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Ghostly Wandsworth: South London’s Most Haunted

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Wandsworth in South London is known as the home of the Battersea Poltergeist but it's full of spectral goings on, writes RICK HALE
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Dracula by Bram Stoker – Thoughts on Chapter 6

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DAVID SAUNDERSON discusses his thoughts on Chapter 6 of Bram Stoker's Dracula
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Chesterfield Postcard
Ghosts and Hauntings

Chesterfield: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

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Demons
Paranormal Research

Do Demons Really Exist?

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Image of Woodvale Cemetery in Brighton
Cemeteries and Burial Places

Woodvale Cemetery: Victorian Beauty and Crowley’s Final Farewell

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Looking for a howling good time? DAVID GELMINI tells us his top five British werewolf films everyone should see
Horror and Fantasy Films

Top 5 British Werewolf Films Of All Time

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A scene from When Evil Came To Rochdale, a documentary on Channel 5
Television

When Evil Came To Rochdale TV REVIEW

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Paranormal Swansea and Gower, Mark Rees INTERVIEW
Ghosts and Hauntings

Paranormal Swansea and Gower, Mark Rees INTERVIEW

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Phantom London Bus
Ghosts and Hauntings

The Phantom London Bus: Unravelling An Urban Legend

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Vincent Price Films
Horror and Fantasy Films

Vincent Price in the UK Part 2: In The Country (1963-1973)

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Rain at a funeral
Superstitions

What Does Rain At A Funeral Mean?

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Maple Tree
Superstitions

10 Maple Tree Superstitions from UK and Irish Folklore

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Speak As Ye Choose BBC Ghosts
Television

Speak As Ye Choose: Ghosts BBC (S4, E2) REVIEW

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King John's Castle, Limerick
Ghosts and Hauntings

The Hauntings of King John’s Castle, Limerick City

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Mysterious Creatures

The Trow of Orkney: 10 Things You Should Know

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Film Reviews

Twisted Nerve 1968 REVIEW

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Wandsworth Postcard
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Ghostly Wandsworth: South London’s Most Haunted

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Blood Of The Vampire 1958 REVIEW

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First off the blocks to emulate Hammer's horror success? RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES revisits the gruesomely Technicolor effort, Blood Of The Vampire (1958).
The Children 2008

The Children 2008 REVIEW

Welcome 26

Curse Of The Scarecrow 2018 REVIEW

Welcome 27

Borley Rectory film, an animated ghostly delight, say paranormal experts

Paranoiac 1965

Paranoiac 1963 REVIEW

Welcome 28

Dog Soldiers 2002 BLU-RAY REVIEW

Welcome 29

X The Unknown 1956 Review

The Frozen Dead

The Frozen Dead 1966 REVIEW

The Face At The Window 1939

The Face At The Window 1939 REVIEW

FOLKLORE

ESOTERIC ARTS

HORROR FILMS

The Family Ness

Lochs Of Fun With The Family Ness

Broomhill House

The Black Lady of Broomhill House

Colin Clive welcomes the Monster into the world in Frankenstein (1931)

One Man Crazy: The Life and Death of Colin Clive REVIEW

Baskerville Hall Hotel was the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes thriller, Hound of the Baskervilles

Baskerville Hall Hotel, Conan Doyle’s Haunted Inspiration

Welcome 31

Haunted Blenheim Palace, ghosts stalk Winston Churchill’s birthplace

Wake Wood

Wake Wood 2011 REVIEW

Welcome 32

The Case of the Haunted Piano of Hanwell, London

Dick Turpin

10 Dick Turpin Facts You Didn’t Know

To the Devil a Daughter 1976

To the Devil a Daughter 1976 REVIEW

Welcome 33

5 Dracula Films You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Welcome 34

Brian J Cano: Haunted Objects & Paranormal Caught on Camera VIDEO

last hanging at Reading Gaol

Reading Goal’s Last Man Hanged: John Gould

Uncanny Case 3: The Oxford Exorcism TV REVIEW

Uncanny Case 3: The Oxford Exorcism TV REVIEW

Old Silent Inn

Ghostly Spirits Linger at Old Silent Inn

Love Potion

Brewing Romance: A Love Potion Recipe Using Everyday Ingredients

Does Berkshire have a ghost bear?

Does Berkshire Have A Ghost Bear?

Welcome 35

Vampyr 1932 Full Movie VIDEO

Mickey Gocool is the founder of North London Paranormal Investigations

Top 5 essential ghost hunting gadgets for your paranormal investigation

Supernatural St Andrews by Gregor Stewart

Supernatural St Andrews by Gregor Stewart BOOK REVIEW

Welcome 36

Burton Agnes Hall, England’s Most Horrifying Haunting

Great British Ghosts

Mermaid Inn and Michelham Priory: Great British Ghosts (S1,E1)

Welcome 37

Uncanny Case 2: The Bearpark Poltergeist TV REVIEW

King James IV of Scotland

10 Weird Things about King James IV of Scotland

Fleur de Lys, a haunted New Forest Pub in Pilley

5 Most Haunted New Forest Pubs

Haunted Donaghee Town Hall

Ghost Searchers Ireland Investigates Donaghadee Town Hall

Welcome 38

Coventry: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

Welcome 39

Haunting the Haunters: Real Life Scares at Theme Parks

Spawn of the Slime Beast BOOK REVIEW

Spawn of the Slime Beast BOOK REVIEW

Welcome 40

Sacrifice 2020 REVIEW

The Into The Shadows Paranormal Investigations King's Lynn Team

Into The Shadows Paranormal Investigations King’s Lynn

Noah Angell at a tour of the British Museum discussing its ghosts and hauntings

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

Welcome 41

Dracula Chapter 3 by Bram Stoker: My Thoughts

British Poltergeist Hauntings

Top 10 British Poltergeist Hauntings

Welcome 42

7 Horror stars Memorialised in Actors Church in Covent Garden

Two queens: Grace O'Malley meets Elizabeth the First

Grace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland

Hauntings by Neil Oliver

Hauntings: A Book of Ghosts by Neil Oliver BOOK REVIEW

Welcome 43

The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill BOOK REVIEW

Hylton Castle

Sunderland’s Ghostly Cauld Lad of Hylton

Most Haunted - Mary King's Close

Tutbury Castle Most Haunted REVIEW

Max Schreck, Nosferatu

Max Schreck: The Enigma Behind Nosferatu’s Iconic Vampire

A phantom monk is said to haunt the rooms of the Brocket Arms in Welwyn.

