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The Forgotten Ghost of Windermere: How the Claife Crier Inspired a Novel
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21 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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Dacre Stoker on Why Dracula is the Ultimate Halloween Story
21 August 2025
Allantide and Apples: Halloween in Cornwall
27 October 2023
Dudley Castle’s Halloween Anniversary Ghost
7 October 2022
ghosts & hauntings
Britain’s 5 Spookiest Haunted Hospitals
5 July 2022
St Mary’s Church Houghton-on-the-Hill, Full of Ghostly Activity
24 September 2013
5 Haunted Places in Caerphilly
24 October 2025
Nottingham: 5 Haunted Places To Visit
22 February 2015
Ghosts of St Mary’s Lighthouse, Whitley Bay
20 April 2026
horror & fantasy films
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square 1947 REVIEW
30 November 2017
Flesh for Frankenstein 1973 REVIEW
3 September 2021
Corridors of Blood 1958 REVIEW
1 March 2022
26 July 2014
television
Welcome to the real Devil’s End, as seen in Doctor Who: The Daemons
9 September 2018
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) 2000 Episode Guide
1 September 2023
Paranormal: The Girl, The Ghost And The Gravestone REVIEW
24 August 2023
8 October 2018
She-Wolf of London Episode 1 REVIEW
2 January 2022
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
What is a Caulbearer and Why is it Spooky?
27 September 2018
Nine Ladies Stone Circle: Where The Witches Dance
7 September 2012
The Undead Revenants of Britain and Romania
20 October 2014
Dark history
What is Dead Man's Hole in London?
8 August 2013
Richard Cabell, Devon’s Most Notorious Squire
17 July 2015
6 Essential Jack the Ripper Books for Beginners
4 November 2013
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
Dargle Cottage UFO Investigation, A Cautionary Tale
16 October 2023
The Voice of Vrillon: A Hoax from Out of this World
15 June 2022
Cedric Allingham’s Flyer Saucer: A UFO Hoax But A Good One
6 October 2023
High Wycombe UFO: The Tale of William Robert Loosley
29 September 2023
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
Mystery Animals of The Lothians
4 June 2024
St Columba And the Loch Ness Monster
8 November 2014
10 Loch Ness Monster Facts You Didn’t Know
1 September 2023
Did Elliott O’Donnell Meet Bigfoot?
2 July 2020
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
Chilling Messages: My Haunting Encounter with the Unseen
9 September 2024
Time Slips: What Is It and How Does It Happen?
29 November 2012
Pype Hayes Park Murder Coincidences Mystify Experts
21 February 2023
The Bizarre Kersey Time Slip Mystery
27 October 2023
Is Spontaneous Human Combustion Real?
16 February 2015
