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The Fearless Vampire Killers 1967 REVIEW

9 November 202014 October 2018 by Jay Hollis
Dance of the Vampires, Fearless Vampire Killers

JAY HOLLIS reviews Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), Roman Polanski’s parody of British horror

Categories Film Reviews Tags Comedy Horror Films, Roman Polanski, Vampire Films, Vampires 2 Comments

Ghost Pirate Haunts Whitby’s Bagdale Hall Hotel

11 November 202414 October 2018 by Rick Hale
Bagdale Hal Hotel

Stay the night with the ghost of a pirate at Whitby’s Bagdale Hall Hotel, writes RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Haunted Hotels, North Yorkshire, Pirates, Whitby, Yorkshire and the Humber 5 Comments

George Hotel Pangbourne, cursed by an vengeful witch!

6 October 202313 October 2018 by Rick Hale
The haunted George Hotel is the ideal hotel to stay when exploring the royal county of Berkshire.

The George Hotel Pangbourne, Berkshire is said to be haunted by a vengeful witch, says RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Berkshire, Haunted Hotels, South-East England Leave a comment

Salford Hall Hotel, A Favourite Haunt of Ghosthunters In Warwickshire

6 October 202311 October 2018 by Rick Hale
Salford Hall Hotel, known for its many ghosts and its hospitality, is a lovely hotel in Warwickshire.

Salford Hall Hotel, deep in the heart of Shakespeare country, is a Best Western hotel that is extraordinarily haunted, says RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Haunted Hotels, Warwickshire, West Midlands Leave a comment

The Day of the Triffids 1962 REVIEW

7 November 202011 October 2018 by Barry McCann
The Day of the Triffids 1962 REVIEW 1

BARRY McCANN looks at classic horror sci-fi Day of the Triffids (1962)

Categories Film Reviews Tags Science Fiction 1 Comment

Children of the Stones: Essential Episode Guide

31 May 202510 October 2018 by Chris Newton
Children of the Stones

Children of the Stones was called the scariest TV programme every made for children, says CHRIS NEWTON

Categories Television Tags Children of the Stones, Episode Guides and TV Retrospectives, ITV 2 Comments

Appuldurcombe House: Isle of Wight’s most haunted hotel?

6 October 20239 October 2018 by Rick Hale
Appuldurcombe House

RICK HALE takes us to Appuldurcombe House, a very haunted building on the Isle of Wight

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Haunted Hotels, Isle of Wight, South-East England Leave a comment

St Briavels Castle Hotel: A Ghost Guide

6 October 20239 October 2018 by Rick Hale
St Briavels Castle, Gloucestershire

St Briavels Castle Gloucestershire is a haunted hostel where the dead outnumber the living, says RICK HALE

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

The Others 2001 REVIEW

3 January 20238 October 2018 by Mark Fryers
The Others 2001 REVIEW 2

The Others 2001 is the perfect gothic shocker to watch by candlelight, says MARK FRYERS

Categories Film Reviews Tags Jersey Leave a comment

Top 5 Creepy Kids ITV shows

14 August 20238 October 2018 by Richard Phillips-Jones
Top 5 Creepy Kids ITV shows 3

RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES celebrates Creepy Kids Week with five examples aimed at younger viewers

Categories Television Tags ITV 6 Comments

Spiders Superstition: Web Of Omens And Beliefs

14 August 20238 October 2018 by Guest Writer
Spiders Superstition: Web Of Omens And Beliefs 4

There’s a web of beliefs spun surrounding spiders superstition, says RHEA SEREN PHILLIPS

Categories Superstitions Tags Animal Superstitions Leave a comment

Littlecote House Hotel, A Haunted Manor Of Berkshire

6 October 20237 October 2018 by Rick Hale
Littlecote House Hotel is the perfect base to explore Berkshire and its hauntings...

