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Ireland’s 7 Nastiest Witch Trials in History

3 August 202331 October 2018 by Ann Massey McElroy
Ireland has witnessed many disturbing and nasty witch trials over its history

ANN MASSEY takes a look at the seven most famous Irish witch trials

Categories Dark History Tags Ireland, Northern Ireland, Witch Trials Leave a comment

Beware Ruthin Castle Hotel’s axe murderer ghost!

6 October 202330 October 2018 by Rick Hale
Ruthin Castle Hotel

RICK HALE takes us to Ruthin Castle Hotel where the ghost of a crazed axe murderer stalks

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Denbighshire, Haunted Castles, Haunted Hotels, Wales 1 Comment

The Gorgon 1964 REVIEW

29 July 202330 October 2018 by Simon Ball
Close up of The Gorgon

SIMON BALL takes a look at the Hammer classic horror, The Gorgon (1964)

Categories Film Reviews Tags Christopher Lee, Christopher Lee Films, Peter Cushing, Peter Cushing Films, Terence Fisher, Terence Fisher Films Leave a comment

Inside Number 9: ‘Dead Line’ Live Halloween Special 2018 REVIEW

1 November 202329 October 2018 by Chris Newton
Inside Number 9 Dead Line

CHRIS NEWTON reviews Inside Number 9’s innovative live 2018 Halloween Special…

Categories Television Tags Halloween, Inside No 9 4 Comments

5 Creepy Lancashire Graveyards You Must Visit!

4 August 202328 October 2018 by Chris Newton
St Mary's Church, Newchurch-in-Pendle, is one of central to the Pendle Hill witches story

CHRIS NEWTON reveals the ghost stories and disturbing activities behind the creepiest Lancashire graveyards

Categories Dark History Tags Cemeteries, Lancashire, North-West England 2 Comments

Dean Court Hotel, home of ghostly ‘Mad Maid’

28 July 202528 October 2018 by Rick Hale
Dean Court Hotel has unexplained supernatural forces

Dean Court Hotel, in the shadow of York Cathedral, is one of York’s most haunted hotels, says RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Haunted Hotels, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber Leave a comment

The Tell-Tale Heart 1953 REVIEW

28 December 202027 October 2018 by Richard Phillips-Jones
The Tell-Tale Heart 1953 REVIEW 1

RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES celebrates the rediscovery of lost British horror gem, The Tell-Tale Heart 1953

Categories Film Reviews Tags Edgar Allan Poe, Lost Horror Films Leave a comment

Return To The Stones Brings Us Back to Milbury BOOK REVIEW

14 January 202326 October 2018 by Chris Newton
Return To The Stones Brings Us Back to Milbury BOOK REVIEW 2

Jeremy’s Burnham’s Return To The Stones is the 2013 sequel to Children of the Stones. CHRIS NEWTON takes a look…

Categories Literature Tags Book Reviews, Children of the Stones Leave a comment

Newton House, Llandeilo, one of Wales’ most haunted houses

6 October 202326 October 2018 by Rick Hale
A visit to the haunted Newton House is not for the faint hearted - there's lots of spirits that dwell within!

Newton House Llandeilo stands near the ruins of Dinefwr Castle. It’s a country manor whose hauntings are not for the faint of heart, says RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Carmarthenshire, Haunted Hotels, Wales Leave a comment

Dublin: 30 Most Haunted Places to Visit

6 October 202325 October 2018 by Ann Massey McElroy
Glasnevin Cemetery Dublin

Dublin is a perfect place to visit for a genuine Irish haunted experience! ANN MASSEY lists its 30 paranormal hotspots…

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Dublin, Haunted Places to Visit in Ireland, Ireland, Leinster 1 Comment

Baskerville Hall Hotel, Conan Doyle’s Haunted Inspiration

21 July 202424 October 2018 by Rick Hale
Baskerville Hall Hotel was the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes thriller, Hound of the Baskervilles

Stay at Baskerville Hall Hotel – the very haunted hotel that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – RICK HALE reports

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Arthur Conan Doyle, Haunted Hotels, Hound of the Baskervilles, Powys, Wales 2 Comments

Haunted Blenheim Palace, ghosts stalk Winston Churchill’s birthplace

4 August 202323 October 2018 by Rick Hale
Haunted Blenheim Palace, ghosts stalk Winston Churchill's birthplace 3

Blenheim Palace , the birthplace of Winston Churchill, is stalked by the spirits of the dead, says RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Oxfordshire, South-East England Leave a comment

