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Chilling Caerphilly Castle’s Ghosts and Hauntings

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Caerphilly Castle has a reputation for being one of the most haunted places to visit in South Wales. CALLUM CAMPBELL takes a look…
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Gwydir Castle Hotel Phantoms: A Haunted Guide

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Gwydir Castle Hotel’s reputation as one of Wales’ most haunted places is well deserved, says RICK HALE
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Alone in a centuries-old pub in Gloucestershire, I came face to face with a shadowy figure that chased me through the darkness, writes SCOTT MERRETT

How I Escaped The Shadow Man of Almondsbury’s Clutches

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Alone in a centuries-old pub in Gloucestershire, I came face to face with a shadowy figure that chased me through the darkness, writes SCOTT MERRETT
Welcome 17

Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires 1974 REVIEW

Welcome 18

Dundonald: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Welcome 19

Shadows (S3, E2): The Rose of Puddle Fratrum

The Mince Pie Martians

The Mince Pie Martians And The Housewife

Countess Ilona

Countess Ilona, Supernatural 1977 (Ep2)

The Volunteer, Haunted London Pub

Marylebone’s 13 Creepiest (And Cheesiest) Hauntings

5 Things Paranormal Investigators Do That Waste Time

5 Things Paranormal Investigators Do That Waste Time

Tony "Doc" Shiels

Tony ‘Doc’ Shiels, Paranormal Wizard OBITUARY

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DARK HISTORY

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The City of the Dead 1960 REVIEW

Andrew Garvey - 1
The City of the Dead 1960 is criminally overlooked, says ANDREW GARVEY
Curse of the Fly 1965

Curse of the Fly 1965 REVIEW

Welcome 23

Extinction: Jurassic Predators 2014 REVIEW

Men 2022

Men 2022 REVIEW

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The Mummy’s Shroud 1967 REVIEW

The Psychopath 1966

The Psychopath 1966 REVIEW

Zoltan Hound of Dracula 1977

Zoltan Hound of Dracula 1977 REVIEW

Hush 2009

Hush 2009 REVIEW

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House 1932 REVIEW

FOLKLORE

ESOTERIC ARTS

HORROR FILMS

Disney Films Inspired by British and Irish Legends

7 Spooky Disney Films Inspired by British and Irish Legends

Welcome 26

The Iguana With The Tongue Of Fire 1971 REVIEW

Welcome 27

Barry Dodds interview: Hijinks and High Spirits

haunted south london trains

Haunted South London Train Stations

Thriller The Eyes Have It

Thriller (series 1, episode 9): The Eyes Have It (1973) REVIEW

Schooner Hotel in Alnmouth has a range of haunted rooms to choose from - if you dare!

Schooner Hotel, full of supernatural activity

Dance of the Vampires, Fearless Vampire Killers

The Fearless Vampire Killers 1967 REVIEW

Welcome 28

Should You Use Spiritual Protection During Ghosthunting?

Welcome 29

Bridget Cleary and Ireland’s Last Witch Burning

Welcome 30

A Guide to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets BOOK...

The Black Cat 1934

The Black Cat 1934 REVIEW

Welcome 31

Batman versus Jack the Ripper

Mortsafe protect against bodysnatchers

Britain’s Forgotten Bodysnatchers

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Out of the Darkness 1985: Wish I Could Remember Unforgettable Plague...

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Terror of the Bolton Poltergeist

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Five Missing British Classic Horror Films You’ve Never Seen

Welcome 35

100 Years of Peter Cushing

Blisworth Tunnel

Dark And Intimidating Blisworth Tunnel

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The Undead Revenants of Britain and Romania

Welcome 37

7 Irish Horror Films You Probably Don’t Know

Knowlton Henge

Knowlton Henge, where Paganism and Christianity clashes

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Hideous Phantom Hag Hitchhiker Seduces Weary Welsh Drivers

Love At First Bite 1979

Love At First Bite 1979 REVIEW

Welcome 39

Ghost Hunting Equipment Back to Basics with Andrew Homer

Born with a caul David Copperfield

David Copperfield and other amazing caulbearers in fiction

The Snarling

The Snarling Mixes Laughs With Old School Horror

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Is Grace Dieu Priory Leicestershire’s Most Haunted Ruins?

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Warwickshire: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

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Isle of Arran: 5 Haunted Places to visit

Welcome 43

10 Dracula 1958 Facts You Didn’t Know

Welcome 44

Ireland’s Top 10 Haunted Hotels

Flitwick Manor Hotel

Guide to Haunted Flitwick Manor, over a century of ghostly scares

Whitby Dracula Chapter 6

Dracula by Bram Stoker – Thoughts on Chapter 6

Welcome 45

10 Ways David Pinner’s Ritual May Have Inspired The Wicker Man...

St Rumwold

Who Was St Rumwold, England’s Baby Saint?

Northumberland Ghost Tour Plan Your Itinerary

Northumberland Ghost Tour: Plan Your Own Itinerary

Bella Ramsey as The Worst Witch (2017-2020).

