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19 June 2026
The Each‑Uisge: Scotland’s Shape‑Shifting Water Monster
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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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Dacre Stoker on Why Dracula is the Ultimate Halloween Story
21 August 2025
5 Scottish Haunted Places To Visit On Halloween
16 October 2014
Psychoville Halloween Special: You’d Be Foolish To Miss It
25 November 2017
horror & fantasy films
The Old Dark House 1963 REVIEW
9 February 2013
Nothing But The Night 1973 REVIEW
24 May 2012
Jekyll and Hyde Takes A Funny Turn
2 October 2024
11 November 2023
The Fall Of The House Of Usher 1949 REVIEW
7 October 2015
24 October 2017
television
Detectorists and the Ghosts Beneath the Field
21 February 2026
Small Prophets brings Alchemy and Homunculi to the BBC
13 February 2026
8 February 2026
The Room in the Tower TV REVIEW
31 December 2025
BBC’S The Read: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Reece Shearsmith REVIEW
11 November 2025
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
Cat-Sith: The Soul-Stealing Fairy Cat
17 June 2026
How to Celebrate the Magic of Midsummer
15 June 2026
Dark history
Did Spring-Heeled Jack murder Maria Davis?
2 June 2026
Who Was The Last Executed Witch In England?
20 May 2026
10 Medieval Death Rituals from England’s Past
18 May 2026
Maggie Osborne and the Malt Cross Curse
13 May 2026
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
The Great Flying Saucer Hoax: How a 1967 Student Prank Fooled Britain
19 September 2025
Neil Nixon: Why We Still Don’t Know the Truth About UFOs
16 September 2025
The Sheerness UFO Incident: Britain’s First Great Aerial Mystery
12 September 2025
UFOs Over Britain by Neil R Storey BOOK REVIEW
29 August 2025
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
Sightings of the Huttock Top Beast Continue to Intrigue
18 February 2026
The Beast of Bodmin Moor: Myth or a Very Big Cat?
17 January 2025
Morgawr: Cornwall’s Legendary Sea Serpent
15 November 2024
Mystery Animals of The Lothians
4 June 2024
Loch Ness They Created a Monster TV REVIEW
1 January 2024
Alien Big Cat Sightings Claw Through Kent
12 November 2023
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
When Archaeology Meets the Psi Factor
2 January 2026
Deathbed Visions: A Glimpse Beyond the Veil?
21 April 2025
10 March 2025
Curse of Alloa Tower: The Erskine Family’s Lament
21 February 2025
