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The Curse Of Derby County

4 August 20234 June 2015 by Michael S. Collins
Derby County Football Club in 1946

MICHAEL S. COLLINS tells how Derby County Football Club was long dogged by a ‘gypsy curse’

Categories Folklore Tags Derbyshire, East Midlands, West Midlands Leave a comment

10 Historic Disappearances That Are Still A Mystery

30 October 20233 June 2015 by Nia Jones
10 Historic Disappearances That Are Still A Mystery

NIA JONES tells us about 10 famous, yet inexplicable disappearances

Categories Dark History, Mysterious Phenomena Tags Royalty Leave a comment

The Phantom Lancaster Bomber of Barnoldswick

4 August 20232 June 2015 by Becky Keane
The Phantom Lancaster Bomber of Barnoldswick 1

BECKY KEANE tells us about the phantom Lancaster Bomber spotted above Barnoldswick, Lancashire

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Haunted Airfields, Lancashire, North-West England 1 Comment

The Legend Of Hell House 1973 REVIEW

4 February 20221 June 2015 by Richard Phillips-Jones
Legend of Hell House

RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES looks at a less-celebrated slice of early 70’s Brit-horror, The Legend of Hell House

Categories Film Reviews 1 Comment

The Evil Beneath Loch Ness 2001 REVIEW

15 December 202128 May 2015 by Simon Ball
The Evil Beneath Loch Ness 2001 REVIEW 2

The Evil Beneath Loch Ness 2001 is an appalling Nessie monster shocker, says SIMON BALL

Categories Film Reviews Tags Loch Ness Monster, Scotland Leave a comment

The Ghosts of Bolton’s Pretoria Pit Disaster

8 July 202521 May 2015 by Becky Keane
Pretoria Pit

BECKY KEANE looks at the ghostly goings-on at the site of the Pretoria Pit Disaster in Lancashire

Categories Dark History, Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Bolton, Greater Manchester, North-West England 3 Comments

Bournemouth: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

4 August 202319 May 2015 by Richard Phillips-Jones
Bournemouth: 5 Haunted Places to Visit 3

Bournemouth has plenty of haunted places to check out. RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES picks five of his favourites in the Dorset coastal resort town.

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Dorset, Haunted Places to Visit in England, South-West England Leave a comment

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell TV EPISODE GUIDE

9 March 202318 May 2015 by Andrew Garvey
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell TV EPISODE GUIDE 4

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell screened on the BBC in 2012 – ANDREW GARVEY reviews each of the episodes.

Categories Television Tags Episode Guides and TV Retrospectives, Occult Leave a comment

5 Most Terrifying Irish Poltergeist Hauntings

3 August 202318 May 2015 by Ann Massey McElroy
5 Most Terrifying Irish Poltergeist Hauntings 5

ANN MASSEY takes a look at the scariest Irish poltergeist hauntings.

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Ireland, Poltergeists Leave a comment

Curse Of William Shakespeare’s Skull

4 August 202316 May 2015 by Pollyanna Jones
Curse Of William Shakespeare's Skull 6

POLLYANNA JONES suggests it’s not a good idea to go messing with William Shakespeare’s skull

Categories Dark History Tags Warwickshire, West Midlands, William Shakespeare 2 Comments

The Sleeping Room 2014 REVIEW

8 November 202215 May 2015 by Kayleigh Marie Edwards
The Sleeping Room

KAYLEIGH MARIE EDWARDS speaks to Christopher Adamson about his role as a Victorian psychopath in the supernatural horror, The Sleeping Room

Categories Film Reviews Tags Hampshire Leave a comment

Tales of the Unexpected TV RETROSPECTIVE

4 August 202315 May 2015 by Donna Cuttress
Tales of the Unexpected

DONNA CUTTRESS looks back on the dark and mysterious television series, Tales of the Unexpected

Categories Television Tags Episode Guides and TV Retrospectives, ITV, Roald Dahl 1 Comment

What Is The Mysterious Anfanc of Wales’ River Conwy?

