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Mum and Dad 2008 REVIEW

8 October 201929 May 2017 by Kayleigh Marie Edwards
Mum and Dad 2008 REVIEW 1

KAYLEIGH MARIE EDWARDS takes a look at the gory, overlooked British horror Mum and Dad (2008)

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10 Mum and Dad 2008 facts you didn’t know!

12 October 202129 May 2017 by Kayleigh Marie Edwards
10 Mum and Dad 2008 facts you didn't know! 2

Mum and Dad 2008 is a little known horror directed by Steven Sheil. KAYLEIGH MARIE EDWARDS takes a look…

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The Silence by Tim Lebbon BOOK REVIEW

10 March 202227 May 2017 by Andrew Garvey
The Silence by Tim Lebbon BOOK REVIEW 3

ANDREW GARVEY takes a look at Tim Lebbon’s fun new twist on the zombie genre, The SIlence…

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Curse is a blessing with Peter Cushing in Hammer's original Frankenstein

26 July 202326 May 2017 by Howard Jackson
Curse is a blessing with Peter Cushing in Hammer's original Frankenstein 4

HOWARD JACKSON says Happy Birthday Peter Cushing with a look at the role that made him a horror icon, Victor Frankenstein in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Frankenstein, Hammer Film Productions, Peter Cushing Leave a comment

David Barrett: Ghosts Are Here Due In Part To Unfinished Business

14 August 202324 May 2017 by MJ Steel Collins
David Barrett

David Barrett, a Paranormal Investigator based in Scotland, talks to MJ STEEL COLLINS about his work

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

10 Ireland Horror Film Connections You Didn’t Know

3 August 202322 May 2017 by Ann Massey McElroy
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ANN MASSEY tells us 10 Ireland horror film connections that had a huge impact on the genre

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What Is Pareidolia, or Why Do My Curtains Look Like A Ghost?

8 December 202114 May 2017 by MJ Steel Collins
pareidolia

MJ STEEL COLLINS explores pareidolia, the phenomenon that may explain the boring reality of spooky shadows in the dark!

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

Farewell Catweazle: Geoffrey Bayldon obituary

1 August 202313 May 2017 by Richard Phillips-Jones
Geoffrey Bayldon Catweazle

RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES remembers the long career of Catweazle star Geoffrey Bayldon

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Dan Brownlie’s made a monster with Fetus-stein!

28 December 202013 May 2017 by David Saunderson
Dan Brownlie's Fetus stein

Dan Brownlie is a horror film-maker who has created a range of strange and morbid models, including the bizarre Fetus-stein!

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The Ghost of Lincolnshire’s Dickie Rainsforth

4 August 202313 May 2017 by Guest Writer
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Guest writer PAUL GILL tells how crime lead to a Lincolnshire fellmonger’s demise and his spirit to haunt a local graveyard…

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The Bloody History of British Witches

20 February 202312 May 2017 by Guest Writer
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Guest writer NIXIE VALE takes a look at the history of witchcraft through the ages…

Categories Folklore Tags Occult, Witchcraft 1 Comment

7 Irish Horror Films You Probably Don’t Know

9 February 202311 May 2017 by Chris Rush
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CHRIS RUSH picks some interesting Irish horror films that may have fallen through the cracks…

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Ghosts of the Secretly Buried Haunted my South Wales Childhood

3 August 202310 May 2017 by Claire Barrand
Ghosts of the Secretly Buried Haunted my South Wales Childhood 9

Guest writer CLAIRE BARRAND describes her haunted childhood in South Wales unknowingly living next to a secret mass grave… 

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Cemeteries, Death, Wales 2 Comments

Michael S Collins on By The Dying Tree AUTHOR INTERVIEW

18 January 202310 May 2017 by MJ Steel Collins
Michael S Collins on By The Dying Tree AUTHOR INTERVIEW 10

Spooky Isles talks to Glasgow-based author MICHAEL S COLLINS on his latest collection of horror short stories, By The Dying Tree…

Categories Literature 1 Comment

The Curse Of Frankenstein: What the Critics Said…

29 July 20231 May 2017 by Richard Phillips-Jones
Christopher Lee as the Creature in The Curse of Frankenstein

RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES heads back to 1957 and looks at The Curse of Frankentein’s initial reaction from the critics…

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20 Things You Never Knew About The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957)

26 July 20231 May 2017 by Richard Phillips-Jones
Italian poster for Hammer's 1957 Curse of Frankenstein

RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES heads to the lab to cook up 20 facts about The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Frankenstein, Hammer Film Productions, Horror Film Lists Leave a comment

Happy 60th Birthday, The Curse of Frankenstein!

26 July 20231 May 2017 by Richard Phillips-Jones
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RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES celebrates 60 years of Hammer’s genre-shaping classic Curse of Frankenstein, and looks at its ongoing legacy.

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

Downpatrick: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

18 December 202126 April 2017 by Janet Quinlivan
Inch Abbey Haunted Downpatrick

Downpatrick is believed to be the final resting place of Saint Patrick, JANET QUINLIVAN takes us on a tour of Haunted Downpatrick

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

County Offaly: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

22 January 202325 April 2017 by Chris Rush
Leap Castle in County Offaly

County Offaly has plenty of haunted places to visit, says CHRIS RUSH

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

How to Use Crystal Pendulums to Discover the Paranormal

3 August 202324 April 2017 by Kerry Greenaway
Crystal Pendulums

KERRY GREENAWAY continues her series on crystals with a look at the mysterious world of crystal pendulums…

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Is 10 Downing Street in London haunted?

4 August 202321 April 2017 by MJ Steel Collins
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MJ STEEL COLLINS looks at the terrors that lurk at the PM’s residence at 10 Downing Street

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags London Leave a comment

Peter Cushing in Dracula Invites Wonder

25 July 202321 April 2017 by Howard Jackson
Peter Cushing Dracula

HOWARD JACKSON examines Peter Cushing’s portrayal as Van Helsing in Hammer’s Dracula…

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Dracula, Hammer Film Productions, Peter Cushing 1 Comment

Haunted Wicklow Gaol Paranormal Lockdown

18 December 202113 April 2017 by Ann Massey McElroy
Haunted Wicklow Gaol

ANN MASSEY and CHRIS RUSH compare notes from their paranormal ordeal in Wicklow Gaol in Ireland

Categories Paranormal Research Tags Ghost Hunting, Haunted Prisons, Ireland, Leinster, Wicklow Leave a comment

The Tragedy of Madam Piggott's Restless Spirit

16 September 202311 April 2017 by Philip Davies
Madam Piggott

PHILIP DAVIES goes in search of the restless ghost of the unfortunate Madam Piggott in Shropshire

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Shropshire, West Midlands Leave a comment
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