling and immersive Halloween event, balancing theatre-quality storytelling with a genuine festival atmosphere, writes PM BUCHAN
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Spooky Isles Halloween Playlist 2019
27 October 2019
Dacre Stoker on Why Dracula is the Ultimate Halloween Story
21 August 2025
Halloween Poems to Read by Candlelight 2025
4 October 2025
Allantide and Apples: Halloween in Cornwall
27 October 2023
ghosts & hauntings
Haunted Pendennis Castle: A Guide to Ghosts
27 December 2021
Pendennis Castle in Cornwall has been the centre of many violent events over the centuries. No wonder it’s one of England’s most haunted castles!
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King Street: A London Address Steeped in Death and Disaster
12 February 2026
Haunted Heptonstall: The Ghosts of Yorkshire’s Most Chilling Village
10 February 2026
The Haunted Highways of Bolton
28 January 2026
Ghostly Secrets of St Leonards Church, Middleton
28 January 2026
Is Robert Burns’ Birthplace Haunted?
22 January 2026
horror & fantasy films
Top 10 Kills From The Omen Films
16 April 2015
Dead of Night 1945: 10 Things You Didn’t Know
1 January 2016
27 May 2022
Goodnight, Dark Prince: Sir Christopher Lee OBITUARY
11 June 2015
5 Funny Dracula Films Played for Laughs
7 September 2013
The Hands of Orlac 1960 REVIEW
28 July 2014
television
Small Prophets brings Alchemy and Homunculi to the BBC
13 February 2026
8 February 2026
The Room in the Tower TV REVIEW
31 December 2025
BBC’S The Read: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Reece Shearsmith REVIEW
11 November 2025
Sapphire & Steel, Assignment II: The Railway Station 1979 REVIEW
19 October 2025
Bram Stoker’s Dublin Childhood: Folklore, Illness and Horror
17 September 2025
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
Hooden Horse Folklore of East Kent
17 February 2026
The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle Upon Tyne
14 December 2025
Mystery and Magic at the Goblin Ha’
28 October 2025
The Black Elf of Islay Strikes in Battle
22 October 2025
Dark history
Martha Ray’s Grave in Elstree: A Georgian Murder Remembered
20 February 2026
Old Cankey, Middleton’s Most Notorious Grave Robber
5 February 2026
The Manchester Mummy Won’t Stay Dead
21 January 2026
When Archaeology Meets the Psi Factor
2 January 2026
Corpse Roads: Walking England’s Ghostly Paths of the Dead
29 December 2025
Blood Money: The Newcastle Witch Trials
19 December 2025
Literature
Dr Jekyll and Mr Seek BOOK REVIEW
19 February 2026
Lily’s Monster by Cliff McNish BOOK REVIEW
8 November 2025
Dracula 101: A Guide To Bram Stoker’s Horror Classic
15 October 2025
Halloween Poems to Read by Candlelight 2025
4 October 2025
UFOS & ALIENS
The Great Flying Saucer Hoax: How a 1967 Student Prank Fooled Britain
19 September 2025
Neil Nixon: Why We Still Don’t Know the Truth About UFOs
16 September 2025
The Sheerness UFO Incident: Britain’s First Great Aerial Mystery
12 September 2025
UFOs Over Britain by Neil R Storey BOOK REVIEW
29 August 2025
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
Sightings of the Huttock Top Beast Continue to Intrigue
18 February 2026
The Beast of Bodmin Moor: Myth or a Very Big Cat?
17 January 2025
Morgawr: Cornwall’s Legendary Sea Serpent
15 November 2024
Mystery Animals of The Lothians
4 June 2024
Loch Ness They Created a Monster TV REVIEW
1 January 2024
Alien Big Cat Sightings Claw Through Kent
12 November 2023
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
When Archaeology Meets the Psi Factor
2 January 2026
Deathbed Visions: A Glimpse Beyond the Veil?
21 April 2025
10 March 2025
Curse of Alloa Tower: The Erskine Family’s Lament
21 February 2025
Chilling Messages: My Haunting Encounter with the Unseen
9 September 2024
Chasing Nightmares: The Horror of Sleep Paralysis
26 March 2024