The Worst Witch (2017-2020) TV REVIEW

Charles Dickens Ghost

Charles Dickens’ Ghost Haunts Birmingham Each Christmas

Victorian Poisoners

7 Victorian Poisoners And Their Shocking Crimes

The Hands of Orlac

The Hands of Orlac 1960 REVIEW

Welcome 46

5 Haunted Scottish Highlands Hotels to Visit

Welcome 47

Shadows (S1, E3) The Witch’s Bottle REVIEW

Gressenhall Workshouse

The Ghost of Gressenhall, Norfolk

Welcome 48

7 Horror stars Memorialised in Actors Church in Covent Garden

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28 Weeks Later 2007 REVIEW

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Britain’s 5 Spookiest Haunted Hospitals

Gregor Stewart

Death And Haunting In Fife with Gregor Stewart

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The Comedy of Terrors 1963 REVIEW

Do ghosts exist

Do Ghosts Exist? 5 Hauntings That May Prove They Do!

Cyfarthfa Castle

Merthyr Tydfil: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

Most Haunted - Mary King's Close

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Most Haunted REVIEW

Is my house haunted?

5 Signs Your House Might Be Haunted

Haunted Glasgow Theatre Royal ghosts

Glasgow Theatre Royal Ghost Tour REVIEW

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Preston: Top 5 Haunted Places to Visit

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The House that Bled to Death: Hammer House of Horror (Ep.5)

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Horror Pickers by Howard Jackson REVIEW

Baskerville Hall Hotel was the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes thriller, Hound of the Baskervilles

Baskerville Hall Hotel, Conan Doyle’s Haunted Inspiration

Adrian Dunbar and Emma Thompson in The Blue Boy.

5 Alternatives To ‘A Ghost Stories for Christmas’ You Haven’t Seen

Magnus Archives

The Magnus Archives Episode 1: Anglerfish REVIEW

Dr Phibes

19 Abominable Dr Phibes facts you never knew!

Jim Carrey as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol 2009.

A Christmas Carol 2009 REVIEW

Welcome 55

Thriller (S5, E5): Good Salary – Prospects – Free Coffin REVIEW

Reddy Weddy Ghosts BBC

Redding Weddy: Ghosts BBC (S2, E3) REVIEW

Welcome 56

Glasgow: Top 30 Haunted Places to Visit

Welcome 57

Elizabeth Bathory: The Truth Behind Countess Dracula

Roos Hall Suffolk

Christmas Ghost of Roos Hall, Suffolk

Halloween started in the Emerald Isle, and ANN MASSEY McELROY guides us along the road through five spooky places to visit there for a true Ireland Halloween experience!

Ireland Halloween: 5 Spookiest Places To Visit

Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992

Bram Stoker’s Dracula 1992 REVIEW

El Conde Dracula 1970

El Conde Dracula 1970 REVIEW

Supper with the Stars with your host Vincent Price co-authors Jenny Hammerton and Vincent Price at the book launch

Supper with the Stars, Vincent Price Cookbook AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Welcome 58

County Antrim: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Dream Meanings

40 Common Dreams and Their Meanings

Enniscorthy Poltergeist

Enniscorthy, Ireland’s Most Chilling Poltergeist Tale

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Britian’s Most Notorious Unsolved Deaths

Welcome 60

Aberglasney Gardens: Beware the Corpse Candles

Phantasm Collective

Phantasm Collective Blends Mystical With Science

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Ghostland: In Search of a Haunted Country BOOK REVIEW

Welcome 62

Hell Hounds of Jersey and Guernsey

Gone Gone Ghosts BBC

Gone Gone: Ghosts BBC (S4, E4) REVIEW

Welcome 63

Britain’s Top 5 Scariest Haunted Dolls (That Make Annabelle Look Soft)

Bellfield Hall

The Tall Ghost of Rochdale’s Belfield Hall

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Armagh: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Welcome 65

Rosalie and the Séance that Spooked Harry Price

Marshland outside Dunwich

Ghostly Dunwich and Coastal Horrors

Elizabeth in Frankenstein

Frankenstein’s Fillies: A Whole Bunch of Elizabeths

The Christmas ‘Were-Wolf’

Werewolves of Wales: Everything You Need To Know

Welcome 66

The Masque of the Red Death 1964 REVIEW

Welcome 67

Armchair Thriller (S1, E11-14): The Girl Who Walked Quickly REVIEW

St Magnus the Martyr Church

Haunted City of London Churches: Ghosts in the Square Mile

Sir Roger Tichborne in the last known photograph before he was lost at sea.

Strange Tale Of Sir Roger Tichborne, A Butcher Or Baronet?

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1968)

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1968 REVIEW

Welcome 68

Southampton’s Dolphin Hotel guests come face-to-face with ghosts!

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Top 10 Greatest British Folk Horror Films

Welcome 70

20 Strange London Underground Things You Didn’t Know

Ireland's Púca Festival: A Different Kind of Halloween 

Ireland’s Púca Festival: A Different Kind of Halloween 

Donnington Castle near Newbury in Berkshire

Donnington Castle’s Spooky Echoes of the Past

Shane Briant

Shane Briant talks to Spooky Isles

Welcome 71

Coven of Evil 2020 REVIEW

John Nevil Maskelyne

J.N. Maskelyne, The Victorian Magician Who Took On The Fake Spiritualists

Challenger Lodge Today

The Ghost Dog of Ward Nine, Challenger Lodge

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