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Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1936 REVIEW

20 July 202311 September 2018 by David Saunderson
Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1936 REVIEW 1

Non-musical Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1936 flick is a throat-slashing classic, says DAVID SAUNDERSON

Categories Film Reviews Tags Sweeney Todd, Tod Slaughter, Tod Slaughter Films 1 Comment

The Beast That Terrorised RAF Alconbury

4 August 202310 September 2018 by Guest Writer
The Beast That Terrorised RAF Alconbury 2

Guest writer PAUL S HUGGINS reveals a horrific legend that haunts the former air force base in Alconbury, Cambridgeshire…

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Cambridgeshire, East of England, Haunted Airfields 1 Comment

Boris Karloff: 18 Amazing Things You Didn’t Know

1 April 202310 September 2018 by Spooky Isles
Boris Karloff facts

Boris Karloff is one of the greatest horror stars of all time – here are 18 interesting tit-bits you may not know about the original Gentleman of Horror!

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Boris Karloff Leave a comment

Ragged Cot Inn’s Haunted highwayman and other ghostly noises

6 October 20239 September 2018 by Rick Hale
Ragged Cot Inn in Stroud is haunted by the ghosts of highwayman Bill Claver and his family

RICK HALE reveals how Stroud’s Ragged Cot Inn became haunted in Gloucestershire

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Gloucestershire, Haunted Hotels, South-West England 4 Comments

Welcome to the real Devil’s End, as seen in Doctor Who: The Daemons

4 August 20239 September 2018 by Barry McCann
The real-life locations of Devil's End in the classic Doctor Who serial The Daemons can be seen in Aldbourne in Wiltshire.

BARRY McCANN goes behind the scenes of Doctor Who classic The Daemon’s and visits the real Devil’s End – Aldbourne, Wiltshire

Categories Television Tags Doctor Who, South-West England, Wiltshire 3 Comments

Ireland’s 5 Strangest Murders

3 August 20239 September 2018 by Ann Massey McElroy
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ANN MASSEY takes a look at some of the more unusual murders on the Emerald Isle

Categories True Crime Tags Cannibalism, Fairies, Ireland, Saints Leave a comment

The Mermaid Inn: Are You Brave Enough To Stay?

6 October 20238 September 2018 by Rick Hale
The Mermaid Inn in Rye is a perfect place to stay if you're looking for an ancient haunted hotel

The Mermaid Inn in Rye, Sussex, is more than 860 years old, and so has more than a few hauntings in its tale, wries RICK HALE

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags East Sussex, Haunted Hotels, South-East England 6 Comments

Mary Shelley And The Birth of Frankenstein

26 August 20237 September 2018 by Guest Writer
Mary Shelley Frankenstein

SARAH PARKIN examines how England’s greatest gothic horror novel Frankenstein came to be and its affect when it was released…

Categories Literature Tags Frankenstein, Mary Shelley 1 Comment

Jacqueline Pearce Tribute: The Reptile on Film, an Angel in Life

20 June 20255 September 2018 by Jason D. Brawn
Jacqueline Pearce in her iconic title role as The Reptile (1966), one of many cult roles that made her a legend of fim and television.

Guest writer JASON D. BRAWN pays a touching tribute to Hammer Horror legend Jacqueline Pearce

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Hammer Film Productions, Jacqueline Pearce, Obituaries 5 Comments

Crawford Priory: In Search Of Lady Crawford’s Ghost

3 August 20235 September 2018 by Ryan O'Neill
Crawford Priory

RYAN O’NEILL and his Scottish Paranormal team head to Crawford Priory in Fife to investigate a spectre of Lady Crawford

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Fife, Scotland 7 Comments

A Morbid Curiosity: The Art of M.R. James

14 August 20234 September 2018 by Matthew E. Banks
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Guest writer MATTHEW E BANKS explores M.R. James’ influence on modern horror culture

Categories Literature Tags Ghost Stories, M.R. James 2 Comments

Humphrey Kynaston, Shropshire’s most infamous highwayman

4 August 20232 September 2018 by Philip Davies
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PHILIP DAVIES says little know outlaw Humphrey Kynaston would give Dick Turpin a run for his money!

