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The Christmas Eve Ghost of Curraghchase

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A spectral Lady of the Lake appears each year on Christmas Eve at Curraghchase, County Limerick. ANN MASSEY tells us the eerie tale!
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Frankenstein The Metal Opera

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SIMON BALL talks to Frankenstein The Metal Opera writer Richard Campbell about his Mary Shelley inspired work
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Donald Pleasence in Dr Crippen.

Dr Crippen 1962 REVIEW

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TERRY SHERWOOD takes a look at Dr Crippen 1962, starring Donald Pleasence as the despicable wife murderer...
Captain Clegg Poster

Captain Clegg 1962 REVIEW

Welcome 19

Son of Dracula 1974 REVIEW

Outpost 2008

Outpost 2008 REVIEW

Welcome 20

Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb 1964 REVIEW

Shaun of the Dead 2004

Shaun of the Dead 2004 REVIEW

Nothing but the NIght

Nothing But The Night 1973 REVIEW

Kay Hammond and Margaret Rutherford in a scene from Blithe Spirit 1945.

Blithe Spirit 1945 REVIEW

Outcast 2010 scene

Outcast 2010 REVIEW

FOLKLORE

ESOTERIC ARTS

HORROR FILMS

Robert Eggers' Nosferatu: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Welcome 22

Chester: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

A gift for 'Rosie' and the Nottingham Ghost Tour

Nottingham Ghost Tour, A Visit To Rosie’s Playhouse

Shakespeare's Witches

Shakespeare And Witches: A Dark Fascination

Haunted Bristol Pubs

5 Haunted Bristol Pubs to Visit for Halloween

Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee in Corridors of Blood 1959

Corridors of Blood 1958 REVIEW

Welcome 23

Thriller (S6, E7): Death In Deep Water REVIEW

Rutherglen Poltergeist Case

Rutherglen Poltergeist Case: When the Paranormal Met The Police

King John's Castle, Limerick

The Hauntings of King John’s Castle, Limerick City

Welcome 24

Citadel 2012 REVIEW

Welcome 25

The Original King’s Lynn Ghost Tour INTERVIEW

Clear Quartz

Clear Quartz: Amplifying Energy and Inviting Clarity

Welcome 26

Suicide House of 16 Montpelier Road, London

Winchester Cathedral

Winchester’s 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Welcome 27

Hell Hounds of Jersey and Guernsey

Welcome 28

Beware The Bullbeggar of Creech Hill!

Penny Lane

The Witch Of Penny Lane

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black Facts: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Welcome 29

Three Crowns Hotel Dartmoor And Its Cavalier Ghost

Welcome 30

Bishop Auckland: 6 Haunted Places To Visit

Welcome 31

The Haunting Of Pond Terrace, Chelsea’s Ghost Sensation

Welcome 32

Eerie Essex with Bethan Briggs-Miller VIDEO

The Last Showing 2014

The Last Showing 2014 REVIEW

Welcome 33

Doctor Faustus and Demonic Pacts: When Demonology was taught as Science…

Books of Blood

Top 5 Clive Barker’s Books of Blood Film Adaptations

Lavender is a beautiful smelling flower and has many uses, including magic

Lavender in Folklore and Magic: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Leap Castle in County Offaly

County Offaly: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1913

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1913 FULL VIDEO

Haunted Southwark Pub, Market Porter

Market Porter, London’s Oldest And Most Haunted Pub

Zozo demon, demon zozo

Zozo Demon: How to avoid Ouija board evil forces

Inside Number 9 Dead Line

Inside Number 9: ‘Dead Line’ Live Halloween Special 2018 REVIEW

Welcome 34

Northern Ireland’s Greatest Haunts Episode Guide

Welcome 35

Dracula AD 1972 REVIEW

Blennerville in County Kerry, Ireland

Blennerville Windmill, A Paranormal Investigation

Hangover Square 1945

Hangover Square 1945 REVIEW

Welcome 36

Roald Dahl and his Legacy of Horror

The Lincoln Imp has appeared on many postcards

What Is The Lincoln Imp?

Bruce Castle

Bruce Castle Park, Tottenham’s haunted mansion

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde has moved from horror to comedy gold, reflecting changing audience tastes over time

Jekyll and Hyde Takes A Funny Turn

Welcome 37

Thriller (S5, E3): Won’t Write Home Mom, I’m Dead REVIEW

Pockthorpe

White Figure Prompts Pockthorpe Ghost Hunt

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Morgan Le Fay, The Woman Who Stole Excalibur

Welcome 39

Aberglasney Gardens: Beware the Corpse Candles

Capesthorne Hall Cheshire

Cheshire: 10 Haunted Places to Visit

Welcome 40

Hungry Grass tells horrific tales of the Irish Famine

Welcome 41

Shadows (S2, E3): The Inheritance REVIEW

Paranormal Orbs

Are Paranormal Orbs Real?

