Tag: Birmingham

The ghost of Charles Dickens returns to Birmingham Town Hall each year to give a spectral reading of his Christmas classic, says ANDREW HOMER

CHRISTINE MILLER looks at the strange stories attached to Warstone Lane Cemetety, a unique Victorian cemetery in Birmingham

RICK HALE rides the haunted rails, bringing us the 5 most haunted railway stations in England

ANN MASSEY picks the best Ozzy Osbourne songs inspired by horror

The Station Hotel in Dudley is one of The Black Country's most haunted buildings, RICK HALE reports

Real-life vampires and other bloodsucking creatures are found throughout English history, says RICK HALE

MJ STEEL COLLINS reveals the sinister mummified hand known as the Hand of Glory...

EDDIE BRAZIL reveals real-life chilling tales of rock bands and their paranormal brushes with the other side!

The Ritual 2017 is reviewed by ANDREW GARVEY

ANDREW GARVEY takes a look at Adam Nevill's 'Banquet for the Damned'

ANDREW HOMER tells us about his favourite spooky place, haunted Himley Hall and Park near Dudley in Staffordshire

Spooky Isles editors and writers reveal their own real life ghost sighting experiences...

Ghosts are associated with transport more than you think - ANDREW HOMER looks at Haunted West Midlands Transport Links

Hammer Scream Queen Judy Matheson tells us her favourite memories of her horror career

ANDREW HOMER picks five of the most haunted places in Dudley in the West Midlands to visit this Halloween...

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

NIA JONES discovers five of the most haunted places in Birmingham to visit

ANDREW GARVEY researches the lesser known reports of Spring Heeled Jack’s successors and imitators from 1887 to 1902

TV bassist Dave Swift is a huge classic horror film fan

In this St Valentine's Day Special, Jacob Milnestein reveals the mystery behind the patron saint of love, whose remains are in Ireland

KATIE DOHERTY pays homage to the Prince Of Darkness, Birmingham's own Ozzy Osbourne

Author RICHARD HOLLAND has delved into the spooky past to discover F G Lee, one of England's greatest but least known ghost hunters

Ripperologist MIKE COVELL explains how the UK reacted to the Jack the Ripper killings during the Autum of Terror in 1888

KATIE DOHERTY begins her new column about esoteric and occult matters by pondering the Doom Metal music that has burst forth from these isles we live on.