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Salvation Z: Hell comes to Gloucester Prison

28 October 202525 October 2024 by PM Buchan
Salvation Z

Salvation Z turns the historic HM Prison Gloucester into the UK’s most immersive and terrifying Halloween scare attraction. P M Buchan tells about us all about it!

Categories Theatre and Live Events Tags Gloucestershire, Live Performance, West Midlands 1 Comment

The Worst Witch (2017-2020) TV REVIEW

25 October 202425 October 2024 by Gemma Johnson
Bella Ramsey as The Worst Witch (2017-2020).

The Worst Witch(2017-2020) TV series is a charming, pre-Harry Potter witch tale with timeless appeal, writes GEMMA JOHNSON

Categories Television Tags Episode Guides and TV Retrospectives, Junior Paranormal Events

The Sluagh: Celtic Spirits of the Unforgiven Dead

24 October 2024 by Spooky Isles
The Sluagh

Beware the eerie legend of the Sluagh, the unforgiven spirits of Celtic folklore that roam the skies, hunting for souls…

Categories Mysterious Creatures Tags Death, Ireland, Scotland

20 Creepy Facts About Dracula

23 October 2024 by William Bove
Dracula

Discover 20 intriguing facts about Bram Stoker’s Dracula, exploring its origins, inspirations, and lasting legacy

Categories Literature Tags Bram Stoker, Dracula

The Canterville Ghost 1944 REVIEW

22 October 2024 by David Saunderson
Charles Laughton The Canterville Ghost

Charles Laughton haunts this adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s beloved ghost story, blending British whimsy with American wit in one of the most entertaining fantasy films of all time, says DAVID SAUNDERSON

Categories Film Reviews Tags Charles Laughton, Charles Laughton Films, Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost

Ghost Town: Being Human (S1,E3) REVIEW

21 October 2024 by Spooky Isles
Ghost Town: Being Human (S1,E3) REVIEW

In this episode of Being Human, Annie uncovers the truth about her death, Mitchell faces the fallout of turning Lauren into a vampire, and George’s relationship with Nina grows despite his lingering fears. PETULA MITCHELL looks back on this classic episode

Categories Television Tags BBC, Being Human TV Series

Bats Folklore and Superstition: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

21 October 2024 by Spooky Isles
Bat Folklore UK and Ireland

Bats folklore in Britain and Ireland has long been filled with supernatural and mystical beliefs, from symbols of death to witches’ familiars, yet their true nature is far less sinister

Categories Folklore, Superstitions Tags Animal Superstitions

Glossary of British and Irish Folklore Creatures

20 October 202420 October 2024 by Spooky Isles
Glossary of British and Irish Folklore Creatures

Welcome to the glossary of British and Irish folklore creatures!

Categories Folklore, Mysterious Creatures

The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells REVIEW

20 October 2024 by David Saunderson
The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells REVIEW 1

The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells explores the darker side of the author’s imagination, bringing his lesser-known tales to life in a chilling four-part Sky Arts series, writes DAVID SAUNDERSON

Categories Television Tags Episode Guides and TV Retrospectives, H.G. Wells

Number 13 2006 TV REVIEW

19 October 2024 by Richard Markworth
Number 13 (2006)

The BBC’s Number 13 (2006) delivers a slow-burn, unsettling adaptation of MR James’ ghost story, centred on a professor whose academic curiosity leads him into supernatural peril, writes RICHARD MARKWORTH

Categories Television Tags A Ghost Story for Christmas, BBC, Christmas, M.R. James

St Frideswide’s Day and Oxford’s Ghostly Secrets

18 October 2024 by Spooky Isles
St Frideswide of Oxford

Let’s celebrate St Frideswide’s Day, Oxford’s patron saint, by exploring her life and legacy and the city’s eerie hauntings

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Oxfordshire, Saints, South-East England

Armchair Thriller (S1, E11-14): The Girl Who Walked Quickly REVIEW

18 October 2024 by Richard Phillips-Jones
Armchair Thriller (S1, E11-14): The Girl Who Walked Quickly REVIEW 2

A man with phobias is brainwashed into carrying out acts of terrorism. RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES looks at Armchair Thriller: The Girl Who Walked Quickly (1978).