Poltergeists Terrorise Armley Mills, Leeds

22 June 202522 October 2018 by Rick Hale
Strange things have been experienced at the Armley Mills Industrial Museum in Leeds

Armley Mills Industrial Museum, a building so haunted, it’s been called the ‘ Satanic mills of Armley’, says RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber Leave a comment

Castle Sinister 1932: Story Behind Lost British Horror Film

25 August 202321 October 2018 by Mark Fryers
Castle Sinister is one the BFI's Most Wanted List

MARK FRYERS stitches together what is known about lost British horror classic, Castle Sinister 1932

Categories Film Reviews Tags Lost Horror Films Leave a comment

Hazelwood Castle Hotel, home to phantom clergy

28 July 202520 October 2018 by Rick Hale
Hazelwood Castle has been rumoured to be haunted for centuries. Now it is a hotel, the rumours are being proved correct!

Hazelwood Castle Hotel and Spa in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, is a luxury hotel with a long history of bloodshed and ghosts, says RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Haunted Hotels, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber Leave a comment

Paranormal Lockdown visits Morecombe’s Park Hotel

6 October 202319 October 2018 by MJ Steel Collins
Paranormal Lockdown visits Park Hotel Morecombe

Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman find themselves in a timeloop in Park Hotel Morecambe, write MJ STEEL COLLINS

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs, Paranormal Reality TV, Television Tags Haunted Hotels, Lancashire, North-West England Leave a comment

The Haunting 1963: 10 Creepy Facts You Must Know

4 August 202319 October 2018 by Kayleigh Marie Edwards
The Haunting 1963

The Haunting 1963 is a horror classic. KAYLEIGH MARIE EDWARDS reveals some interesting facts.

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Horror Film Lists, Horror Film Memories 8 Comments

Ettington Park Hotel, A Dash Of Haunted Elegance

6 October 202319 October 2018 by Rick Hale
Ettington Park Hotel is an elegant and great place to stay, not just for the ghosts!

Spirits abound at the Ettington Park Hotel in Warwickshire, says RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Haunted Hotels, Warwickshire, West Midlands 1 Comment

Real-life M.R. James Locations Every Fan Must Visit

4 August 202318 October 2018 by Eddie Brazil
Scenes from A Warning to the Curious, filmed at Happisburgh Church

Here are the locations you can visit that inspired English horror writer M.R. James, thanks to EDDIE BRAZIL

Categories Literature Tags A Ghost Story for Christmas, East of England, Ghost Stories, M.R. James, Norfolk, Suffolk 7 Comments

Whitby Abbey, an essential guide to its hauntings

4 August 202316 October 2018 by Rick Hale
Whitby Abbey, an essential guide to its hauntings 4

Whitby Abbey is famed for its role in Dracula, but the Yorkshire ruin is also haunted with ghosts and apparitions, says RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags North Yorkshire, Whitby, Yorkshire and the Humber 1 Comment

Is the Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh’s scariest haunted pub?

6 October 202315 October 2018 by Chris Newton
The Banshee Labyrinth is buit into Edinburgh's frightful haunted vaults!

Banshee Labyrinth is one of Edinburgh’s oldest and most haunted pubs, so CHRIS NEWTON made a visit

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Edinburgh, Haunted Pubs, Midlothian, Scotland 3 Comments

The Devil’s Doorway 2018 REVIEW

9 November 202015 October 2018 by Andrew Garvey
The Devil's Doorway is an example of how to make a found footage horror film

ANDREW GARVEY reviews The Devil’s Doorway 2018, a found footage horror film from Ireland

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Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel: Where Nature Meets The Supernatural

30 October 202315 October 2018 by Rick Hale
Bodelwyddan Castle

Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel is a haunted castle In the mountains of Wales with no shortage of ghostly activity, says RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Denbighshire, Haunted Hotels, Wales Leave a comment

Kinnitty Castle Hotel: Ireland’s Druids, Demise and Hauntings

6 October 202314 October 2018 by Ann Massey McElroy
With a reputation for the supernatural, Kinnitty Castle Hotel has featured on TV’s Most Haunted.

ANN MASSEY O’REGAN explores the chequered past and ghosts of Kinnitty Castle Hotel in Ireland’s most haunted county of Offaly

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Haunted Hotels, Ireland, Leinster, Offaly 3 Comments
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