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New Forest: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

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PETER LEWIS looks at some of the haunted places in the New Forest in the south of England
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Mermaid Inn and Michelham Priory: Great British Ghosts (S1,E1)

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CHRISTINE MILLER takes a look back at Great British Ghosts, starting with episode one, The Mermaid Inn and Michelham Priory
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The Mummy 1959 and Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell 1974...

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Two Hammer classics get a deluxe Blu-ray treatment: RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES looks at new, lavish editions of The Mummy 1959 and Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell 1974.
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Scrooge 1913 aka Old Scrooge REVIEW & FULL VIDEO

Underworld Awakening 2012

Underworld Awakening 2012 REVIEW

Welcome 23

The Hole in the Ground 2019 REVIEW

Twins of Evil

Twins of Evil 1971 REVIEW

Night of the Big Heat

Night of the Big Heat 1967 REVIEW

Scream and Scream Again

Scream and Scream Again 1970 REVIEW

The Shuttered Room 1967

The Shuttered Room 1967 REVIEW

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Séance on a Wet Afternoon 1964 REVIEW

FOLKLORE

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Welcome 25

The horror behind The Town Halloween Forgot

Jack the Ripper Show

13 Jack the Ripper Facts You Didn’t Know

Welsh funeral

5 Strange British Funeral Superstitions

Patrick Stewart as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol 1999

A Christmas Carol 1999 REVIEW

The Omen 1976

The Omen 1976 REVIEW

Salmesbury Hall Ghost

Salmesbury Hall Ghost, A Classic Haunting Tale Of Tragic Love Lost

The Into The Shadows Paranormal Investigations King's Lynn Team

Into The Shadows Paranormal Investigations King’s Lynn

Welcome 26

The Woman in Black Angel of Death 2015 REVIEW

The Turks Head Exeter

Exeter: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

The Lincoln Imp has appeared on many postcards

What Is The Lincoln Imp?

Mari Lwyd Horse Skull

Mari Lwyd: How the Welsh celebrate Christmas with Horse Skull

karnstein trilogy

The Karnstein Trilogy: Hammer’s Sexy Vampires

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Bath: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

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Haunted Black Country Living Museum and its Ghostly Past

Kilbeggan Distillery

Ghosts of Kilbeggan Whiskey Distillery 

Prince Rupert Hotel

Prince Rupert Hotel’s ancient paranormal horrors

Witches Justice

Islandmagee, Witchtrials, Devil Worship and Ghost Hunting

10 Historic Disappearances That Are Still A Mystery

10 Historic Disappearances That Are Still A Mystery

Morgawr

Morgawr: Cornwall’s Legendary Sea Serpent

Welcome 29

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell TV EPISODE GUIDE

Welcome 30

Professor Pepper’s Ghost: Behind the Smoke and Mirrors

Bram Stoker and the Legend of the Bisley Boy

Bram Stoker And The Legend Of The Bisley Boy

Haunted Glasgow Pub

5 Haunted Glasgow Pubs to Visit

The Star Bar Edinburgh

The Cursed Skull of The Star Bar, Edinburgh

Nags Head Pub

Does Cursed Painting At Nags Head Pub Shrewsbury Cause Insanity?

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21 Most Haunted Scottish Castles

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Ghost Hunting with Richard III

Welcome 33

Poltergeist! By John Fraser BOOK REVIEW

Sanford Orcas Manor

Spirits abound at haunted Sandford Orcas Manor, Dorset

Derby Ram

Giant Ram of Derby’s Horrible Origins Revealed!

Henry Hull in Werewolf of London 1935

Werewolf of London 1935 REVIEW

dearg-due dearg due

Medieval Vampire Legends in UK and Ireland

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10 Rat Superstitions and Folklore You Didn’t Know

Shepton Mallet Prison in Somerset

Paranormal Lockdown visits haunted Shepton Mallett Prison

Poltergeist bunny

Poltergeist Easter Bunny Terrifies Ouija Board Group

Welcome 35

The Horror of Predestination

Dog Soldiers 2002

Dog Soldiers 2002 REVIEW

Life was hard for women in Cardiff during the Victorian era

Shocking Dark History of 19th Century Cardiff Prostitution

Welcome 36

Shadows (S1, E2): After School REVIEW

Devil in Cockerham

The Devil in Cockerham: A Lancashire Legend

Ye Olde Cock Tavern

Ye Olde Cock Tavern: A guide to Fleet Street’s most haunted...

