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Ghost Stories 2018 REVIEW

12 October 20219 April 2018 by Chris Newton
Ghost Stories 2018 REVIEW 1

Ghost Stories 2018 is based on the theatrical hit of the same name. CHRIS NEWTON reviews the newly-released British horror anthology

Categories Film Reviews 1 Comment

Bela Lugosi Haunted By Dark Past In Hungary

4 August 20234 April 2018 by Matthew E. Banks
Bela Lugosi Dracula

Guest writer MATTHEW E BANKS reveals a strange tale from Bela Lugosi’s past in Hungary

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Bela Lugosi, Dracula, Universal Pictures Leave a comment

Irish Demonologist Gavin Canavan Interview

3 August 202325 March 2018 by Ann Massey McElroy
Gavin Canavan

ANN MASSEY speaks with Irish Demonologist Gavin Canavan about the dangers of supernatural forces and possession

Categories Paranormal Research Tags Ireland, Occult 3 Comments

Beware the Hairy Hands of Dartmoor – especially when you are driving!

4 August 202313 March 2018 by Guest Writer
Hairy Hands of Dartmoor

Guest writer KEVIN HYNES recounts Devon ghostly folklore favourite, the Hairy Hands of Dartmoor

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Devon, South-West England 1 Comment

During Barty’s Party: Beasts REVIEW

28 December 202012 March 2018 by Chris Newton
During Barty's Party

CHRIS NEWTON takes a look at During Barty’s Party, part of Nigel Kneale’s memorable 1970s TV horror anthology Beasts

Categories Television Tags Beasts, Nigel Kneale 1 Comment

Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Most Haunted REVIEW

8 July 202512 March 2018 by Guest Writer
Most Haunted - Mary King's Close

BRIAN JAMES looks back on Most Haunted: Oldham Coliseum Theatre episode

Categories Paranormal Reality TV, Paranormal Research, Television Tags Greater Manchester, Most Haunted, North-West England, Oldham Leave a comment

Neglected Monsters, or Why Frankenstein was a Terrible Father

12 October 20218 March 2018 by Kaja Franck
Mary Shelley Frankenstein

DR KAJA FRANCK marks International Women’s Day by looking at Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, still politically relevant 200 years on…

Categories Literature Tags Frankenstein, Mary Shelley Leave a comment

Why Christopher Lee Doesn’t Speak in Dracula Prince of Darkness

25 July 20238 March 2018 by Guest Writer
Dracula Prince of Darkness

Guest writer WILLIAM STEWART ponders the lack of dialogue for the King of Vampires in Dracula Prince of Darkness

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Christopher Lee, Dracula, Hammer Film Productions, Jimmy Sangster 5 Comments

Maria Marten and the ‘Murder in the Red Barn’ on Film

6 October 20237 March 2018 by Mark Fryers
Tod Slaughter in Red Barn Murder

MARK FRYERS looks at how the tragic tale of Maria Marten and the Murder in the Red Barn endures on film…

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films, True Crime Tags Red Barn Murder, Suffolk, Tod Slaughter, Tod Slaughter Films Leave a comment

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Most Haunted REVIEW

4 August 20236 March 2018 by Guest Writer
Most Haunted - Mary King's Close

Guest writer BRIAN JAMES takes a look back at Most Haunted: Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Categories Paranormal Reality TV, Paranormal Research, Television Tags Blackpool, Lancashire, Most Haunted, North-West England Leave a comment

Plymouth's most famous ghost haunts White Lady Road

4 August 20235 March 2018 by Guest Writer
White Lady Road

Guest writer KEVIN HYNES reveals the ghostly origin behind Plymouth’s White Lady Road

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Devon, South-West England Leave a comment

Janet Horne, The Burning of the Last Witch in Scotland

7 August 20231 March 2018 by Guest Writer
Janet Horne, burning witches

Janet Horne was the last witch to be executed in Scotland, KATHLEEN BRUNO looks into the facts of the case

