MJ Wayland

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    • My Books
      • 50 Real American Ghost Stories
      • 50 Real Ghost Stories
      • 50 Real Ghost Stories 2
      • The Derby Ghost Walk
      • Real Christmas Ghost Stories
      • Tales of the Polden Hills
      • The York Ghost Walk
      • York’s Hidden Hauntings
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The Bradford Ghost Terror

A ghostly terror struck the suburbs of Bradford in 1926. Over a…

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Coggeshall – Britain’s Most Haunted Place?

As one of Britain’s most historic towns in the country, Coggeshall is…

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The Croglin Vampire Explored

Since the mass popularisation of the internet, this medium has blown new…

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balgonie castle ghosts
In Real Ghost Stories

Balgonie Castle – Scotland’s Most Haunted Castle?

By MJ Wayland

The Sibbald family built Balgonie Castle in Fife in the 14th century, with additions made to the structure over the following three centuries. The castle has been visited by…

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nottingham castle ghosts
In Real Ghost Stories

A Ghost at Nottingham Castle

By MJ Wayland

Is Nottingham the most haunted city in England? Nottingham Castle is one location that has its fair share of ghostly activity and here is one such story about its…

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the coverdale ghost light yorkshire dales ghost story
In Britain's Lost Ghosts/ Haunt Field

The Coverdale Ghost Light

By MJ Wayland

For years a ghost light haunted a remote Yorkshire Dales village’s road. Was it the ghost of a murdered woman or something stranger? In the late 1930s, there were…

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In Ghost Research

Ghostly Treasure & The Older Woman

By MJ Wayland

Some of the oldest beliefs about ghosts are that supernatural entities protect or are connected to ‘treasure’. One of Britain’s oldest treasure tales is the Golden Ghost of Mold.…

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screaming skulls bettiscombe manor and burton agnes hall
In Real Ghost Stories

Screaming Skulls and Headless Spirits

By MJ Wayland

For thousands of years across many different cultures across the world people have believed that the head or skull has held the soul. Some tribes would preserve the skulls…

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horseman's word secret society
In Earth Mysteries

The Horseman’s Word in Print

By MJ Wayland

After purchasing “The Society of the Horseman’s Word” edited by Ben Fernee, I have been interested in this ancient order / early trade union / mystical society and its…

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spring heeled jack victorian sheffield
In Britain's Lost Ghosts/ Real Ghost Stories

The Haunted Chest

By MJ Wayland

In March 1950, an auction at Stanbury Manor, Morwenstow in Cornwall brought an unusual item to the fore – a haunted chest. Sadly the chest did not raise its…

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In Earth Mysteries/ Historical Mysteries

Who Killed the King?

By MJ Wayland

At 7 o’clock on the evening of August 2nd 1100, the King of England William II, nicked named “Rufus” because of his red hair made his last drive of…

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Bishops House Sheffield, the City's most haunted house? Who is the Grey Lady Ghost?
In Real Ghost Stories

The Bishop’s House, Sheffield

By MJ Wayland

One of the first cases I investigated transpired at a medieval building in Sheffield called “The Bishop’s House”. As well as being one of the oldest buildings in Sheffield…

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silbury hill mysteries and ley lines
In Earth Mysteries

Silbury Hill

By MJ Wayland

Silbury Hill in Wiltshire just a few miles from Avebury is a place of mystery for both historians and new agers alike. The ‘hill’ is the largest man-made mound…

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In Real Ghost Stories

Royalist Devil of Woodstock

By MJ Wayland

From Woodstock Manor House comes the tale of the “Royalist Devil of Woodstock”, whether the spirit was the devil or an ingenious follower of the King, it disturbed the…

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repton derbyshire ghosts at repton school
In Earth Mysteries/ Haunt Field

The Ghosts of Repton, Derbyshire

By MJ Wayland

Despite their macabre associations, churchyards are not normally more liable to ghosts than anywhere else, for in normal circumstances churchyards are simply resting places which should not contain any…

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devils arrows boroughbridge leylines and weirdness
In Earth Mysteries

The Devil’s Arrows

By MJ Wayland

Standing nearly 22 feet in height, the three Bronze age monoliths, The Devil’s Arrows are the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom apart from the Rudston Monolith. The…

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In Historical Mysteries

Painswick’s Hidden Folly

By MJ Wayland

More than three hundred years ago a lodge was built high above the Gloucestershire village of Painswick, this was no ordinary folly, and it was built in the name…

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In Real Ghost Stories

A Fight with a Ghost

By MJ Wayland

In ghost history, there are many mentions of encounters of ghosts which results in violence, the most famous case is that of novelist Captain Frederick Marryat who while staying…

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My Books

  • 50 Real American Ghost Stories
  • 50 Real Ghost Stories
  • 50 Real Ghost Stories 2
  • The Derby Ghost Walk
  • Real Christmas Ghost Stories
  • Tales of the Polden Hills
  • The York Ghost Walk
  • York’s Hidden Hauntings

Contact MJ Wayland

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Haunted Houses

  • Myrtle Plantation One of the Most Haunted Homes in America, The Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana, attracts some 60,000 visitors each year. Myrtle Plantation One of the Most Haunted Homes in America, The Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana, attracts some 60,000 visitors each year.

Real Ghost Stories

  • The Uniformed Ghost “We were in bed, on our second night there, and I was asleep. I suddenly came awake and I felt the bed been shaken….” The Uniformed Ghost “We were in bed, on our second night there, and I was asleep. I suddenly came awake and I felt the bed been shaken….”

About Me

MJ Wayland is a No.1 bestselling writer, researcher and historian specialising in ghosts, supernatural and Fortean subjects. For the last thirty years his research has appeared in dozens of publications and he has consulted and appeared in over one hundred television programmes and documentaries.

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10 Most Haunted Places

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  • 10 Most Haunted Places In Devon
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  • 10 Most Haunted Places In Norfolk
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MJ Wayland Books

  • 50 Real American Ghost Stories
  • 50 Real Ghost Stories
  • 50 Real Ghost Stories 2
  • The Derby Ghost Walk
  • Real Christmas Ghost Stories
  • Tales of the Polden Hills
  • The York Ghost Walk
  • York’s Hidden Hauntings
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