Brocket Arms, a perfect place to experience the paranormal

Haunted Kirkcaldy

Kirkcaldy, Fife: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Welcome 44

5 English Pubs With Skulls And Other Dark Objects

Scottish fairies

5 Fairies You Might Spot In Scotland

Welcome 45

Kenegie Manor’s ghosts haunt Penzance, Cornwall

Xtro 1982 scene

Xtro 1982 REVIEW

Matthew Hopkins

Who Was The Real Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins?

Welcome 46

Ghost Hunting in Northern Ireland

Welcome 47

7 Creepiest Female Characters In British Horror Film History

Magnus Archives

The Magnus Archives Episode 1: Anglerfish REVIEW

Churches Fellowship for Psychical and Spiritual Studies

How The Churches Fellowship for Psychical and Spiritual Studies Began

Night of the Big Heat

Night of the Big Heat 1967 REVIEW

Locked In 2023

Locked In 2023 REVIEW

Frankenstein Created Woman 1967

Frankenstein Created Woman 1967 REVIEW

Konga 1961

Konga 1961 REVIEW

Welcome 48

The Raven 1963 REVIEW

Welcome 49

Shrewsbury: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Moore Hall in County Mayo has history chequered with death and misfortune...

Moore Hall: Curse Haunts Spooky Mayo Ruins

Welcome 50

Barrhead: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Boris Karloff London location guide

Boris Karloff London Location Guide

Welcome 51

The Old Dark House 1963 REVIEW

Henry Hull in Werewolf of London 1935

Werewolf of London 1935 REVIEW

The Woodworm Men BBC Ghosts

The Woodworm Men: Ghosts BBC (S3, E3) REVIEW

Hexham Heads

The Hexham Heads and the Werewolf

Ireland Halloween

Halloween the Beginning: Ireland’s Cave of Cats

Welcome 52

Bristol: 5 Haunted Places To Visit

Great Missenden

Four Friends Go Ghost Hunting In Great Missenden

irish superstitions

13 Irish Superstitions You Need To Know!

The Picture of Dorian Gray facts

The Picture of Dorian Gray: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Welcome 53

10 Weird British Easter Traditions

Captain Clegg Poster

Captain Clegg 1962 REVIEW

Welcome 54

London’s Knights of the Living Dead

Welcome 55

Dog Soldiers 2002 BLU-RAY REVIEW

Welcome 56

Mystery of the Gwydir Witch: Beyond Their Emerald Spires

linlithgow palace

Scottish Royal Phantoms Still Haunt Linlithgow Palace

Elaine Floyd

Elaine Floyd: Ghosts Are Residual Energy, They Don’t Interact With The...

I Love Lucy Ghosts BBC

I Love Lucy: Ghosts BBC (S3, E4) REVIEW

The Ghost and Mrs Muir 1947

The Ghost and Mrs Muir 1947 REVIEW

Lincoln Cathedral's St Anne's Well,

The Devil’s Breath: Lincoln Cathedral’s Sinister Legend of St Anne’s Well

Paranoiac 1965

Paranoiac 1963 REVIEW

Welcome 57

Is Grace Dieu Priory Leicestershire’s Most Haunted Ruins?

The Uninvited 1944

The Uninvited 1944 REVIEW

Ghosts Christmas Special 2023

Ghosts Christmas Special 2023 REVIEW

The Cutting Room 2015

The Cutting Room 2015 REVIEW

Welcome 58

West Sussex: 5 Haunted Places to Visit

Welcome 59

Lewisham train cries haunt spooky South London bridge

Blue Bell Hill Haunting

Beware Blue Bell Hill’s Phantom Hitchhiker

Bramall Hall Courtyard

Fairies and Spectres Curse Haunted Bramall Hall

St Magnus the Martyr Church

Haunted City of London Churches: Ghosts in the Square Mile

County Durham

County Durham Ghost Tour: Create Your Own Itinerary

Welcome 60

Christine Donnelly, Hidden Realms Paranormal Investigators

Newstead Abbey

Haunted Newstead Abbey: Lord Byron’s Gothic Home

Bagshaw Hall

6 Haunted Derbyshire Hotels You Can Stay Overnight

The Wizard of Gordonstoun

The Wizard of Gordonstoun

Welcome 61

Creepy kids still haunt Hanwell Community Centre

National Justice Museum

Nottingham’s National Justice Museum, A Perfect Setting For A Ghost Hunt

Not Again Ghosts BBC

Not Again: Ghosts BBC (S4, E6) REVIEW

Ye Old Man and the Scythe

Haunting of the Ye Olde Man and Scythe Pub, Bolton

Whitechapel

Why Does Jack the Ripper Still Haunt Whitechapel?

London has long held connections with lycanthropes, writes DAVID TURNBULL, as he chronicles the Werewolves of London.

Ah-Hoo, Werewolves Of London! A Study In Lycanthropy

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