Welcome to spooky isles
Thornton Road, the Birmingham street that became a nightmare
Spooky Isles
22 August 2026
The Angels of Mons: Ghostly guardians of the Great War
Spooky Isles
19 August 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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Exploring British Halloween TV Specials
2 October 2023
Teanlay Night: A Fylde Coast Halloween
4 October 2023
Dark Origins of Halloween: The Night The Dead Haunts The Living
29 October 2012
ghosts & hauntings
Kendal Ghost Walks: Simon Kurt Unsworth INTERVIEW
29 July 2024
The Spooky Village of Ditchling, East Sussex
10 October 2022
Enniscorthy, Ireland’s Most Chilling Poltergeist Tale
19 August 2013
50 Haunted Places in Lancashire You Need to Know
31 August 2025
horror & fantasy films
Bride of Frankenstein 1935 REVIEW
27 June 2012
16 October 2019
Nandor Fodor And The Talking Mongoose 2023 REVIEW
8 October 2023
11 September 2012
television
22 July 2020
10 Doctor Who Scariest Moments
24 December 2017
Belgrave Hall: Most Haunted REVIEW
7 July 2020
Chislehurst Caves (Night 1), Most Haunted REVIEW
11 April 2015
Thriller (S6, E6): A Midsummer Nightmare REVIEW
24 October 2021
The League of Gentlemen, a comedy of terror TV REVIEW
25 April 2012
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
10 Shocking St Valentines Day Facts
11 February 2013
Celebrating St John’s Eve in England
20 June 2023
Ancient Legends of Mousa Broch, Shetland Islands
20 September 2023
19 British Bird Superstitions You Didn’t Know
24 February 2023
Arthur Conan Doyle and the Cottingley Fairies
1 November 2016
The Allendale Wolf, a beast remembered in fire
14 October 2025
Dark history
Hackney Mole Man: The Strange Legend of 121 Mortimer Road
17 August 2025
Catherine Wilson, The Killer Nurse
13 March 2015
Britain’s 6 Most Disgusting Killer Cannibals
8 May 2021
Charlotte Dymond’s Ghost, A Body on Bodmin Moor
1 December 2020
Secrets of a Highgate Cemetery Tour Guide
28 January 2012
Did Spring-Heeled Jack murder Maria Davis?
2 June 2026
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
UFOs over England with Nigel Wright VIDEO
21 May 2020
Phantoms In The Night Or ETs? BOOK REVIEW
17 November 2023
UK Beginners Guide to UFOs VIDEO
28 September 2023
Dargle Cottage UFO Investigation, A Cautionary Tale
16 October 2023
Greater Manchester: A Hub of UFO Activity?
23 February 2023
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
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
Where Have Alien Big Cat Been Spotted In Wales?
21 June 2019
The Pig-Man Roams Cannock Chase
24 July 2013
The Beast of Bodmin Moor: Myth or a Very Big Cat?
17 January 2025
Did Elliott O’Donnell Meet Bigfoot?
2 July 2020
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
What were the Death Tokens of Wales?
23 January 2013
The Supernatural Side of Stonehenge
19 October 2023
Meet Bill Ramsey, The Southend Werewolf
3 November 2022
10 March 2025
Who are the Black Eyed Children?
13 April 2015
Time Slips: What Is It and How Does It Happen?
29 November 2012
