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UFOs/Aliens

Adrian Hicks and the Winchester alien encounter

Television

Chiller (1995): The Man Who Didn’t Believe in Ghosts TV REVIEW

Ghosts and Hauntings Theatre and Live Events

Lincoln Ghost Walk: the stories that still unsettle a guide

True Crime

Margaret Docherty: the Halloween murder that exposed Burke and Hare

Paranormal

Why are Ghosts seen wearing Bedsheets?

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Herne the Hunter: The Spirit of Windsor Forest

Ireland’s Haunted Midlands

Haunted Kellie Castle, Fife

Is Colchester’s Red Lion Hotel, Essex’s Most Haunted Pub?

Moore Hall: Curse Haunts Spooky Mayo Ruins

Is Elizabeth College Guernsey’s Most Haunted Building?

Charles Dickens’ Ghost Haunts Birmingham Each Christmas

Inside Ballyseede Castle, Ireland’s Most Haunted Hotel

The Haunted Realms Of Surrey And Hampshire: John S Tantalon INTERVIEW

Ayrshire’s 7 Most Haunted Places to Visit

White Lady of Blenkinsopp Castle Guards Hidden Treasure

Terror of the Bolton Poltergeist

Glasgow: Top 30 Haunted Places to Visit

Incubus Demon Sex Attacks In Wales

Dorothy, The Deadly Bannister Doll Of Preston

Horror Films & Television

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Arthur C. Clarke’s Mysterious World (1980) EPISODE GUIDE

Christine Miller

Tomb of Ligeia 1964 REVIEW

Adam Scovell

Blood On Satan’s Claw 1971 BLU-RAY REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

Ordsall Hall Most Haunted REVIEW

Becky Keane

Uncanny Case 2: The Bearpark Poltergeist TV REVIEW

Gayle Fidler

The Iguana With The Tongue Of Fire 1971 REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

Thriller (S3, E2) I’m The Girl He Wants To Kill REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

Haunted Episode Guide: 1974 Anthology Series

Richard Phillips-Jones

Happy Holiday: Ghosts BBC (S4, E1) REVIEW

Gemma Johnson

Shadows (S1, E1): The Future Ghost REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

Legend of the Werewolf 1975 REVIEW

Terry Sherwood

The Children 2008 REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

Charnock Hall, Most Haunted REVIEW

Christine Miller

Incense for the Damned 1970 REVIEW

Guest Writer

The Black Room 1935 REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

Folklore

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Superstitions

10 Enchanting Secrets of the Hawthorn Tree

Superstitions

Rowan Tree Superstitions and Folklore You Didn’t Know

Dark History Superstitions

What Happened On Friday the 13th July, 1894?

Folklore

Green Children Of Woolpit Remains A Mystery

Folklore

Ballyragget Castle: The Wishing Chair of the Butlers

Superstitions

Bee superstition: A matter of life and death

Folklore

What are Witch Bottles? A Brief History

Mysterious Creatures

Did Welsh Giants Once Roam the Valleys?

Folklore

The Sea Tombed Village of Singleton Thorpe

Folklore

15 Things You Didn’t Know About Brigid, Irish Goddess And Saint

Folklore Mysterious Creatures

The Book of Were-Wolves: Sabine Baring-Gould’s Howling Classic

Folklore

10 Werewolf Fun Facts to make you howl!

Dark History

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Dark History

The A-Z of Curious London BOOK REVIEW

Dark History Esoteric Arts

Lambeth’s Occult Secrets: David Turnbull Interview

Dark History

ZX Spectrum’s 5 Creepiest 1980s Computer Games

Dark History

Ireland’s 7 Nastiest Witch Trials in History

True Crime

10 Brutal Murders That Shocked London

Dark History

Murder and Mystery on Arnish Moor

Dark History

Curse of the Paisley Witches

True Crime

Who did The Police Think Was Jack the Ripper?

Cemeteries and Burial Places

Bloody Horrors at St Mary’s Church Hendon

Dark History

Thames River Monsters Lurk In the Heart of London

Dark History Haunted Hotels and Pubs

Gory Secrets of London Pubs

Cemeteries and Burial Places Folklore

Father Andrew Mullen: The Healing Grave of County Offaly

Paranormal

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Ghosts and Hauntings

Devon’s 10 Most Haunted Places To Visit

Ghosts and Hauntings

Lancaster: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Ghosts and Hauntings

Haunted Secrets of Leeds’ City Varieties Music Hall

Ghosts and Hauntings

Edinburgh: Top 30 Haunted Places to Visit

Ghosts and Hauntings

Growing Up In The Shadow of the Enfield Poltergeist

Ghosts and Hauntings

Carew Castle: Horrors Lurk Within Its Haunted Walls

Ghosts and Hauntings

Spirits of Tooting: Ghostly Encounters in South London

Ghosts and Hauntings

Haunted Blenheim Palace, ghosts stalk Winston Churchill’s birthplace

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10 Haunted Irish Castles You Can Actually Stay In!

Ghosts and Hauntings

The Keep: Newcastle’s Most Haunted?

Cemeteries and Burial Places Ghosts and Hauntings

Edinburgh’s Dark October: Newington Cemetery Ghost

Ghosts and Hauntings

Shadows and Dread Haunt Inverary Jail

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