Categories Dark History Tags Shropshire, West Midlands 1 Comment

Kenegie Manor’s ghosts haunt Penzance, Cornwall

6 October 20231 September 2018 by Matthew E. Banks
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Guest writer MATTHEW E BANKS reveals the haunted history of Kenegie Manor in Cornwall…

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Cornwall, Haunted Hotels, South-West England 1 Comment

Do You Believe In The Afterlife?

16 September 20231 September 2018 by Guest Writer
The Afterlife

Guest writer and paranormal investigator JAYNE HARRIS ponders life after death as she tells Spooky Isles about her new documentary ‘The Afterlife’

Categories Paranormal Tags Death Leave a comment

Paranormal Lockdown visits haunted Shepton Mallett Prison

4 August 20231 September 2018 by MJ Steel Collins
Shepton Mallet Prison in Somerset

MJ STEEL COLLINS reviews Paranormal Lockdown’s visit to Shepton Mallet Prison in Somerset, England

Categories Paranormal Reality TV, Television Tags Haunted Prisons, Somerset, South-West England 4 Comments

Elvey Farm Country Hotel: Pluckley’s Haunted Rooms

18 October 202331 August 2018 by Rick Hale
Elvey Farm Pluckley

Elvey Farm Pluckley – with its history of ghosts – is a excellent place to stay while visiting England’s most haunted village

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Haunted Hotels, Kent, South-East England 2 Comments

Top 7 Saxon Horror-inspired tracks

8 December 202127 August 2018 by Ann Massey McElroy
Saxon

ANN MASSEY – our Ireland Editor and massive metal head – picks her top 7 horrific songs from Saxon!

Categories Music Tags Heavy Metal Music, Witchfinder General 1968 Leave a comment

Beaghmore Stone Circles: 7 Reasons to Visit

31 May 202526 August 2018 by Guest Writer
Beaghmore Stone Circles

Beaghmore Stone Circles are one of Northern Ireland’s most unusual and mysterious sites, says guest writer DARLA MOORE

Categories Folklore Tags Ancient Sites, Northern Ireland, Stone Circles, Tyrone, Ulster Leave a comment

Liverpool’s 8 Creepiest Ghosts and Hauntings

6 October 202326 August 2018 by Guest Writer
Haunted Liverpool

Guest writer DOMINIC McELROY proves you’ll never walk alone in Liverpool with these eight hauntings!

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Haunted Places to Visit in England, Liverpool, Merseyside, North-West England Leave a comment

10 Ghosts That Haunt Cardiff Castle

14 August 202321 August 2018 by Claire Barrand

Cardiff is arguably the most haunted city in Wales. CLAIRE BARRAND explores 10 creepy accounts of its most terrifying hauntings

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Cardiff, Haunted Castles, Wales 2 Comments

A Monk’s Curse that Blighted New Ross for Centuries

19 February 202318 August 2018 by Guest Writer
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Guest writer TINA CALLAGHAN reveals the dark, violent past of New Ross in County Wexford, Ireland

Categories Dark History Tags Ireland, Leinster, Wexford 4 Comments

Nottingham’s National Justice Museum, A Perfect Setting For A Ghost Hunt

14 August 202314 August 2018 by Guest Writer
National Justice Museum

DARREN SARSFIELD reveals the strange forces going on during a paranormal investigation at Nottingham Justice Museum

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags East Midlands, Executions, Ghost Hunting, Nottinghamshire Leave a comment

Rosemary Timperley, The Greatest Horror Writer You’ve Never Heard Of

8 December 202113 August 2018 by Michael S. Collins
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Rosemary Timperley is a forgotten English horror/ghost writer who deserves more attention that she gets, says MICHAEL S COLLINS

Categories Literature Tags Ghost Stories 5 Comments

The Spooky Isles Book of Horror: Grab Your Copy!

14 August 202312 August 2018 by David Saunderson
Spooky Isles Book of Horror

We’re pleased to announce the publication of The Spooky Isles Book of Horror Vol. 1!

Categories Literature Tags Ghost Stories Leave a comment
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