How I Started Hunting Ghosts And UFOs: Dr Robert Young
Guest writer DR ROBERT YOUNG describes his evolution into a parapsychologist and offers reflections on the significance and nature of ghosts and related paranormal phenomena
Lot No 249 2023 TV Review
Lot No 249 is more Hammer Horror than your typical A Ghost Story for Christmas fare, writes RICHARD MARKWORTH
Loch Ness They Created a Monster TV REVIEW
Loch Ness They Created A Monster is a fascinating documentary study of the quirky personalities and cultural clashes in the Loch Ness Monster hunt, writes NEIL NIXON
Haunted Cyfarthfa Castle: Bogeymen in Merthyr Tydfil
Spirits of a bygone era linger through the haunted halls of Cyfarthfa Castle in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales
British Egg Superstitions and Folklore
Many people associate eggs with superstition and folklore. Here are some of them…
Britain’s 5 Strangest Animal Ghosts
Humans are not the only spirits that haunt the Spooky Isles. RICK HALE tells us about animal ghosts that will give you the shivers
The Chough Hotel, Most Haunted (S5, E1) REVIEW
The Chough Hotel in Somerset has a dark past, the perfect place for an investigation by the Most Haunted crew, writes JOANNA HAGUE
Ghosts Christmas Special 2023 REVIEW
Ghosts Christmas Special 2023 provides a sweet series close for our beloved Button House occupants, writes GEMMA JOHNSON
Rentasanta: Rentaghost 1979 Christmas Special REVIEW
Rentasanta, the Rentaghost Christmas Special from 1979, reveals that many Christmas traditions have stood the test of time and into the afterlife, writes GEMMA JOHNSON and the Junior Paranormal Team
Ivy Folklore: Things You Didn’t Know
IVY, an evergreen marvel, is easily recognisable. HELEN J.R. BRUCE looks at the charm of this beloved Christmas plant
Holly Folklore: Things You Didn’t Know
Holly is the ultimate festive foliage. But there’s more to the bush than just Christmas cheer, writes HELEN J.R. BRUCE
A Christmas Carol 1999 REVIEW
A Christmas Carol 1999, starring Patrick Stewart, is a perfect adaptation of the Dickens’ classic, writes CHRISTINE MILLER
A Christmas Carol 2000 REVIEW
A Christmas Carol 2000 goes all gangster on us in this modern retelling of the Charles Dickens classic with Ross Kemp, says GEMMA JOHNSON
The Baskerville Curse: Typography, Ghosts and Sherlock Holmes
John Baskerville’s tale is a gripping blend of typography, haunting history and a surprising link to Sherlock Holmes’ legendary adventure, writes ANDREW HOMER
Haunted Norfolk Broads: Natural Beauty, Unnatural Horror
The Norfolk Broads are flush with tales of ghostly terror. RICK HALE brings us on a tour of these beautiful, yet spooky, wetlands
Martin’s Close 2019 TV REVIEW
Martin’s Close 2019 is a pleasantly spooky addition to A Ghost Story for Christmas, writes RICHARD MARKWORTH
Ghosts Christmas Special 2022 REVIEW
The BBC’s Ghosts Christmas Special 2022 brings a pantomime to Button House and GEMMA JOHNSON couldn’t be happier
Have A Grotty Grotbags Christmas!
Grotbags appeared in many hilarious Christmas specials. GEMMA JOHNSON takes a look at the festive output of the miserable TV witch
Who are the Ghosts of A Christmas Carol?
Four supernatural beings visit Ebenezer Scrooge to help him change his ways and become a better person. Here are those four ghosts of A Christmas Carol…
Hammersmith Ghost And Other Legal Ghost Stories for Christmas
The infamous 1804 Hammersmith Ghost case, a tragic result of mistaken identity leading to a fatal shooting, exemplifies the historic intersection of ghost stories and English law, says guest writer NAOMI RYAN
Reading Dracula Daily in Real Time: Interview with Matt Kirkland
Matt Kirkland, author of thew newly-published Dracula Daily, talks to DAVID SAUNDERSON about reading Bram Stoker’s vampire masterpiece in real time on the intranet
Mysteries of Dunster: Interview with Nina Dodd
Dunster in Somerset has more than 200 listed buildings and more than a few ghosts! Spooky Isles talks to Dunster author Nina Dodds about some of the folklore surrounding the medieval village
The Old Hall Hotel, Most Haunted (S5, E2) REVIEW
The Old Hall Hotel was so scary, Richard Felix admits he wouldn’t sleep there in this series five episode of Most Haunted, writes JOANNA HAGUE
Pevensey Castle’s Haunting Melody of Ghostly Fear
Pevensey Castle, in East Sussex, has a mixture of hauntings, intelligent apparitions and stone tape echoes, that have spooked the brave and curious for generations, write RICK HALE