Littlecote House Hotel in Berkshire is the third most haunted building in Great Britain, says RICK HALE

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

Jack O’Lantern: 13 Things You Didn’t Know

1 November 20237 October 2018 by Ann Massey McElroy
Jack O Lantern

ANN MASSEY reveals 13 strange facts about Jack O’Lantern for Halloween

Categories Folklore Tags Halloween, Ireland Leave a comment

How to Use Ouija Board Safely

9 March 20237 October 2018 by David Saunderson
How to use a ouija board

A guide on how to use a Ouija Board safely during your Halloween fun…

Categories Paranormal Research Tags Ghost Hunting, Ghost Hunting Tips, Ouija Board 4 Comments

Golden Fleece York, the perfect haunted English pub

6 October 20235 October 2018 by Rick Hale
The Golden Fleece in York

The Golden Fleece York is one of the most haunted inns in Yorkshire, says RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Haunted Hotels, North Yorkshire, York, Yorkshire and the Humber 1 Comment

Frenzy 1972 REVIEW

15 July 20235 October 2018 by Richard Phillips-Jones
Frenzy 1972 REVIEW 5

Frenzy 1972 sees Alfred Hitchcock returning to his Jack the Ripper roots, says RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES

Categories Film Reviews Tags Alfred Hitchcock, London, Universal Pictures 4 Comments

Suede’s The Blue Hour Evokes Memories of Children of the Stones

30 August 20234 October 2018 by Chris Newton
Suede The Blue Hour

CHRIS NEWTON ponders the folkloric elements of Suede’s new album The Blue Hour – inspired by classic 1970s supernatural series, Children of the Stones…

Categories Music Tags Children of the Stones, Folk Horror Leave a comment

Shaun of the Dead 2004 REVIEW

28 December 20204 October 2018 by Ann Massey McElroy
Shaun of the Dead 2004

ANN MASSEY tells us why Shaun of the Dead is the strawberry flavoured Cornetto of Wright and Pegg’s comedy horror trilogy

Categories Film Reviews Tags Comedy Horror Films, Zombie Films, Zombies

Killarney, Ireland: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

7 July 20233 October 2018 by Ann Massey McElroy
Killarney, Ireland: 5 Haunted Places to Visit 6

ANN MASSEY hunts down some of the most spooky places to visit in Killarney, Ireland

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Haunted Places to Visit in Ireland, Ireland, Kerry, Munster Leave a comment

Lumley Castle Hotel, beware vengeful ghosts!

6 October 20233 October 2018 by Rick Hale
Lumley Castle Hotel

Lumley Castle Hotel in haunted Durham has intrigue, conspiracy and lots of ghosts, says RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags County Durham, Haunted Castles, Haunted Hotels, North-East England 16 Comments

The Ghoul 1933 REVIEW: When Karloff met British Horror

14 January 20233 October 2018 by Mark Fryers
The Ghoul 1933 REVIEW: When Karloff met British Horror 7

MARK FRYERS looks back on The Ghoul 1933 – Boris Karloff’s first British film…

Categories Film Reviews Tags Boris Karloff, Boris Karloff Films, Ernest Thesiger, Ernest Thesiger Films Leave a comment

Black Death 2010 REVIEW

1 October 20222 October 2018 by Simon Ball
Black Death 2010

Black Death 2010 is a dark bubonic tale about the tensions and hysteria caused by mass death, says SIMON BALL

Categories Film Reviews Tags David Warner, Witchcraft Leave a comment

Alien 1979 REVIEW

29 June 20251 October 2018 by Michael S. Collins
Alien 1979 Review

Alien 1979 – the haunted house in space – has never been bettered, says MICHAEL S. COLLINS

Categories Film Reviews Tags Alien 1979, Science Fiction 6 Comments

White Hart Hotel, Book A Haunted Room With One Of Its Ghosts!

6 October 20231 October 2018 by Rick Hale
White Hart Hotel, Book A Haunted Room With One Of Its Ghosts! 8

White Hart Hotel in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, is a haunted hotel brimming with ghosts, says RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags East Midlands, Haunted Hotels, Lincolnshire 7 Comments
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