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Harry Price Versus The Psychic Frauds

Rick Hale - 23 April 2024 0

Harry Price

Harry Price, the renowned English ghosthunter, had a passion for exposing supernatural fraudsters. RICK HALE delves into three of Price's most revealing cases

Daughter of Darkness: The Horror Films of Chloe Franks

David Turnbull - 19 April 2024 0

Chloe Franks

Chloe Franks was a staple of British horror of the 1970s. DAVID TURNBULL takes us through the horror films of the former English child actor

Most Haunted The Stage Show REVIEW

Rachael Elizabeth - 16 April 2024 0

Most Haunted The Stage Show

Most Haunted The Stage Show is a fun look back at the popular ghost hunting TV show, but it's not without its problems, writes RACHAEL ELIZBTETH

Meet Philip Aylesbury, the aristocratic ghost from the Cromwell era, created by British scientist Dr George Owen and his team in 1972 to challenge the limits of paranormal research. LES HEWITT tells us about the amazing experiment

Meet Philip Aylesbury: The Ghost Created By Scientists

12 April 2024

THE ghosts of Button House declare war on their living housemates but it's to no avail... GEMMA JOHNSON takes a back look at Ghosts BBC episode two, titled Gorilla War

Gorilla War: Ghosts BBC (S1, E2) REVIEW

12 April 2024

Candles superstitions and folklore

Candles Superstitions in British Folklore

12 April 2024

Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller Episode Guide: 1978-81 Anthology Series

5 April 2024

Torry Battery in Aberdeen, once a defensive fortress, now whispers tales of ghostly apparitions and eerie encounters. GRAEME MILNE reveals firsthand accounts of the paranormal from this spooky historical site

Torry Battery’s Haunted Echoes of the Past

2 April 2024

Curses and Violence Engulf Pittenweem Witch Hunt

1 April 2024

FEATURED ARTICLE

Vincent Price in a scene from The Monster Club.

Vincent Price in the UK Part 3: The Last Hurrah (1974-1984)

Peter Fuller - 25 October 2023 0

LATEST GHOST & HAUNTINGS

The Bizarre Legend of St Catherine's Island

The Bizarre Legend of St Catherine’s Island

Rick Hale - 19 April 2024 0

Torry Battery in Aberdeen, once a defensive fortress, now whispers tales of ghostly apparitions and eerie encounters. GRAEME MILNE reveals firsthand accounts of the paranormal from this spooky historical site

Torry Battery’s Haunted Echoes of the Past

2 April 2024

The Royal Mile in Edinburgh is one of Scotland's greatest tourist attractions. RICK HALE tells you where you can find its most haunted places to visit

The Royal Mile: A Guide to Ghosts and Hauntings

16 March 2024

Chilling Truth Behind Ireland’s Loftus Hall Secrets

9 March 2024

County Durham Ghost Tour: Create Your Own Itinerary

3 March 2024

Vintage Newcastle

Newcastle Ghost Tour: Create Your Own Itinerary

18 February 2024

Melrose Abbey Gargoyle

Melrose Abbey: Beware The Bloodthirsty Vampire!

16 February 2024

Ghostly Debt Cavan

A Ghostly Debt Collection From County Cavan

26 January 2024

Wandsworth Postcard

Ghostly Wandsworth: South London’s Most Haunted

25 January 2024

LATEST TELEVISION

Most Haunted The Stage Show

Most Haunted The Stage Show REVIEW

Rachael Elizabeth - 16 April 2024 0

THE ghosts of Button House declare war on their living housemates but it's to no avail... GEMMA JOHNSON takes a back look at Ghosts BBC episode two, titled Gorilla War

Gorilla War: Ghosts BBC (S1, E2) REVIEW

12 April 2024

Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller Episode Guide: 1978-81 Anthology Series

5 April 2024

Who Do You Think You Are?: Ghosts BBC (S1, E1) REVIEW

Who Do You Think You Are?: Ghosts BBC (S1, E1) REVIEW

1 April 2024

Lockwood and Co

Lockwood and Co: Episode 1 REVIEW

18 March 2024

The Family Ness

Lochs Of Fun With The Family Ness

9 March 2024

Jonathan Creek's Danse Macabre elevates the series' blend of magic and mystery with an added touch of spookiness, writes RACHAEL ELIZABETH

