Since the mass popularisation of the internet, this medium has blown new life into old myths. The Croglin Vampire case is…
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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.
Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Mitchell may seem fairly unremarkable names, however both of them died of fright after encounters with ghosts.…
Much has been written about the exploits of Spring Heeled Jack’s attacks in England. Each time an article appears regarding Jack,…
An article found in Sheffield Central Library from 1912 details a mystery that is now two hundred years old. It held…
“The Others are as dead as the children of the forest , gone eight thousand years. Maester Luwin will tell you…
Year One continues to provide an insight into Britain’s hauntings, and ultimately raises questions about the origins of many of our…
In 1869 Queen Victoria accepted a bequest from the 8th Lord Belhaven which contained various items belonging to Mary Queen of…
There are indications that from it’s early establishment Whitechapel was always going to be the place where Jack the Ripper would strike and weirdness would ensue.
In 1902 the Yorkshire Evening Post reported from Glyncorrwg Colliery near Port Talbot in Glamorganshire after miners went on strike due…
A tiny village near Market Harborough was the focus of many ghost hunters in 1933 after a series of sightings hit…
For years, the mystery of the ghost bomber has been part of the folklore of the district. On starless nights, sightings…
The Hickleton Skulls, sadly missing the third after a theft Hickleton on the outskirts of Doncaster is a pretty village that…
While researching unrelated books and articles, I often uncovered strange articles or incidents buried within old literature. During one of many…
“Rumour is going about that the Psychical Society has at last found a ghost.” The Society for Psychical Research, one of…
Scotland and England have very prolific stories of the vampire and that is no different for the towns that are situated…
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