Isle of Sheppey

Isle of Sheppey: 7 Haunted Places to Visit

Welcome 37

You’ll Find Out 1940 REVIEW

Legend of Hell House

The Legend Of Hell House 1973 REVIEW

Ruth Ellis and David Blakely

Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Executed in England

The well-preserved hand of the Old Croghan Man, one of Ireland's most famous bog bodies.

The Horrific Truth of Ireland’s Bog Bodies

Welcome 38

The Warminster Thing, UFO over Wiltshire

Christmas Carole 2022

Christmas Carole 2022 TV REVIEW

Most Haunted - Mary King's Close

Derby Gaol, Most Haunted REVIEW

Most Haunted - Mary King's Close

Queen Mary Part 1, Most Haunted REVIEW

Welcome 39

How my first psychic reading helped me become a medium

Gorey Castle

Haunted Jersey’s top 5 most terrifying ghost legends

Caernarfon castle

Ghostly Mists Haunt Caernarfon Castle

bee superstition

Bee superstition: A matter of life and death

Liah Thorley

Liah Gets Spooky With Scarborough Ghost Tours

Victoria Tunnel Newcastle

Newcastle’s Haunted Victoria Tunnel

Most Haunted - Mary King's Close

The Muckleburgh Collection, Most Haunted REVIEW

Avebury Red Lion Pub in Wiltshire

Is the Avebury Red Lion Pub, the Most Haunted Pub Ever?

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Fast versus Slow Zombies

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Was The Byron Street Thing A Poltergeist?

Hoe Street, Walthamstowe

Walthamstow: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Welcome 42

The Godsend 1980 REVIEW

Loftus Hall

Chilling Truth Behind Ireland’s Loftus Hall Secrets

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5 Haunted Pubs To Visit In The Fylde, Lancashire

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England’s Scariest Screaming Skulls

Duntrune Castle Ghost Piper

Duntrune Castle: Domain Of The Phantom Piper

As Doctor Who celebrates its 60th anniversary today, DAVID TURNBULL looks at how the iconic sci-fi show has used monsters and other Whovarian horrors to terrify us in its classic episodes

Whovian Horrors: Watching Doctor Who From Behind The Couch

enfield haunting

The Enfield Haunting 2015 TV REVIEW

Royal executions

England’s 5 Bloodiest Royal Executions

Athelhampton House

Dark Ghosts, Not All Human, At Haunted Athelhampton House

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The Rolling Stones and their Sympathy for the Devil

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5 Haunted Mills in Lancashire You Wouldn’t Dare Visit

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Trog 1970 REVIEW

The Radleys

The Radleys 2004 REVIEW

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6 Welsh Places with Gates to Annwn, ‘The Otherworld’

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The Story Of St Leonard, England’s Last Dragon Slayer

The Wicker Tree 2011

The Wicker Tree: Robin Hardy’s Underrated Sequel

Vincent Price’s eerie narration elevates the stripped-down 1949 TV adaptation, The Christmas Carol, a haunting and vintage take on Dickens’ classic ghost story

The Christmas Carol 1949 TV REVIEW

Witches of Belvoir

Who were the Witches of Belvoir?

Most Haunted - Mary King's Close

Woodchester Mansion: Most Haunted REVIEW

Ivy

Ivy Folklore: Things You Didn’t Know

Welcome 50

UFOs over England with Nigel Wright VIDEO

The Asphyx 1972

The Asphyx 1972 REVIEW

Wardown Park

Ghostly Secrets of Luton’s Wardown Park

Witches' Familiar

Familiars: A Guide To Witches’ Companions

Welcome 51

Portsmouth’s 5 Haunted Places To Visit

Roald Dahl

Happy Friday the 13th, Roald Dahl!

Welcome 52

Shadows (S1, E4) The Waiting Room REVIEW

kilmainham jail

Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin’s Haunted Prison

Most Haunted

The Old Hall Hotel, Most Haunted (S5, E2) REVIEW

blood from the mummy's tomb 1971

Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb 1971 REVIEW

Welcome 53

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1912 Full Film VIDEO

Isie Caie

Cove’s Isie Caie, The Last Aberdeen Fish Wife

Welcome 54

Chancing Your Soul With The Devil

His House 2020

His House 2020 REVIEW

Welcome 55

10 Deadliest Poisons In British Folklore That Will Kill You

Pauline Quirk in Beasts: Special Offer

Special Offer: Beasts REVIEW

Ye Old Man and the Scythe

Haunting of the Ye Olde Man and Scythe Pub, Bolton

Welcome 56

Kevin Spindloe, Paranormal Research York Interview

Welcome 57

Terrifying Legend Of The Evil Black Vaughan

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