Categories Television Tags Armchair Thriller, Episode Guides and TV Retrospectives, ITV 1 Comment

Edinburgh’s Haunted Vaults Exposed

18 October 2024 by Spooky Isles
Haunted Edinburgh Vaults

Beneath the streets of Scotland’s capital, the haunted Edinburgh Vaults reveal a hidden world filled with eerie history and ghostly encounters

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ghosts of RAF Air Museum, London

12 October 202517 October 2024 by Spooky Isles
RAF Museum Colindale Hendon

The RAF Air Museum near Hendon, North London, is a sanctum where heroes of the past intertwine with eerie tales, bringing past valour into present mystique

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Greater London, London, Museums, North London

A Haunted House Built by My Ancestors in Somerset

16 October 2024 by Guest Writer
Pilton Somerset House

Growing up visiting my gran’s haunted house in Pilton, Somerset, I’m convinced the spirits of my ancestors never left and I saw them, writes KAREN HARRIS

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Somerset, South-West England

White Lady of Blenkinsopp Castle Guards Hidden Treasure

16 October 202416 October 2024 by Spooky Isles
Blenkinsopp Castle

The White Lady of Blenkinsopp Castle is a ghostly figure said to haunt a Northumberland fortress, guarding a hidden treasure that has never been found

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Haunted Castles, North-East England, Northumberland

Tulley’s Shocktober Fest: Crawley hosts Europe’s Largest Scream Park

28 October 202515 October 2024 by PM Buchan
Tulley's Shocktober Fest: Crawley hosts Europe's Largest Scream Park in Crawley

Tulley’s Shocktober Fest in Crawley offers Europe’s largest Halloween Scream Park experience, with scare mazes, live entertainment, and spooky attractions that draw visitors from across the globe, writes P.M. BUCHAN

Categories Theatre and Live Events Tags Live Performance, South-East England, West Sussex

Armchair Thriller (S1, E21-26): The Limbo Connection REVIEW

15 October 2024 by Richard Phillips-Jones
Armchair Thriller (S1, E21-26): The Limbo Connection REVIEW 3

A missing person’s husband is suspected of her murder, but is a sinister clinic hiding something? RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES revisits the classic Armchair Thriller tale, The Limbo Connection (1978)

Categories Television Tags Armchair Thriller, Episode Guides and TV Retrospectives, ITV 1 Comment

From Fire Arms Officer to Paranormal Author: Ian Backhouse INTERVIEW

15 October 2024 by Spooky Isles
Ian Backhouse

Ian Backhouse, a former Met Police firearms officer turned paranormal thriller author, shares with DAVID SAUNDerSON how his passion for writing, life experiences, and mental health journey have shaped his career and creative process

Categories Literature Tags Ghost Stories

The Awakening 2011 REVIEW

15 October 2024 by David Saunderson
The Awakening 2011

The Awakening 2011 takes viewers on a haunting journey through post-World War I England, where grief and the supernatural collide in a chilling tale of suspense

Categories Film Reviews Tags Stephen Volk

Top 10 Haunted Ireland Asylums

14 October 2024 by Ann Massey McElroy
St Columba's Mental Hospital in County Sligo, one of the many haunted asylums in Ireland.

ANN MASSEY McELROY tells us of 10 of the darkest haunted asylums and hospitals of Ireland.

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Haunted Hospitals, Ireland 2 Comments

Ghostly Tales from the Battle of Hastings

14 October 202414 October 2024 by Spooky Isles
Battle of Hastings

Strange apparitions and chilling phenomena continue to haunt the battlefield of Hastings, more than 950 years after the battle that changed England forever

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Battlefield Ghosts, East Sussex, South-East England

Sapphire & Steel Episode Guide: Classic Creepy Sci-Fi Series

17 May 202513 October 2024 by Richard Phillips-Jones
Sapphire & Steel Episode Guide: Classic Creepy Sci-Fi Series 4

Was Sapphire & Steel the perfect blend of British horror and time-traversing science fiction? RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES looks back on the creepy classic television series from 1979 to 1982

Categories Television Tags Episode Guides and TV Retrospectives, ITV, Sapphire & Steel

The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939 REVIEW

13 October 202413 October 2024 by David Saunderson
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939, starring Charles Laughton, is a gothic horror classic of haunting performances and dark drama, writes DAVID SAUNDERSON

Categories Film Reviews Tags Charles Laughton, Charles Laughton Films
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