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13 of Queen Elizabeth I’s victims still haunting England
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24 June 2026
Cemeteries and Burial Places Ghosts and Hauntings
The Torsoless Figure at Halfway Cemetery on the Isle of Sheppey
Guest Writer
19 June 2026
Halloween is coming!
Why FEAR at Avon Valley leads the UK scare scene
2 November 2025
FEAR at Avon Valley delivers the UK’s most consistently thrilling and immersive Halloween event, balancing theatre-quality storytelling with a genuine festival atmosphere, writes PM BUCHAN
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Halloween Poems to Read by Candlelight 2025
4 October 2025
10 Great Monster Songs For Your Halloween Party!
9 October 2020
Exploring British Halloween TV Specials
2 October 2023
ghosts & hauntings
Haunted Newstead Abbey: Lord Byron’s Gothic Home
10 June 2023
Ghosts of Royal Arsenal, Woolwich
7 March 2020
Haunting of Blue Jimmy, West Dorset’s Gentleman Thief
28 October 2024
Newcastle Upon Tyne: 5 Haunted Places to Visit
21 July 2013
horror & fantasy films
Horror of Frankenstein 1970 REVIEW
23 June 2014
28 October 2025
Day Of The Triffids 1981 Blu-ray REVIEW
9 February 2021
12 September 2022
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1969 REVIEW
27 July 2013
television
Shadows (S1, E3) The Witch’s Bottle REVIEW
29 January 2022
In Search of Dracula 2020 TV REVIEW
19 February 2020
Shadows (S2, E3): The Inheritance REVIEW
22 July 2022
Redding Weddy: Ghosts BBC (S2, E3) REVIEW
15 July 2024
Bodmin Gaol Most Haunted REVIEW
23 January 2021
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
Mystery and Magic at the Goblin Ha’
28 October 2025
St Armel, a Saint of Arthurian greatness
26 July 2012
11 April 2012
Molly Leigh, the Burslem Witch, or Was She?
22 December 2012
Olney And The Folklore Of My Childhood Home
3 December 2020
5 Scottish Death Customs You Never Knew Existed
24 February 2020
Dark history
Saint Valentine, Heartbreak and Haunting in Ireland
14 February 2015
Jack the Ripper Scares During Autumn of Terror
4 September 2012
A Final Farewell from Abigail Whalley
21 October 2022
8 September 2012
8 strange things you never knew about Mummies!
24 May 2012
Literature
Who is Dracula’s Father? BOOK REVIEW
15 April 2026
D.E.V.I.L by Jill Lincoln BOOK REVIEW
18 March 2026
Dr Jekyll and Mr Seek BOOK REVIEW
19 February 2026
UFOS & ALIENS
High Wycombe UFO: The Tale of William Robert Loosley
29 September 2023
Ralph Noyes: An Authentic MoD Voice Amid UFO Controversies
29 November 2023
UFOs over England with Nigel Wright VIDEO
21 May 2020
Alan Godfrey and the Yorkshire Alien Abduction
13 June 2019
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
Alien Big Cat Sightings Claw Through Kent
12 November 2023
Morgawr: Cornwall’s Legendary Sea Serpent
15 November 2024
Shug Monkey Strikes Fear Into Cambridgeshire
19 April 2023
Do Real-Life Monsters Stalk Our Moors, Lakes And Mountains?
22 September 2019
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
Deathbed Visions: A Glimpse Beyond the Veil?
21 April 2025
The Dodleston Messages: A Mystery From The Beyond?
27 July 2022
10 March 2025
The Time Slips of Bold Street, Liverpool
22 May 2022
What is a Caulbearer and Why is it Spooky?
27 September 2018
