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The Ghosts of Aberglasney House

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With up to 120 ghosts, Aberglasney House in Carmarthen is one of Wales' most haunted properties, JAN McDONALD reports
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11 Fascinating Facts About Ash Trees in Folklore

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Ash trees have deeply rooted significance in British and Irish folklore, serving as symbols of strength, mysticism, and more
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The Comedy of Terrors 1963 REVIEW

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The Comedy of Terrors 1963 brings together horror’s finest, but wastes the opportunity, says TERRY SHERWOOD
Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2 1957 REVIEW

The Last Showing 2014

The Last Showing 2014 REVIEW

Boris Karloff in Die Monster Die

Die Monster Die! 1965 REVIEW

The Cutting Room 2015

The Cutting Room 2015 REVIEW

Welcome 24

The Monkey’s Paw 1948 REVIEW

Eden Lake 2008

Eden Lake 2008 REVIEW

Welcome 25

Martyrs Lane 2021 REVIEW

Welcome 26

Curse Of The Scarecrow 2018 REVIEW

FOLKLORE

ESOTERIC ARTS

HORROR FILMS

Tyneham village

How WW2 Turned Tyneham Into A Ghost Village

Welcome 28

Kilkenny Ghost Tour REVIEW

Hangman

England’s 5 Most Lethal Hangmen

Ally Reid is a chef by day and a paranormal investigator by night!

Cooking With Ghosts: Meet Ally Reid, Scotland’s Haunted Chef

Shivers with Adam Z. Robinson

Musical Duo Creates Shivers with Haunting Theatre

Cyhyraeth

Cyhyraeth: The Dreaded Groaning Spirit

Lofus Hall in County Wexford is one of Ireland's most haunted places to visit

Back In Time Paranormal’s Favourite Irish Haunting

Welcome 29

Sacrifice 2020 REVIEW

Charles Laughton The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost 1944 REVIEW

John Landis An American Werewolf in London photo

John Landis Thanked Me For Sneaking Into Werewolf film

Barry Wales

Barry, South Wales: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Biddy Early

Ireland’s Biddy Early, Wise Woman or Witch?

Old Hull Postcard

Hull’s 10 Craziest Ghostly Myths And Legends Debunked!

Welcome 30

Meet Arthur Machen, Wales’ Unsung Hero of Horror

Jack in the Green

What Is Jack In The Green?

Welcome 31

Tomb of Ligeia 1964 REVIEW

St James Church in Midhopestones, South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire’s Most Haunted Places to Visit

Indigo Children

Indigo Children: Can Kids Communicate with the Dead?

Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Dolores O’Riordan in the video for The Cranberries' Zombie

10 Great Monster Songs For Your Halloween Party!

Welcome 32

Lady Howard and the Death Coach VIDEO

Welcome 33

Rude Awakening: Hammer House of Horror (Ep.3)

Welcome 34

Borley Rectory film, an animated ghostly delight, say paranormal experts

Welcome 35

Shadows Episode Guide: 1970s Anthology Series

Welcome 36

St Ives, Cornwall: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

Simon Farnaby as Julian in Ghost BBC episode, Getting Out

Getting Out: GHOSTS BBC (S1, E6) REVIEW

Ticonderoga

Haunting Legend: The True Story Behind Ticonderoga

Isobel Gowdie, Witch of Auldearn

Isobel Gowdie, Witch of Auldearn

Sunbury on Thames

Ghosts and Legends of Sunbury-on-Thames

Welcome 37

Freezing heartbreak brings haunting child to snow-covered Shropshire road

St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin

Dublin’s 7 Creepiest Cathedrals and Churches

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1931

Jekyll and Hyde, a Clash of Future and Past

Hellraiser 1987 facts

The Hellraiser Marathon: It’ll Tear Your Soul Apart

Pauline Quirk in Beasts: Special Offer

Special Offer: Beasts REVIEW

Gorey Castle

Haunted Jersey’s top 5 most terrifying ghost legends

County Durham

County Durham Ghost Tour: Create Your Own Itinerary

Oatlands Park Hotel

Ghosts of Oatlands Park Hotel, Weybridge

Most Haunted

The Manor House Restaurant, Most Haunted (S4, E12) REVIEW

Welcome 38

Thriller (S3, E5) Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are REVIEW

Welcome 39

Derry/Londonderry: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Welcome 40

9 Different Lives of Jekyll and Hyde

Colin Clive welcomes the Monster into the world in Frankenstein (1931)

One Man Crazy: The Life and Death of Colin Clive REVIEW

Night of the Marionettes

Night of the Marionettes, Supernatural 1977 (E7)

St Chads Church Rochdale

Wishing Well of Rochdale: Water, Folklore And A Witch

Rait Castle

The Handless Wraith of Rait Castle

Welcome 41

Ghost Army Still Haunts Culloden Moor

Old Church House Inn

The Haunting Of The Old Church House Inn, Devon

Welcome 42

13 Spooky County Wicklow Facts

Libraries in the London Borough of Lambeth have some very special connections to horror literature and the supernatural, says guest writer DAVID TURNBULL

Lambeth’s Fantastical Trinity of Specialist Libraries

Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? The Evil Queen uses a mirror in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

The Role and Superstitions of Mirrors in Witchcraft

Welcome 43

Govan Ghost Story 1989 TV REVIEW

Donald Pleasence in Dr Crippen.