Categories Dark History Tags Executions, Highland (Scotland), Witchcraft Leave a comment

Dr Who: 10 Things You Might Not Know About The Daemons

1 August 20231 March 2018 by Chris Newton
Dr Who The Daemons

CHRIS NEWTON reveals some interesting facts about 1971 Dr Who serial The Daemons…

Categories Television Tags BBC, Doctor Who 1 Comment

John Polidori: Genesis of The Vampyre and the Byronic Hero

8 December 20211 March 2018 by Kaja Franck
John Polidori The Vampyre

DR KAJA FRANCK explores how the birth of Frankenstein also involved the creation of the first English vampire novel by John Polidori

Categories Literature Tags Mary Shelley, Vampires 1 Comment

What Big Eyes: Beasts REVIEW

28 December 202023 February 2018 by Chris Newton
What Big Eyes Beasts

CHRIS NEWTON continues his series on Nigel Kneale’s classic horror, Beasts with What Big Eyes…

Categories Television Tags Beasts, Nigel Kneale, Werewolves 1 Comment

The Curious Case Of Water Stratford’s Crazed Cult

16 September 202321 February 2018 by Eddie Brazil
Water Stratford Cult

EDDIE BRAZIL looks at the curious case of Rev Mason and the 17th century Hippies of Water Stratford

Categories Dark History Tags Buckinghamshire, South-East England Leave a comment

Terence Fisher book, a valuable introduction to Hammer horror master’s work

25 July 202320 February 2018 by Guest Writer
Terence Fisher directs Peter Cushing

Guest writer WILLIAM STEWART reviews ‘The Films of Terence Fisher: Hammer Horror and Beyond’

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Hammer Film Productions, Terence Fisher Leave a comment

The Devil, The Giant and Skirrid Mountain

8 August 202319 February 2018 by Claire Barrand
Skirrid Mountain

CLAIRE BARRAND looks into some of the mysterious legends and folklore of the Skirrid Mountain on the English-Welsh border….

Categories Folklore Tags Giants, Monmouthshire, Wales

5 Shocking Caul Bearer Stories from Victorian Times

26 July 202321 January 2018 by Claire Barrand
Caulbearers in Victorian times

CLAIRE BARRAND hits the archives to discover amazing Caulbearer stories from the Victorian era!

Categories Folklore Tags Caulbearer Leave a comment

Portadown: Haunted Places to Visit

4 August 202319 January 2018 by Janet Quinlivan
Haunted Bann Bridge Portadown Ghosts

JANET QUINLIVAN explores five haunted places to visit in the historic Northern Ireland town of Portadown

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Armagh, Haunted Places to Visit in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland, Ulster Leave a comment

The Owl Service TV RETROSPECTIVE

4 August 202317 January 2018 by Donna Cuttress
The Owl Service TV RETROSPECTIVE 2

DONNA CUTTRESS looks back on The Owl Service, the award-winning British ghost novel made into a supernatural 1970s TV series… 

Categories Television Tags Episode Guides and TV Retrospectives, ITV 2 Comments

County Donegal: Haunted Places to Visit

22 January 202317 January 2018 by Ann Massey McElroy
Burt Castle, Castlecooly in Donegal

ANN MASSEY discovers five of County Donegal’s most haunted locations.

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

Baby: Beasts REVIEW

14 August 202314 January 2018 by Chris Newton
Beasts Baby

CHRIS NEWTON looks back on 1970s classic horror television from Nigel Kneale with Beasts: Baby episode

Categories Television Tags Beasts, Folk Horror, Nigel Kneale Leave a comment

How I Became A Ghost Hunter, Steve Parsons Reveals

20 October 202413 January 2018 by Guest Writer
Steve Parsons

Liverpool-based guest writer STEVE PARSONS tells us why he’s proud to call himself a ghost hunter

Categories Paranormal Research Tags Ghost Hunting, Paranormal Investigators Leave a comment
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