In June 1833, the small, quiet Norfolk village of Syderstone hit the national headlines after a reported six weeks of strange…
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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”.
I have spent nearly four months researching and delving into America’s archives hunting for reports of ghostly sightings and occurrences, and…
I’ve been lucky enough to consult and appear on a number of TV shows from ‘Ghost Hunter’s International’ to ‘Ghost Hunting…
It has been quite a busy yeah but for all the wrong reasons. Last year I completed three manuscripts and began…
Ten years ago I first discussed ‘Year One’ – a project that would reinvestigate and evaluate ‘classic’ hauntings based on its contemporary evidence rather than what was written after ‘Year One’. The project started successfully…
With the advent of writing my first major book on ghosts, it’s made me address my early influences and how they’ve shaped my approaches to paranormal investigation.
The year is 1892, and I am blessed to be interviewing Frank Podmore of the Society of Psychical Research and co-author…
It is interesting to discover that Elliott O’Donnell’s personal archive recently sold for £25,000. Covering the majority of his working life…
This week I visited North Yorkshire’s Jervaulx Abbey situated between Masham and Middleham just north of Harrogate. Scant on hauntings, the…
Something dawned on me as I was browsing through my library. I was researching a ghost sighting in Scunthorpe and then I realised – what has happened to self-publishing?
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.