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The Demon Bride of County Monaghan

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ANN MASSEY explains the tale of the Demon Bride and why you should never be the last to leave a funeral
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To the Devil a Daughter 1976 REVIEW

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To the Devil a Daughter 1976 is one of Hammer's least successful horrors but it's better than you think, says DAVID SAUNDERSON
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Beasts TV Episode Guide

Chris Newton - 0
Beasts is a horror anthology series from the mind of Nigel Kneale, the man behind Quatermass. CHRIS NEWTON gives us a run down of the six classic episodes...
Derby Goal

Derby Gaol, Home to Britain’s Most Frightening Ghosts

Welcome 21

John Haigh: Walk In The Acid Bath Murderer’s Bloody Footsteps

Shamrock and Clover

Shamrocks and Clover: 10 Superstitions You Didn’t Know

Stranglers of Bombay 1959

The Stranglers of Bombay 1959 REVIEW

Witch Cottage Pendle Hill

Was A Mummied Cat Buried In Secret Pendle Hill Witches’ Cottage?

Welcome 22

Prometheus 2012 REVIEW

The work of Montague Rhodes James has been filmed many times, especially on television with A Ghost Story for Christmas, a BBC yuletide favourite

13 Things You Didn’t Know About M.R. James

Welcome 23

Middlesex’s haunted heaths and woods along River Crane

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DARK HISTORY

HORROR FILMS

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Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters TV REVIEW

David Saunderson - 0
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters offers a heartfelt tribute to the enduring legacy of Hammer Films while embracing the studio's future under new ownership, writes DAVID SAUNDERSON
Dorian Gray 2009

Dorian Gray 2009 REVIEW

Welcome 26

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes 1963 REVIEW

Scream and Scream Again

Scream and Scream Again 1970 REVIEW

Body Snatcher 1945 Boris Karloff

The Body Snatcher 1945 REVIEW

The Children 2008

The Children 2008 REVIEW

Carry on Screaming

Carry On Screaming! 1966 REVIEW

Mr Corbett's Ghost

Mr Corbett’s Ghost 1987 REVIEW

Welcome 27

Dracula AD 1972 REVIEW

FOLKLORE

ESOTERIC ARTS

HORROR FILMS

Haunted Clapham Wood

Clapham Wood: Haunted or Hoax?

Bolsover Castle

Bolsover Castle: Most Haunted Place in England?

Welcome 29

5 essential ghost hunting tips for first-time amateur paranormal investigators

Welcome 30

How my first psychic reading helped me become a medium

Peter Capaldi in Martin's Close 2019

Martin’s Close 2019 TV REVIEW

Welcome 31

The Dark Eyes of London (1939) REVIEW

Welcome 32

Thriller (S2, E4): One Deadly Owner REVIEW

BBC Micro - Doddleston Messages

The Dodleston Messages: A Mystery From The Beyond?

Welcome 33

Preston: Top 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Cockatrice

What is a Cockatrice? Deadly Chicken Lizard Of Hampshire

Haunted Sunderland ghosts

Sunderland: Top 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Peel Castle Postcard

Peel Castle: Moddey Dhoo And Other Manx Tales of Terror

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected TV RETROSPECTIVE

Welcome 34

The Warning Phantom of Moorgate Station

The Isle of Mull, a picturesque island in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, is steeped in mystery, supernatural tales and centuries-old folklore.

Isle of Mull: Witches, Ghosts and Fairies

Bagshaw Hall

6 Haunted Derbyshire Hotels You Can Stay Overnight

Duncannon Fort - a place of scenic beauty and tales of hauntings

Duncannon Fort: Where History and Hauntings Meet

Most Haunted - Mary King's Close

Three Locations Most Haunted REVIEW

The Fylde Witch by Chris Newton

The Fylde Witch author Chris Newton INTERVIEW

Jill the Ripper

Jill the Ripper? 5 Women Accused Of Being Jack

Junior Paranormal Events Ambassadors

Ghost Hunting for Kids: Junior Paranormal Events INTERVIEW

The Concealment of the Fugitive by Alice Lisle (after the Battle of Sedgemoor in the Reign of James II)

The Many Hauntings Of Dame Alice Lisle

Welcome 35

Carrickfergus: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Welcome 36

Taryn Barker Demon Hunter director Zoe Kavanagh interview

Welcome 37

The Ice House 1978 REVIEW

Scenes from A Warning to the Curious, filmed at Happisburgh Church

Real-life M.R. James Locations Every Fan Must Visit

Newry City Tours

Newry City Ghost Tours, Purveyors of Dark Tourism In Ireland!

Gorey Castle

Haunted Jersey’s top 5 most terrifying ghost legends

Ye Old Man and the Scythe

Haunting of the Ye Olde Man and Scythe Pub, Bolton

Two queens: Grace O'Malley meets Elizabeth the First

Grace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland

Welcome 38

What do Angels mean in Cemeteries?