Danse Macabre: Jonathan Creek’s Spookiest Episode

28 February 2024

These creepy UK Kids TV Shows from the 1980s and 90s delivered spooky fun for the whole family, writes RACHAEL ELIZABETH

Spooky UK Kids TV Shows of 1980s and 1990s

18 February 2024

The BBC's Ghosts Christmas Special 2022 brings a pantomime to Button House and GEMMA JOHNSON couldn't be happier

Ghosts BBC: A Top 10 Episode Countdown

6 February 2024

LATEST HORROR & FANTASY FILMS

Chloe Franks

Daughter of Darkness: The Horror Films of Chloe Franks

David Turnbull - 19 April 2024 0

How Video Nasties Shocked 1980s Britain

24 March 2024

Doctor Jekyll 2023

Doctor Jekyll 2023 REVIEW

22 March 2024

Spooky Isles, with the help of its editors, writers and horror expert/enthusiasts, has crafted a chilling list of the top 50 British horror films, showcasing decades of eerie cinematic masterpieces

Top 50 British Horror Films Of All...

25 February 2024

It Came From South London

It Came From South London: Greatest Horror...

31 January 2024

Aiden and Aaron Truss

Pareidolia Horror: Aaron and Aiden Truss Interview

20 January 2024

Patrick Stewart as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol 1999

A Christmas Carol 1999 REVIEW

24 December 2023

A Christmas Carol 2000

A Christmas Carol 2000 REVIEW

23 December 2023

Albert Finney as Scrooge 1970.

Scrooge 1970 REVIEW

11 December 2023

Christmas Carole 2022

Christmas Carole 2022 TV REVIEW

9 December 2023

LATEST FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION

Candles superstitions and folklore

Candles Superstitions in British Folklore

Spooky Isles Team - 12 April 2024 0

Cheese Superstitions

10 Cheese Superstitions in the UK

22 March 2024

Wedding customs

Unveiling Britain’s 10 Wedding Customs and Superstitions Secrets

15 March 2024

Myths and Legends of Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland

9 March 2024

A Year of Transformation: Embracing Wicca

2 March 2024

Robert Kirk and the Good People

Robert Kirk and The Good People: A Fairy Murder Mystery

1 March 2024

A Rowan Tree in Elrick Hill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rowan Tree Superstitions and Folklore You Didn’t Know

23 February 2024

10 Mandrake Roots Facts: Mysticism, Magic and Death

4 February 2024

Rain at a funeral

What Does Rain At A Funeral Mean?

2 February 2024

LATEST DARK HISTORY

Pittenweem

Curses and Violence Engulf Pittenweem Witch Hunt

Rick Hale - 1 April 2024 0

Jack The Ripper's Bedroom, 1907, painted by artist Walter Sickert

Why Was Walter Sickert Mistaken For Jack The Ripper?

2 March 2024

The Exorcism of Michael Taylor

The Exorcism of Michael Taylor

14 February 2024

Morfa Colliery: Mining Superstitions and Ghostly Forewarnings

2 December 2023

Jeremy Bentham: The Man Who Mummified Himself

14 November 2023

Calanais Stones, aka Callanish Stones, Isle of Lewis

Callanish Stones: Mysteries Older Than Stonehenge

2 November 2023

Halloween started in the Emerald Isle, and ANN MASSEY McELROY guides us along the road through five spooky places to visit there for a true Ireland Halloween experience!

Ireland Halloween: 5 Spookiest Places To Visit

25 October 2023

Why Witches Were Safer In Wales

15 October 2023

Newington Cemetery Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s Dark October: Newington Cemetery Ghost

14 October 2023

LATEST LITERATURE

Nosferatu dies in the sunlight

6 Dracula Myths Not Mentioned By Bram Stoker

Chris Newton - 23 March 2024 0

Alex Guinness as Jacob Marley in Scrooge 1970.

Who are the Ghosts of A Christmas Carol?

