• America’s Lost Ghosts
  • Britain’s Lost Ghosts
  • Ghost Research
    • Haunt Field
    • Year One
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  • About MJ
    • Contact Me
    • Writer and Author
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  • My Books
    • 50 Real American Ghost Stories
    • 50 Real Ghost Stories
    • 50 Real Ghost Stories 2
    • Derby Ghost Walk
    • Real Christmas Ghost Stories
    • Tales of the Polden Hills
    • The York Ghost Walk
    • York’s Hidden Hauntings
  • Have You Seen A Ghost?
MJ Wayland
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MJ Wayland

MJ Wayland

MJ Wayland is a No.1 bestselling writer, researcher and historian specialising in ghosts, supernatural and Fortean subjects. His research has appeared in dozens of publications and he has consulted and appeared in over one hundred television programmes and documentaries. Over the last fifteen years, he has lectured internationally, appearing at the Oxford Literary Festival and Latitude Festival. His research has taken him from the dark haunted castles of Britain to the haunted graveyards of New Orleans, Loch Ness to Vlad The Impaler’s Castle, Romania.

  • Year One

    The Ostrich Inn Murders

    by MJ Wayland September 26, 2023
    September 26, 2023

    “Next event coming up, a cracker of a place. 50-60 murders have taken place at this inn by the landlord. The…

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    Old Haunting Ground

    by MJ Wayland September 21, 2023
    September 21, 2023

    Today I visited an old haunting ground of mine. The Cross Keys Inn is one of the oldest pubs in Sheffield and being the only one built on holy ground.

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  • Britain's Lost Ghosts

    Illustrated Police News – Yorkshire Ghost

    by MJ Wayland September 14, 2023
    September 14, 2023

    I always enjoy reading the archives of the Victorian Illustrated Police News for their plain silliness and over the top reporting. …

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    Flashing Flowers, Glowing Owls

    by MJ Wayland September 12, 2023
    September 12, 2023

    I’m always intrigued by really leftfield mysteries, and this one certainly seems incredibly bizarre. While researching in the Gentleman’s Magazine of 1789, I discovered a “Botanical Discovery”.

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  • Mysteries

    1963: Year of Magick

    by MJ Wayland September 7, 2023
    September 7, 2023

    “I uncover evidence that the Black Alchemist could have made his first forays into the Black Arts 20 years before the…

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    The Lost Treasure of Dinsley

    by MJ Wayland September 5, 2023
    September 5, 2023

    According to folklore and historic records, a lost treasure chest is buried somewhere in Preston, a small village about 3 miles…

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    Hand of Glory : The Robber’s Charm

    by MJ Wayland August 24, 2023
    August 24, 2023

    “The dead, shrivell’d hand, as she clasps it with gleeAnd now, with care, The five locks of hairFrom the skull of…

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    Strange Ghost Scare in Coventry

    by MJ Wayland August 17, 2023
    August 17, 2023

    During my researches for Year One project I uncovered  a story that suggested St Michael’s Cathedral, often known as Coventry Cathedral,…

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    Learning more about American Ghosts

    by MJ Wayland August 15, 2023
    August 15, 2023

    I have spent nearly four months researching and delving into America’s archives hunting for reports of ghostly sightings and occurrences, and…

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    Spring Heeled Jack returns

    by MJ Wayland August 8, 2023
    August 8, 2023

    I came across the following stories quite by accident, I was actually investigating a claim by a witness that they had…

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    The Bradford Ghost Terror

    by MJ Wayland August 3, 2023
    August 3, 2023

    A ghostly terror struck the suburbs of Bradford in 1926. Over a period of several nights a ghost appeared to the…

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  • Mysteries

    Looking for Sancti Rumwoldi

    by MJ Wayland July 25, 2023
    July 25, 2023

    Saint Rumwold (often spelled Rumbold) is a curious saint that beggars belief, however its an interesting tale that has grown and…

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    The Billington Ghostly Carnival

    by MJ Wayland July 18, 2023
    July 18, 2023

    “Millions of spiritualists find their Mecca just now in a little farmhouse which lies seven miles north of Rutland, Vermont. It…

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    The Templar Knights of Danbury

    by MJ Wayland July 13, 2023
    July 13, 2023

    Danbury is closely related to the Knights Templar and the Saint-Clere (Sinclair) Family, the builders of Roslin Chapel. There is also…

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  • Haunt Field

    Loch Ness Monster and the Haunt Field

    by MJ Wayland July 11, 2023
    July 11, 2023

    A Supernatural Monster? 565AD: The Saint stood on the banks of the Loch, ready to encounter the water monster that lurked…

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My Books

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

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MJ Wayland
  • America’s Lost Ghosts
  • Britain’s Lost Ghosts
  • Ghost Research
    • Haunt Field
    • Year One
  • Mysteries
  • About MJ
    • Contact Me
    • Writer and Author
    • Media Credits
  • My Books
    • 50 Real American Ghost Stories
    • 50 Real Ghost Stories
    • 50 Real Ghost Stories 2
    • Derby Ghost Walk
    • Real Christmas Ghost Stories
    • Tales of the Polden Hills
    • The York Ghost Walk
    • York’s Hidden Hauntings
  • Have You Seen A Ghost?