Tag: Wicked Women Week
Ireland’s 7 Darkest Goddesses who inspire revenge and death
Irish Goddesses are the perfect woman’s guide to revenge, infidelity, intoxication and death, says ANN MASSEY
Who is your favourite British horror actress?
As we conclude Wicked Women Week, we turn our eyes to the women who have entertained us in British horror
Mary Pearcey, the Hampstead Murderess
Mary Pearcey committed crimes were so horrific that she's been suspected of being Jack the Ripper, says JON REES
Catherine Wilson, the killer nurse
Poison was the preferred method of murder for 19th century Lincolnshire-born killer Catherine Wilson, says L.H. DAVIES
Dearg Due, Demon Brides and other Irish Femme Fatale
ANN MASSEY takes a look at the supernatural Irish Femme Fatale.
7 Creepiest Female Characters In British Horror Film History
PAUL MOYNIHAN makes a list of creepy women in British horror films
The Strange Case of Glasgow’s Madeleine Smith
Madeleine Smith, a young Glasgow woman rocked the city with a sensational murder case in 1857, writes MJ STEEL COLLINS
Elizabeth Sawyer, The Witch of Edmonton
JASON HOLLIS asks was Elizabeth Sawyer a wicked woman or was she just angry because people kept calling her a witch?
Grace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland
Grace O'Malley was known as the Pirate Queen of Ireland, says ANN MASSEY
The Ghost of the Wicked Lady haunts Nomansland Common
JAY HOLLIS reveals the afterlife of a notorious 17th century highwaywoman!
Elizabeth Stile, the Witch of Windsor who loved being bad!
Elizabeth Stile was a 16th century wicked witch who loved her black arts, says POLLYANNA JONES
Jill the Ripper? 5 women accused of being Jack
JON REES picks five women who have been suspected of the Jack the Ripper killings
Morgan Le Fay, the woman who stole Excalibur
NIA JONES tells us about the legendary wicked Arthurian character Morgan Le Fay for Spooky Isles' Wicked Women Week
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