16 December 2023

Dracula Daily by Matt Kirkland

Reading Dracula Daily in Real Time: Interview with Matt Kirkland

14 December 2023

This House is Haunted by John Boyne is a suspenseful gothic novel, which keeps the reader hooked with every page turn, writes JOANNA HAGUE

This House is Haunted by John Boyne BOOK REVIEW

10 December 2023

10 Bram Stoker Facts You Didn’t Know

8 November 2023

Addiction Horror

Dual Faces of Fear: Addiction in Horror Stories

4 November 2023

Shakespeare's Witches

Shakespeare And Witches: A Dark Fascination

31 October 2023

Neil R Storey Bram Stoker Book

I’m Dracula Author Bram Stoker’s Kindred Spirit: Neil R Storey

20 October 2023

The Ghost Hunter Chronicles by Yvette Fielding

Yvette Fielding Raises Spirits With Ghost Hunter Chronicles Books

8 October 2023

LATEST UFOS & ALIENS

The Bizarre Legend of St Catherine's Island

The Bizarre Legend of St Catherine’s Island

Rick Hale - 19 April 2024 0

Dr Robert Young

How I Started Hunting Ghosts And UFOs: Dr Robert Young

3 January 2024

Ralph Noyes: An Authentic MoD Voice Amid UFO Controversies

29 November 2023

Phantoms in the Night or ETs highlights Lorraine McAdam's significant UFOlogy career, praised by NEIL NIXON for its honest and straightforward storytelling

Phantoms In The Night Or ETs? BOOK REVIEW

17 November 2023

Mark Olly's book, Europe's Roswell: 40 Years Since Impact, is a thorough and engaging examination of the Llanilar UFO event in Wales in 1983, writes NEIL NIXON

Europe’s Roswell: 40 Years Since Impact BOOK REVIEW

11 November 2023

Dargle Cottage UFO Investigation, A Cautionary Tale

16 October 2023

Haunted Clapham Wood

Clapham Wood: Haunted or Hoax?

10 October 2023

Cedric Allingham's 1954 book "Flying Saucer from Mars," claiming a UFO encounter, was later exposed as a likely debunking hoax by TV astronomer Patrick Moore. NEIL NIXON tells us more

Cedric Allingham’s Flyer Saucer: A UFO Hoax But A Good One

6 October 2023

John Warren's UFO Experience in 1943 Norfolk.

John Warren’s 1943 Close Encounter in Norfolk

29 September 2023

LATEST CRYPTOZOOLOGY

Loch Ness They Created A Monster

Loch Ness They Created a Monster TV REVIEW

Neil Nixon - 1 January 2024 0

Alien Big Cat Sightings Claw Through Kent

Alien Big Cat Sightings Claw Through Kent

12 November 2023

In Search of Gef The Talking Mongoose

In Search of Gef The Talking Mongoose

18 September 2023

Loch Ness Monster

10 Loch Ness Monster Facts You Didn’t Know

1 September 2023

Shug Monkey Strikes Fear Into Cambridgeshire

19 April 2023

The Man-Monkey of Shropshire Union Canal

26 January 2022

Aleister Crowley and the Loch Ness Monster

Two Great Beasts: Aleister Crowley And the Loch Ness Monster

28 November 2020

Trewint Tor: A Tale Of Scaredy Cats On Bodmin Moor

19 August 2020

Elliott O'Donnell Bigfoot

Did Elliott O’Donnell Meet Bigfoot?

2 July 2020

LATEST MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA

Chasing Nightmares: The Horror of Sleep Paralysis

Chasing Nightmares: The Horror of Sleep Paralysis

Rachael Elizabeth - 26 March 2024 1

Crisis apparitions appear once to convey a message. RICK HALE explores the historical example of John Bonnell at Queen's College, Oxford

The Crisis Apparition of John Bonnell

21 November 2023

The Bizarre Kersey Time Slip Mystery

The Bizarre Kersey Time Slip Mystery

27 October 2023

Precognition: I Saw House Fire Before It Happened

24 October 2023

Mystics, Misfits and Madmen

Why Do Mystics, Misfits and Madmen Fascinate Us?

21 October 2023

Stonehenge Crow

The Supernatural Side of Stonehenge

19 October 2023

Haunted Clapham Wood

Clapham Wood: Haunted or Hoax?

10 October 2023

Richard Case and Gef The Talking Mongoose

Richard Case: How I’d Solve The Talking Mongoose Mystery

9 October 2023

In Search of Gef The Talking Mongoose

In Search of Gef The Talking Mongoose

18 September 2023

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Canterbury: Haunted Places to Visit

Spooky Isles Team - 19 October 2020 0

Three Crowns Hotel Dartmoor And Its Cavalier Ghost

22 August 2019

Top 30 Most Haunted London Pubs Guide

19 April 2016

The Haunting Of Pond Terrace, Chelsea’s Ghost Sensation

28 February 2015