Dr Crippen 1962 REVIEW

The Lincoln Imp has appeared on many postcards

What Is The Lincoln Imp?

Sandwood Bay

Ghostly Sailors of Cape Wrath

Creepy Grave

Spirit Reunion: Reverend Knew Me From Beyond The Grave

Penny Lane

The Witch Of Penny Lane

Rentasanta Rentaghost 1979 Christmas Special

Rentasanta: Rentaghost 1979 Christmas Special REVIEW

The Battle of Naseby

Battle of Naseby Ghosts Still Haunt Fields

Welcome 44

Bouley Bay, Jersey: A Guide to Hauntings and Terror

Welcome 45

Curse Of The Scarecrow 2018 REVIEW

The Great Lafayette

The Demise Of The Great Lafayette

Welcome 46

Was The Terrifying Bat Beast Of Kent Really An Alien UFO?

Haunted Brentford Postcard

Brentford: 6 Haunted Places To Visit

Welcome 47

10 An American Werewolf In London Facts You Didn’t Know

Drakelow Tunnels

Drakelow Tunnels, Journey Into The Heart Of Haunted Darkness

Somerset Haunted Places to Visit

Somerset: 13 Haunted Places To Visit

Avebury Red Lion Pub in Wiltshire

Is the Avebury Red Lion Pub, the Most Haunted Pub Ever?

Shaun of the Dead 2004

Shaun of the Dead 2004 REVIEW

Welcome 48

Asylum and The House That Dripped Blood BLU-RAY REVIEW

Welcome 49

The Abominable Snowman 1957 REVIEW

Paranoiac 1965

Paranoiac 1963 REVIEW

Black Lion, Hereford

5 Haunted Hereford Pubs Full of Spirits

Fulwood Barracks

England’s 4 Most Haunted Army Barracks

Paul Currean in the title role, Tarry-Dan Tarry-Dan Scarey Old Spooky Man 1978

Tarry-Dan Tarry-Dan Scarey Old Spooky Man 1978 REVIEW

Milton Keynes

There’s Something Mysterious About Milton Keynes

I Know What I Saw: Witness Testimony in Paranormal Investigation

I Know What I Saw: Witness Testimony in Paranormal Investigation

Welcome 50

Haunted Lincolnshire Railways

Welcome 51

5 Black Sabbath Songs to Chill the Blood

Peter Underwood

Peter Underwood Obituary, King of the Ghost Hunters

Danny Robins is the host of BBC Podcast series, Uncanny

Uncanny Series Two: BBC Podcast Episode Guide

Kilbeggan Distillery

Ghosts of Kilbeggan Whiskey Distillery 

Scottish Highland Folklore

6 Strangest Beings From Scottish Highland Folklore

Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

linlithgow palace

Scottish Royal Phantoms Still Haunt Linlithgow Palace

The Man Who Could Cheat Death 1959

The Man Who Could Cheat Death 1959 REVIEW

Welcome 52

Rosalie and the Séance that Spooked Harry Price

Murders in the Zoo

Murders In The Zoo 1933 REVIEW

Welcome 53

Thetford: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Edinburgh Troll

Does A Troll Lurk Near Edinburgh’s Brunstane Farm?

Welcome 54

Ov A Fantasy by Kevin Patrick McCann BOOK REVIEW

John Warren's UFO Experience in 1943 Norfolk.

John Warren’s 1943 Close Encounter in Norfolk

Welcome 55

The Nanny 1965 REVIEW

Vincent Price in Madhouse

Madhouse 1974 Facts: 13 Things You Didn’t Know

Welcome 56

Thriller (S4, E5): A Killer In Every Corner REVIEW

Chesterfield Postcard

Crooked Spire: The Devil in Derbyshire

Welcome 57

Dracula BBC 2020 Episode Two: Blood Vessel REVIEW

Dick Turpin

10 Dick Turpin Facts You Didn’t Know

Frankenstein 1931

Frankenstein 1931 REVIEW

Mary Shelley Frankenstein

Neglected Monsters, or Why Frankenstein was a Terrible Father

karnstein trilogy

The Karnstein Trilogy: Hammer’s Sexy Vampires

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