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The Forgotten Ghost of Windermere: How the Claife Crier Inspired a Novel
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21 July 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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5 Scottish Haunted Places To Visit On Halloween
16 October 2014
Dark Origins of Halloween: The Night The Dead Haunts The Living
29 October 2012
ghosts & hauntings
Oxfordshire’s 14 Top Ghosts and Hauntings
28 April 2013
Did a Boggart or Headless Lady cause traffic accident?
11 November 2016
County Offaly: 5 Haunted Places to Visit
25 April 2017
Haunted Conwy Castle and its Ghostly Monks
31 August 2025
Covent Garden: 5 Haunted Places to Visit
1 May 2013
Ghosts of The Cotswolds Send Shivers Up Your Spine
28 September 2025
horror & fantasy films
The Horror Films of Skip Martin
11 April 2025
7 April 2015
The Girl With All The Gifts 2016 REVIEW
29 October 2017
14 May 2012
The Undying Monster 1942 REVIEW
8 October 2017
television
Northern Ireland’s Greatest Haunts Episode Guide
1 July 2020
23 December 2021
Aberglasney House, Most Haunted REVIEW
30 July 2014
Belgrave Hall: Most Haunted REVIEW
7 July 2020
The Thirteenth Reunion: Hammer House of Horror (Ep.2)
8 February 2013
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
Thistle: 10 Superstition Folklore You Should Know
30 November 2023
Alp-Luachra, flesh-burrowing fairies
21 August 2012
5 Shocking Caul Bearer Stories from Victorian Times
21 January 2018
A Goblin Funeral and the Rotting Remains of Extwistle Hall
27 September 2025
Dark history
Jack Ketch: The Executioner Who Horrified London
6 October 2024
Jennet Preston, The Pendle Witch of Yorkshire
23 June 2022
The Phantoms of Hollingworth Lake
3 May 2026
Saint Valentine, Heartbreak and Haunting in Ireland
14 February 2015
Rainy Day Tour in Brompton Cemetery
10 February 2013
Literature
Who is Dracula’s Father? BOOK REVIEW
15 April 2026
D.E.V.I.L by Jill Lincoln BOOK REVIEW
18 March 2026
UFOS & ALIENS
Neil Nixon: Why We Still Don’t Know the Truth About UFOs
16 September 2025
The Bizarre Legend of St Catherine’s Island
19 April 2024
The Curious Tale Of The A70 UFO Incident
23 June 2023
Dargle Cottage UFO Investigation, A Cautionary Tale
16 October 2023
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
Sightings of the Huttock Top Beast Continue to Intrigue
18 February 2026
Adventures in Cryptozoology: Interview with Richard Freeman
24 September 2019
Black Dogs and Other Terrifying Warnings of Death
27 November 2016
Yeth Hounds and Alien Big Cats VIDEO
7 June 2020
Morgawr: Cornwall’s Legendary Sea Serpent
15 November 2024
Alien Big Cat Sightings Claw Through Kent
12 November 2023
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
Could ‘Near Death Experiences’ Actually Be Painful?
13 June 2012
The Bizarre Kersey Time Slip Mystery
27 October 2023
The Mysterious Angel of the Thames
23 July 2013
Are Time Slips Caused by Paranormal Memory Tampering?
23 August 2023
Deathbed Visions: A Glimpse Beyond the Veil?
21 April 2025
When Archaeology Meets the Psi Factor
2 January 2026
