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Does Princess Diana Haunt Althorp House?
Spooky Isles
30 August 2026
The Cardinal’s Hat Haunting: Who Is the Girl in White?
Spooky Isles
29 August 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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Nos Galan Gaeaf, Halloween in Wales’ Strangest Customs
5 October 2023
Samhain: A New Witch’s Perspective
30 October 2024
Halloween Poems to Read by Candlelight 2025
4 October 2025
Jack O’Lantern: 13 Things You Didn’t Know
7 October 2018
ghosts & hauntings
Do Ripper Victim Ghosts Haunt Whitechapel?
21 October 2015
Charleville Castle’s Friendly and Not-So-Friendly Ghosts
26 December 2012
Sir Walter Raleigh’s Ghost Still Roams England
29 October 2024
Skaill House: Orkney’s Classic Haunted House
17 November 2023
Haunted Yorkshire Pubs That Will Terrify You
28 December 2018
Haunted Harrow, London: A Creepy Paranormal Guide
3 November 2021
horror & fantasy films
90 Years of Sir Christopher Lee!
27 May 2012
24 October 2017
13 April 2014
15 October 2017
The Fall of the Louse of Usher 2002 REVIEW
26 February 2015
television
BBC’S The Read: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Reece Shearsmith REVIEW
11 November 2025
Small Prophets brings Alchemy and Homunculi to the BBC
13 February 2026
Which UK Paranormal Reality Show Is The Best?
24 July 2014
Electrickety! 10 Catweazle Facts You Didn’t Know
23 December 2021
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
10 English Folklore Characters You Need To Know
14 January 2023
Green Children Of Woolpit Remains A Mystery
27 December 2012
Gelert, the Faithful Hound and his Grave
29 July 2014
Beltane, The Ancient Fire Festival Still Burning
25 April 2025
Vampire of Croglin Grange: A Paranormal Guide
22 June 2014
Dark history
Mysteries of Portsmouth: Strange Tales Of Pompey!
12 November 2019
Serial Killer Ghost Stalks Shrewsbury Castle
16 November 2016
The Horrifying Truth about Barber Surgeons
28 March 2023
6 Times Sherlock Holmes Met Jack the Ripper
30 October 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
7 Strangest Ireland UFO Sightings
19 February 2020
4 Sceptical Reasons Against Alien Abduction
21 June 2019
5 Unexplained UFO Sightings in London
30 June 2019
The Bizarre Legend of St Catherine’s Island
19 April 2024
Ralph Noyes: An Authentic MoD Voice Amid UFO Controversies
29 November 2023
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
Cryptid Worms: Legend and Lore
4 January 2019
Is Bolam Lake home to Northumberland’s Man-Beast?
29 September 2013
What Is The Loch Ness Monster?
5 November 2014
What Is The Monstrous Big Grey Man Of Ben Mac Dhui?
25 October 2017
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
When Archaeology Meets the Psi Factor
2 January 2026
The Angels of Mons: Ghostly guardians of the Great War
19 August 2026
Mysterious Overtoun Bridge Where Scottish Dogs Go To Die
22 March 2015
Chilling Messages: My Haunting Encounter with the Unseen
9 September 2024
Charles Jevington’s Mysterious Journey to the Stars
13 August 2022
