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Lychgates, Britain’s Forgotten Gates of the Dead
Spooky Isles
3 July 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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Halloween Monsters Crawl Out From Real Irish Folklore
6 October 2017
Dudley Castle’s Halloween Anniversary Ghost
7 October 2022
Allantide and Apples: Halloween in Cornwall
27 October 2023
Teanlay Night: A Fylde Coast Halloween
4 October 2023
ghosts & hauntings
Is Craigcrook Castle Edinburgh’s Most Frightening Haunting?
9 September 2025
Rummer Tavern, Cardiff’s Oldest and Spookiest Pub
6 August 2025
Spooky Halloween Fun For The Whole Family
9 October 2022
Glasgow: Top 30 Haunted Places to Visit
2 November 2018
St Mary’s Church Houghton-on-the-Hill, Full of Ghostly Activity
24 September 2013
horror & fantasy films
Frankenstein Unbound 1990 REVIEW
28 August 2025
8 July 2021
Count Dracula’s Great Love 1972 REVIEW
21 August 2017
A History of Horror Guided Walk, INTERVIEW
27 July 2024
19 July 2013
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1912 Full Film VIDEO
9 October 2012
television
1 January 2024
Thriller (S1, E6) Murder In Mind REVIEW
7 January 2017
Uncanny Case 2: The Bearpark Poltergeist TV REVIEW
24 October 2023
Charleville Forest Castle, Most Haunted REVIEW
19 August 2019
Craig y Nos, Most Haunted REVIEW
30 June 2014
Woodchester Mansion: Most Haunted REVIEW
21 August 2014
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
St Dunstan And His Devil-Beating Tongs
7 June 2012
Mari Lwyd: How the Welsh celebrate Christmas with Horse Skull
20 December 2018
10 Mandrake Roots Facts: Mysticism, Magic and Death
4 February 2024
Black Cats and Superstition: 13 Things You Didn’t Know About
28 October 2017
Scottish Mermaid Real Life Tales
25 January 2023
How To Make An Authentic Turnip Jack o’Lantern for Halloween
15 October 2022
Dark history
Who was St Osyth and The Witches’ Cage, Essex?
12 November 2013
Britain’s Forgotten Bodysnatchers
5 March 2015
13 Jack the Ripper Facts You Didn’t Know
21 February 2015
13 Jack the Ripper Locations Tour Guides Won’t Show You
30 September 2018
Was Sawney Bean Fact Or Fiction?
5 December 2011
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
Alan Godfrey and the Yorkshire Alien Abduction
13 June 2019
Dargle Cottage UFO Investigation, A Cautionary Tale
16 October 2023
The Warminster Thing, UFO over Wiltshire
13 June 2019
The Bizarre Legend of St Catherine’s Island
19 April 2024
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
Adventures in Cryptozoology: Interview with Richard Freeman
24 September 2019
Yeth Hounds and Alien Big Cats VIDEO
7 June 2020
Do Real-Life Monsters Stalk Our Moors, Lakes And Mountains?
22 September 2019
The Man-Monkey of Shropshire Union Canal
26 January 2022
In Search of Gef The Talking Mongoose
18 September 2023
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
Mysterious Overtoun Bridge Where Scottish Dogs Go To Die
22 March 2015
The Dodleston Messages: A Mystery From The Beyond?
27 July 2022
Richard Case: How I’d Solve The Talking Mongoose Mystery
9 October 2023
Chasing Nightmares: The Horror of Sleep Paralysis
26 March 2024
