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How To Make An Authentic Turnip Jack o’Lantern for Halloween

1 November 202315 October 2022 by David Saunderson
Turnip Jack o'Lantern

Wanna make your Jack o’Lantern like the ancients? Go Old School Halloween by carving a traditional turnip Jack o’Lantern with these easy-to-follow steps!

Categories Folklore Tags Halloween Leave a comment

Guildford: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

6 October 202315 October 2022 by Petula Mitchell
Angel Hotel Guildford

Guildford has a rich vein of paranormal history to investigate. PETULA MITCHELL tells us five of its most spooky places to visit!

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Haunted Places to Visit in England, South-East England, Surrey Leave a comment

Eilean Donan Castle’s Spooky Ghosts and Legends 

27 July 202314 October 2022 by Christine Miller
Eilean Donan

Eilean Donan Castle, one of Scotland’s most picturesque, not to mention haunted, castles has many spooky stories to tell, says CHRISTINE MILLER

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Haunted Castles, Highland (Scotland), Scotland Leave a comment

The Badger in Superstition and Spellcraft

19 February 202314 October 2022 by Helen J.R. Bruce
The Badger in Superstition and Spellcraft

Badgers are entrenched in British and Irish Folklore with many believing they have supernatural power, says HELEN JR BRUCE

Categories Superstitions Tags Animal Superstitions Leave a comment

Doncaster: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

4 August 202313 October 2022 by Stevie Miller
Warmsworth Hall in Doncaster

STEVIE MILLER takes a trip to Doncaster to unearth 5 of the scariest haunted locations in the Yorkshire town. 

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Haunted Places to Visit in England, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber Leave a comment

A Journey Into The ‘Screaming Woods’ of Pluckley

4 August 202312 October 2022 by Les Hewitt
Dering Woods Screaming Woods

The Dering Woods like the rest of nearby Pluckley in Kent are haunted and known as The Screaming Woods for good reason, says LES HEWITT

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Kent, South-West England 1 Comment

5 Haunted Southampton Pubs To Visit For Halloween

6 October 202312 October 2022 by Spooky Isles
The Brushmakers Arms

Southampton pubs are a great place to celebrate Halloween! Here are some pubs you can visit during the spooky season.

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Hampshire, Haunted Pubs, South-East England 1 Comment

The Spooky Village of Ditchling, East Sussex

19 February 202310 October 2022 by Petula Mitchell
Ditchling

Ditchling is a East Sussex village with witches, ghosts, smugglers, black dogs – something spooky for everyone, says PETULA MITCHELL

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags East Sussex, South-East England 1 Comment

Spooky Halloween Fun For The Whole Family

1 November 20239 October 2022 by Rick Hale
Halloween fun postcard

Halloween fun is upon us and here’s five family-friendly haunts in England that can be enjoyed by the whole family, says RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags England, Halloween Leave a comment

Rosalie and the Séance that Spooked Harry Price

24 September 20238 October 2022 by Macsen Matthews
Rosalie and the Séance that Spooked Harry Price 1

The Rosalie SĂ©ance was one of famed ghosthunter Harry Price’s most controversial investigations. MACSEN MATTHEWS looks at what happened in London on that night in 1937…

Categories Paranormal Research Tags Harry Price, London, Psychics and Mediums Leave a comment

East Yorkshire: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

7 October 2022 by Mike Covell
Historical image showing The Green at Atwick, the stone cross on the left of the image is said to be haunted by a strange white lady. 

MIKE COVELL reveals East Yorkshire’s creepiest and most haunted places to visit just in time for Halloween…

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags East Yorkshire, Haunted Places to Visit in England, Yorkshire and the Humber 4 Comments

Dudley Castle’s Halloween Anniversary Ghost

1 November 20237 October 2022 by Andrew Homer
ANDREW HOMER looks for the truth behind the mysterious ghost that returns to Dudley Castle each Halloween...

