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Dark History Ghosts and Hauntings
Lough Gur: Ancient Stones, Fairies and Ghosts in County Limerick
Ann Massey McElroy
2 September 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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Samhain: A New Witch’s Perspective
30 October 2024
10 Great Monster Songs For Your Halloween Party!
9 October 2020
Headless Horsemen and Halloween: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
4 September 2022
5 Scottish Haunted Places To Visit On Halloween
16 October 2014
ghosts & hauntings
Isle of Man’s 10 Scariest Haunted Places to Visit
6 October 2020
Dean Court Hotel, home of ghostly ‘Mad Maid’
28 October 2018
My Sweet Lord! When Beatle George Harrison saw a Ghost
25 February 2016
Bristol: 5 Haunted Places To Visit
16 February 2015
horror & fantasy films
Darby O’Gill and The Little People 1959 REVIEW
17 March 2012
10 Best Ghost-Hunting Films for Halloween Night
24 August 2025
Flesh for Frankenstein 1973 REVIEW
3 September 2021
Dave Swift: Horror Film Confessions of TV Bassist
30 June 2013
Dacre Stoker’s Top 10 Dracula-inspired Films
24 April 2016
television
En Francais: Ghosts BBC (S5, E4) EPISODE REVIEW
27 October 2023
The Haunted Airman 2006 TV REVIEW
17 February 2015
23 September 2024
The Werewolf Reunion, Supernatural 1977 (Ep3)
4 September 2023
23 December 2021
Sherlock’s The Final Problem Dreams Of Horror
4 November 2022
FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION
Beast of Killakee: Demonic Entity or Ghost?
17 April 2023
Dirleton Castle: Dark Remains of Brutal Scottish Witch Trials
15 September 2023
Daffodils: 10 Superstition and Folklore You Didn’t Know
27 February 2026
5 Fairies You Might Spot In Scotland
13 August 2022
5 Monstrous Black Dogs from British Folklore
27 September 2022
What is a Selkie or Seal Bride?
2 November 2016
Dark history
What are the Arthur’s Seat Coffins?
26 December 2021
Elizabeth Sawyer, The Witch of Edmonton
11 March 2015
8 Scottish serial killers who shocked the world
9 April 2012
8 strange things you never knew about Mummies!
24 May 2012
Aleister Crowley Sites In England You Can Visit
11 February 2022
Jack the Ripper Scares During Autumn of Terror
4 September 2012
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
Berwyn Mountains UFO Crash, Britain’s Area 51
27 July 2019
UFOs over England with Nigel Wright VIDEO
21 May 2020
The Bizarre Legend of St Catherine’s Island
19 April 2024
The Warminster Thing, UFO over Wiltshire
13 June 2019
Weirdest England UFO Encounters from History
31 March 2019
John Warren’s 1943 Close Encounter in Norfolk
29 September 2023
CRYPTOZOOLOGY
Where Have Alien Big Cat Been Spotted In Wales?
21 June 2019
The Pig-Man Roams Cannock Chase
24 July 2013
How The Loch Ness Monster Was Used For Political Propaganda
15 February 2015
In Search of Gef The Talking Mongoose
18 September 2023
The Beast of Bodmin Moor: Myth or a Very Big Cat?
17 January 2025
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA
Are Time Slips Caused by Paranormal Memory Tampering?
23 August 2023
Time Slips with Dr Ann Winsper INTERVIEW
16 February 2022
Richard Case: How I’d Solve The Talking Mongoose Mystery
9 October 2023
Mysterious Overtoun Bridge Where Scottish Dogs Go To Die
22 March 2015
The Mysterious Angel of the Thames
23 July 2013
Curse of Alloa Tower: The Erskine Family’s Lament
21 February 2025