6 August 20238 May 2015 by LH Davies
The River Conwy at Betws y Coed

The Anfanc, a slippery beast, lurks in the waters of North Wales, says L.H. Davies

Categories Cryptozoology, Mysterious Creatures Tags Conwy, Wales Leave a comment

Is Bristol’s Farrington Inn, The UK’s Most Haunted Pub?

6 October 20237 May 2015 by Kayleigh Marie Edwards
The Farrington Inn

KAYLEIGH MARIE EDWARDS talks to a former owner of the Farrington Inn

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

Cumbria: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

4 August 20237 May 2015 by Becky Keane
Cumbria: 5 Haunted Places to Visit 7

BECKY KEANE takes a look at haunted places to visit in Cumbria

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Cumbria, Haunted Places to Visit in England, North-West England 1 Comment

Director Reveals Creepy Goings-on Shooting The Haunting of Radcliffe House

4 August 20236 May 2015 by Matt Wingett
The Haunting of Radcliffe House

MATT WINGETT talks to writer/director Nick Willing about the DVD release of his super-spooky film The Haunting of Radcliffe House

Categories Horror and Fantasy Films Tags Yorkshire and the Humber Leave a comment

Southport: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

19 August 20256 May 2015 by Becky Keane
Haunted Southport

BECKY KEANE describes some of the haunted places you should visit in Southport in Merseyside

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

Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires 1974 REVIEW

25 July 20236 May 2015 by Barry McCann
Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires 1974 REVIEW 8

BARRY McCAN takes a look back at Hammer’s The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires

Categories Film Reviews Tags Dracula, Dracula Films, Hammer Film Productions, Hammer Horror Films, Peter Cushing, Peter Cushing Films, Roy Ward Baker Films, Vampire Films, Vampires 1 Comment

The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey BOOK REVIEW

15 July 20236 May 2015 by Andrew Garvey
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey BOOK REVIEW

ANDREW GARVEY reviews the James Herbert Award-nominated The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

Categories Literature Tags Book Reviews, James Herbert, Zombies Leave a comment

The Enfield Haunting 2015 TV REVIEW

6 November 20235 May 2015 by Guest Writer
enfield haunting

Experienced paranormal investigator GIANNA DE SALVO gives her verdict on The Enfield Haunting, now showing on Sky TV

Categories Paranormal Research, Television Tags Enfield, Enfield Poltergeist, Ghost Club, London Leave a comment

Moondial BBC TV REVIEW

24 September 20225 May 2015 by Simon Ball
Moondial

Moondial was one of the BBC’s spookiest kids shows of the 1980s. SIMON BALL takes a look back…

Categories Television Tags Jacqueline Pearce Leave a comment

The Many Hauntings Of Dame Alice Lisle

4 August 20235 May 2015 by Guest Writer
The Concealment of the Fugitive by Alice Lisle (after the Battle of Sedgemoor in the Reign of James II)

Alice Lisle, who was executed for her role in the English Civil War, haunts several properties in Hampshire, PETER LEWIS reports

Categories Dark History, Ghosts and Hauntings Tags Hampshire, South-East England 6 Comments

Brown Lady of Raynham Hall: Hoax Or Haunting?

12 November 20245 May 2015 by Josie Palmer
Brown Lady of Raynham Hall

The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall is the subject of one of England’s most iconic ‘ghost’ photos, Josie Palmer takes a look…

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings Tags East of England, Norfolk, Paranormal Photography 3 Comments

Ring O Bells Pub Cavalier Ghost Footsteps Heard

6 October 20234 May 2015 by Becky Keane
Ring O Bells Pub Cavalier Ghost Footsteps Heard 9

The Ring O Bells in Middleton is one of Greater Manchester’s most haunted pubs. BECKY KEANE takes a look.

Categories Ghosts and Hauntings, Haunted Hotels and Pubs Tags Greater Manchester, Haunted Pubs, Lancashire, North-West England 4 Comments
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