The Ghost of Christmas: Ghost BBC Christmas Special 2020

Ghosts BBC Christmas Special 2020 REVIEW

Welcome 39

Bloodbath at the House of Death 1984 REVIEW

Robert Kirk and the Good People

Robert Kirk and The Good People: A Fairy Murder Mystery

Warmsworth Hall in Doncaster

Doncaster: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Healing crystals

Healing Power of Crystals: Beginner’s Guide 2024

The Monster Club 1981

The Monster Club 1981 REVIEW

Welcome 40

Horrific Torture Methods in Ireland Through The Ages

Welcome 41

21 Most Haunted Scottish Castles

Welcome 42

Top 10 Most Disturbing Welsh Folk Legends

Abbey House Cambridge

Cambridge’s Abbey House Buzzes With Paranormal Activity

Welcome 43

Stephen Russell, Paranormal Investigatior Q&A

All Sherlock Homes fans should visit Baskerville Hall Hotel

The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959 REVIEW

Behemoth the Sea Monster, British Giant Monster Movies

5 Greatest British Giant Monster Movies

Welcome 44

Targets 1968 REVIEW

Ringcroft Poltergeist

The Ringcroft Poltergeist, Scotland’s Most Extreme Haunting

Howl 2015

Howl 2015 REVIEW

Haunted Glasgow Theatre Royal ghosts

Glasgow Theatre Royal Ghost Tour REVIEW

Welcome 45

Devizes: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Addiction Horror

Dual Faces of Fear: Addiction in Horror Stories

Welcome 46

Southampton: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Darren Sarsfield Spooky Isles

Ghost Hunting for 21 Years: Inside Manchester Paranormal

Welcome 47

Suicide House of 16 Montpelier Road, London

Welcome 48

A Warning To The Curious 1972 REVIEW

Welcome 49

The Black Room 1935 REVIEW

Morfa Colliery

Morfa Colliery: Mining Superstitions and Ghostly Forewarnings

Cheese Superstitions

10 Cheese Superstitions in the UK

Blackwater Castle in County Cork

5 Spooky Reasons to Stay in Blackwater Castle, County Cork

Vincent Price’s eerie narration elevates the stripped-down 1949 TV adaptation, The Christmas Carol, a haunting and vintage take on Dickens’ classic ghost story

The Christmas Carol 1949 TV REVIEW

Welcome 50

Demonic Possession Cases Still Shock And Terrify Ireland

Welcome 51

Frankenstein The True Story 1973 TV REVIEW

Witch on Broomstick - Witches Broom

10 Spooky Facts About Witches Brooms

Welcome 52

Great Yarmouth: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

John Christie

John Christie: The 10 Rillington Place Murders

The Burning Girls TV series

The Burning Girls TV REVIEW

Nell Racker

Nell Racker: Wisewoman or Witch?

Welcome 53

Old Prophet Edmund Jones, The Fairy Minister of Wales who saved...

Welcome 54

Barbara Lowe, Interview with a Psychic Medium

Roadside ghost Ireland

Ireland’s 10 Most Terrifying Roadside Ghosts!

Mark Gatiss A Ghost Story for Christmas

Mark Gatiss and the Revival of A Ghost Story for Christmas

Welcome 55

Universal Horror Blu-ray Collections Are ‘A Mixed Blessing’

Welcome 56

Innocence gone wild? ‘Gabriel-Ernest’ and Feral Children in Literature

Welcome 57

Shadow of the Vampire 2000 REVIEW

Welcome 58

The Two-Headed Phantom of Abersychan, Wales

Haunted Brentford Postcard

Brentford: 6 Haunted Places To Visit

Welcome 59

Chillingham Castle, A Haunted Guide

haunted British Museum

Discover London’s Creepiest And Most Haunted Museums

Cornish Knockers

What are Cornish Knockers of Cornwall’s Tin Mines?

Site of the Chapel of William of Norwich

The Boy Martyr Of The Woods

British Werewolf Music

British Werewolves in Music

Welcome 60

St Winefride, Another Bloody Beheaded Saint!

Northumberland Ghost Tour Plan Your Itinerary

Northumberland Ghost Tour: Plan Your Own Itinerary

Welcome 61

Haunted Theatre Royal Glasgow

Welcome 62

Are these Jack the Ripper ghosts?

Haunted Wardour Castle is scarred from centuries of bloodied history

Ghosts wander Wardour Castle and its haunted forest

Ghosts Christmas Special 2023

Ghosts Christmas Special 2023 REVIEW

House of the Long Shadows

House of the Long Shadows 1983 REVIEW

Skirrid Mountain

Skirrid Mountain Inn, A Must-Do For Ghost Hunters

Welcome 63

Christine Donnelly, Hidden Realms Paranormal Investigators

Night of the Marionettes

Night of the Marionettes, Supernatural 1977 (E7)

To the Devil a Daughter 1976

To the Devil a Daughter 1976 REVIEW

Dummy Beasts

The Dummy: Beasts REVIEW

Most Haunted The Stage Show

Most Haunted The Stage Show REVIEW

Aiden and Aaron Truss

Pareidolia Horror: Aaron and Aiden Truss Interview

Born with a caul David Copperfield

David Copperfield and other amazing caulbearers in fiction

Welcome 64

10 An American Werewolf In London Facts You Didn’t Know

Stonehenge Crow

The Supernatural Side of Stonehenge

Grosvenor Hotel in Shaftesbury

Grosvenor Hotel Shaftesbury – haunted with ghosts after 1000 years!

Welcome 65

St Columba And the Loch Ness Monster

Welcome 66

How to Protect Yourself From Negative Forces During Paranormal Investigations

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