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13 July 2026
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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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Halloween Monsters Crawl Out From Real Irish Folklore
6 October 2017
Nos Galan Gaeaf, Halloween in Wales’ Strangest Customs
5 October 2023
ghosts & hauntings
Weston Manor Hotel Cloaked In Ghostly Romance
24 November 2018
Haunted Bolling Hall: Exploring its Ghostly Past
24 March 2023
8 Haunted English Churches You Must Visit
11 September 2021
Cambridge: Top 5 Haunted Places to Visit
26 March 2014
10 Phantom Kings and Queens of England
22 October 2023
Northumberland Ghost Tour: Plan Your Own Itinerary
13 November 2023
horror & fantasy films
6 November 2014
The Woman In Black 1989 Blu-Ray REVIEW
2 August 2020
The Haunted Airman 2006 TV REVIEW
17 February 2015
9 November 2014
30 May 2012
Dacre Stoker’s Top 10 Dracula-inspired Films
24 April 2016
television
The Room in the Tower TV REVIEW
31 December 2025
Count Dracula 1977 BBC TV REVIEW
23 February 2020
4 January 2022
The Woman In Black 1989 Blu-Ray REVIEW
2 August 2020
Shadows (S1, E6) Dutch Schlitz’s Shoes REVIEW
10 April 2022
Paranormal Lockdown Calls Time At The Royal Oak Pub
20 September 2018
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
Vampire of Croglin Grange: A Paranormal Guide
22 June 2014
What Lurks At The Written Stone, Longridge?
27 October 2022
Teanlay Night: A Fylde Coast Halloween
4 October 2023
St Piran: Who Was Cornwall’s Patron Saint?
5 March 2023
Dark history
9 October 2015
Blackbeard: The Ghostly Legend of Bristol’s Most Infamous Pirate
1 November 2024
The Day Agatha Christie Disappeared: A Real-Life Mystery
3 December 2024
Bloody Horrors at St Mary’s Church Hendon
12 September 2022
10 Brutal Murders That Shocked London
6 July 2019
Literature
Who is Dracula’s Father? BOOK REVIEW
15 April 2026
D.E.V.I.L by Jill Lincoln BOOK REVIEW
18 March 2026
UFOS & ALIENS
The Curious Tale Of The A70 UFO Incident
23 June 2023
Charles Jevington’s Mysterious Journey to the Stars
13 August 2022
The Alien Autopsy Scandal, A Very British Con
22 June 2026
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
St Columba And the Loch Ness Monster
8 November 2014
10 Loch Ness Monster Facts You Didn’t Know
1 September 2023
In Search of Gef The Talking Mongoose
18 September 2023
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
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
Time Slips: What Is It and How Does It Happen?
29 November 2012
The Bizarre Kersey Time Slip Mystery
27 October 2023
Did I Live In Haworth During A Past Life?
8 June 2020
Chilling Messages: My Haunting Encounter with the Unseen
9 September 2024
Richard Case: How I’d Solve The Talking Mongoose Mystery
9 October 2023
