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Ghosts and Hauntings

The Ghosts of Hatfield House, Hertfordshire

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

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The Black Lady of Broomhill House

Lanyhydrock House, one of Cornwall’s most haunted places to visit

Appuldurcombe House: Isle of Wight’s most haunted hotel?

Is This The Spookiest Haunted London Pub Crawl?

The Moaning Workman of Burnham-on-Sea High Lighthouse

Ghosts of Beeleigh Abbey, Maldon

Rummer Tavern, Cardiff’s Oldest and Spookiest Pub

British Museum Ghosts: An Insider’s Guide To Its Hauntings

Shadowy Human Shapes Haunt Haycock Manor Hotel

The Tragedy of Madam Piggott's Restless Spirit

The Curse Of Clophill Church, Bedfordshire’s Scariest Satanic Haunting

Paranormal Kent by Robert Bard INTERVIEW

Reculver Towers: Kent’s Haunted Ruins by the Sea

Downpatrick: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Blennerville Windmill, A Paranormal Investigation

Horror Films & Television

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Universal vs Hammer Horror: Which Monsters Reign Supreme?

Spooky Isles

Leap Castle Most Haunted REVIEW

Guest Writer

Top 10 Best Boris Karloff Films

Stephen Jacobs

The Canterville Ghost 1944 REVIEW

David Saunderson

Vampire Circus 1972 REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

Fiend without a Face 1958 REVIEW

Terry Sherwood

Frankenstein Created Woman 1967 REVIEW

Adam Scovell

Candyman 1992 REVIEW

Richard Markworth

Van Helsing 2004 REVIEW

Darren J. Powell

The Ghoul 1975 REVIEW

Terry Sherwood

Island of Terror 1966 REVIEW

Stewart King

Greengate Brewery Most Haunted REVIEW

Becky Keane

The Hand of Night 1968 REVIEW

Guest Writer

Thriller (S5, E2): The Double Kill REVIEW

Richard Phillips-Jones

From Beyond the Grave 1974 REVIEW

Selene Paxton-Brooks

Folklore

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Folklore

Big Cat Sightings of North-West England

Folklore

10 Werewolf Fun Facts to make you howl!

Folklore

A Year of Transformation: Embracing Wicca

Folklore

Black Dog of Ayrshire: Tragic Figure or Demon Dog?

Cryptozoology Folklore

The Story Of St Leonard, England’s Last Dragon Slayer

Folklore

5 Folklore Legends From Cambridgeshire

Folklore

Knowlton Henge, where Paganism and Christianity clashes

Folklore

St Walpurga: The Anglo-Saxon Nun Behind Dracula’s Darkest Night

Folklore

10 Weird British Easter Traditions

Mysterious Creatures

Who is Black Annis?

Folklore

Learn Garlic’s Natural And Supernatural Powers And Benefits

Folklore

4 Halloween traditions we all love and the creepy reasons behind them

Dark History

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Cemeteries and Burial Places Ghosts and Hauntings

Manchester Cholera Victims Haunt St John’s Gardens

Dark History

Doing Time In The Clink: A Guide To The Original London Gaol

True Crime

The Murder of The Colleen Bawn

True Crime

Margaret Docherty: the Halloween murder that exposed Burke and Hare

Cemeteries and Burial Places

10 Creepiest Ireland Burials

Cemeteries and Burial Places

What do Angels mean in Cemeteries?

Cemeteries and Burial Places Folklore

Meet Isle of Man Vampire, Matthew Hassal

Dark History

Discover Meg Shelton, the Witch of Woodplumpton’s spooky grave

Dark History Ghosts and Hauntings

Dublin’s Hellfire Club: A Disturbing History

Dark History

The Slaughter of Sacrist Downie

True Crime

Why Does Jack the Ripper Still Haunt Whitechapel?

True Crime

Ruthless Women: Could Jack really be a Jill?

Paranormal

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Paranormal Reality TV Paranormal Research Television

Bodmin Gaol Most Haunted REVIEW

Ghosts and Hauntings

5 Scariest Dublin Hauntings That Chill the Blood

Ghosts and Hauntings

Newcastle’s Haunted Victoria Tunnel

Ghosts and Hauntings

Spirits abound at haunted Sandford Orcas Manor, Dorset

Paranormal Research

Paranormal Penny Pinchers INTERVIEW

Ghosts and Hauntings

The Enfield Haunting Can’t Be Explained, Says Ghost Club Chairman

Ghosts and Hauntings

Imber: Abandoned Ghost Town of Wiltshire

Paranormal Research

Haunted Pub Leads To Tamworth Ghost Hunters: Richard Moody

Ghosts and Hauntings

The Grey Lady of Whitby, My Ghost Experience

Ghosts and Hauntings

North Dublin’s 7 Spookiest Places To Visit

Ghosts and Hauntings

Borley Rectory: Guide to England’s Most Haunted House

Ghosts and Hauntings Paranormal Research

The Poltergeist Case of Alma Fielding and the Scepticism of Science

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