ANDREW HOMER looks for the truth behind the mysterious ghost that returns to Dudley Castle each Halloween…

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Halloween, West Midlands Leave a comment

Grimsby: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

6 October 20236 October 2022 by David Saunderson
Grimsby

The ancient port settlement of Grimby dates back to Roman times and is full of ghost sightings. Here are some places you can visit on your search of the paranormal…

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags East Midlands, Haunted Places to Visit in England, Lincolnshire Leave a comment

Crawley: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

6 October 20235 October 2022 by Petula Mitchell
Crawley Postcard

Crawley in West Sussex may not be an ancient town but it’s got plenty to intrigue ghosthunters and fans of the paranormal, says PETULA MITCHELL

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Haunted Places to Visit in England, South-East England, West Sussex Leave a comment

5 Haunted Manchester Pubs to Visit for Halloween

1 July 20255 October 2022 by Spooky Isles
Manchester pub

A haunted pub with plenty of beer and spirits is the best place to celebrate Halloween. Check out some of these spooky Greater Manchester pubs on 31 October and see if their creepy claims are true!

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Greater Manchester, Haunted Pubs, North-West England Leave a comment

5 Haunted Bristol Pubs to Visit for Halloween

6 October 20234 October 2022 by Spooky Isles
Haunted Bristol Pubs

Anytime is a great time to visit a haunted pub, but Halloween makes it doubly spooky to check out these most haunted Bristol pubs for some lively spirits or a pint!

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Bristol, Haunted Pubs, South-West England Leave a comment

Tarry-Dan Tarry-Dan Scarey Old Spooky Man 1978 REVIEW

14 August 20233 October 2022 by Richard Markworth
Paul Currean in the title role, Tarry-Dan Tarry-Dan Scarey Old Spooky Man 1978

Tarry-Dan Tarry-Dan Scarey Old Spooky Man 1978 is a less-remembered BBC ghostly piece of British folk horror but it’s worth seeking out, says RICHARD MARKWORTH

Categories Television Tags BBC, Cornwall 2 Comments

Madhouse 1974 REVIEW

20 July 20232 October 2022 by Terry Sherwood
Vincent Price and Peter Cushing in Madhouse 1974

Madhouse 1974, starring Vincent Price and Peter Cushing, is a 1970s horror gem for acquired tastes, says TERRY SHERWOOD

Categories Film Reviews Tags American International Pictures (AIP), Linda Hayden, Linda Hayden Films, Peter Cushing, Peter Cushing Films, Vincent Price, Vincent Price Films Leave a comment

‘I Witnessed The RMS Lusitania Ghostly Funeral Procession’

4 August 20232 October 2022 by Ann Massey McElroy
Cobh Lusitania Funeral Procession

ANN MASSEY tells us how the witness to the ghostly RMS Lusitania funeral procession has stepped forward to tell his story after more than 40 years.

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Cork, Ireland, Maritime Hauntings, Munster Leave a comment

‘Help Me, Help Me! Suzie’s Dying!’

7 October 20222 October 2022 by Les Hewitt
Help me, Help me. Susie's Dying!

LES HEWITT looks at a strange urban legend from the 1970s which still baffles people to this day

Categories Mysterious Phenomena 2 Comments

Shadows (S2, E6): The Eye

2 March 20252 October 2022 by Richard Phillips-Jones
Shadows (S2, E6): The Eye 2

A Grecian urn and a gallery of historical portraits have a strange effect on a teenage girl. RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES looks at Shadows: The Eye.

Categories Television Tags Episode Guides and TV Retrospectives, ITV, Shadows Leave a comment

The Trickster Fox in British Folklore

19 February 20231 October 2022 by Helen J.R. Bruce
Fox folklore superstitions

Foxes play a key role in British folklore and superstition. HELEN JR BRUCE reveals the magic of these sly creatures…

Categories Superstitions Tags Animal Superstitions Leave a comment

Weymouth: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

4 August 202330 September 2022 by Spooky Isles
Weymouth: 5 Haunted Places to Visit 3

Weymouth has plenty of spooky spots to send a shiver down your spine. Here are five haunted places in the Dorset seaside town for you to visit.

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Dorset, Haunted Places to Visit in England, South-West England Leave a comment

The Haunted Vacuum Cleaner of Lulworth Camp

4 August 202328 September 2022 by Robin Wheeler
Haunted Vacuum Lulworth Camp

Lulworth Camp’s Officers Mess in Dorset is teaming with paranormal activity, including a haunted vacuum, says ROBIN WHEELER

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Dorset, South-West England Leave a comment
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