Enzo Cilenti in Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Enzo Cilenti interview: “Childermass is a Yorkshire Jedi”

Welcome 42

Plymouth: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

Tower of London - the site of a Ripper suspect identity parade

13 Jack the Ripper Locations Tour Guides Won’t Show You

Horror Express 1972

Horror Express 1972 REVIEW

Welcome 43

Jack the Ripper … from Hull?

Welcome 44

Teeny Todd, The Demon Barber Of Queer Street: Two Ronnies TV...

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Victorian Lunatic Asylums – The Living Tombs!

Welcome 46

Zombies from History BOOK REVIEW

Welcome 47

Psychic Stain Plagues 16 Wardle Brook Avenue Murder Site

Welcome 48

Rude Awakening: Hammer House of Horror (Ep.3)

Welcome 49

London’s Knights of the Living Dead

Halloween Scotland Postcard

Discover Halloween’s Scottish Origins

Panic Button 2011 is an enjoyable UK independent horror film that makes the most of its low budget, says GEMMA JOHNSON

Panic Button 2011 REVIEW

Common British garden plants

11 Common British Garden Plants and How To Use Them in...

Hazelwood Castle has been rumoured to be haunted for centuries. Now it is a hotel, the rumours are being proved correct!

Hazelwood Castle Hotel, home to phantom clergy

Welcome 50

Dracula TV Series 2012 REVIEW

Crystal Pendulums

How to Use Crystal Pendulums to Discover the Paranormal

Welcome 51

Armchair Thriller (S2, E23-28): The Circe Complex REVIEW

Glamis Castle Postcard

Glamis Castle Ghosts: 10 Terrifying Facts

Most Haunted - Mary King's Close

Caeser’s Nightclub, Most Haunted REVIEW

Welcome 52

Lancashire’s Phantom Road Victim Scares Drivers

Sacrist Downie

The Slaughter of Sacrist Downie

Horror fan Dave Swift and Sara Karloff

Dave Swift: Horror Film Confessions of TV Bassist

Harry Potter tour

The Making of Harry Potter Studio Tour REVIEW

Welcome 53

What is a Selkie or Seal Bride?

oak tree

10 Oak Tree Superstitions You Should Know

The Psychopath 1966

The Psychopath 1966 REVIEW

Silent Pool

The Silent Pool’s Legacy of Medieval Surrey Murder

The River Conwy at Betws y Coed

What Is The Mysterious Anfanc of Wales’ River Conwy?

Welcome 54

Crystal Energy: How To Harness The Power

Wookey Hole Caves

England’s Most Haunted Caves

Haunted Hammersmith

Hammersmith: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

Welcome 55

The Pig-Man Roams Cannock Chase

Welcome 56

Whernside Manor’s Dark History Of Slaves, Ghosts And Bronte

Haunted Hotels Britain

Britain’s Top 5 Most Haunted Hotels

Welcome 57

The Rizen 2017 REVIEW

Welcome 58

The Spooky Harpist of Inveraray Castle

She-Wolf of London 1946

She-Wolf of London 1946 REVIEW

Welcome 59

James Herbert, Master of Supernatural Fiction

Supper with the Stars with your host Vincent Price co-authors Jenny Hammerton and Vincent Price at the book launch

Supper with the Stars, Vincent Price Cookbook AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Happy New Year

Britain’s 5 Strangest New Year’s Traditions and Superstitions

Jack the Ripper Show

The Jack the Ripper Show

Locked In 2023

Locked In 2023 REVIEW

Devil Doll 1964

Devil Doll 1964 REVIEW

Island of Doctor Moreau

The Island of Doctor Moreau BOOK REVIEW

Curse of the Baskervilles

The Baskerville Curse: Typography, Ghosts and Sherlock Holmes

Jacqueline Pearce in her iconic title role as The Reptile (1966), one of many cult roles that made her a legend of fim and television.

Jacqueline Pearce Tribute: The Reptile on Film, an Angel in Life

An artist's impression of what might have happened to Thomas Farrant

The Mysterious Locked Room Death of Thomas Farrant

Welcome 60

Suicides and Burials: Sacrilege in Days Gone By

The Matriach 2022

Matriarch 2022 REVIEW

Welcome 61

The Shout 1978 REVIEW

A close up of the plaque on the Witches Grave in Woodplumpton, Lancashire

Lancashire Day, A Time To Celebrate

Betty's Grave

Dark Legends Of Betty’s Grave, Gloucestershire

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