I always enjoy reading the archives of the Victorian Illustrated Police News for their plain silliness and over the top reporting. …
Britain’s Lost Ghosts
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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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Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Mitchell may seem fairly unremarkable names, however both of them died of fright after encounters with ghosts.…
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In 1902 the Yorkshire Evening Post reported from Glyncorrwg Colliery near Port Talbot in Glamorganshire after miners went on strike due…
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A tiny village near Market Harborough was the focus of many ghost hunters in 1933 after a series of sightings hit…
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Is Nottingham the most haunted city in England? Nottingham Castle is one location that has its fair share of ghostly activity…
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For years a ghost light haunted a remote Yorkshire Dales village’s road. Was it the ghost of a murdered woman or…
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In March 1950, an auction at Stanbury Manor, Morwenstow in Cornwall brought an unusual item to the fore – a haunted…
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In ghost history, there are many mentions of encounters of ghosts which results in violence, the most famous case is that…
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While researching Victorian ghost hunters, I don’t mean the toffs behind the Society of Psychical Research or the Ghost Club, but…
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While promoting my book “50 Real Ghost Stories” I have been interviewed by many regional radio stations, one of which was…
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Who is the Peterhouse College ghost? What happened when a series of paranormal incidents at the oldest college in Cambridge triggered…
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We all know Halloween is a silly season in the media where it is common to read about the ‘top 10…
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In this second article about the weirdness surrounding Kirkstall Abbey (see The Kirkstall Abbey Ghost Hunt) I uncover the claims of…
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“Kirkstall Abbey, near Leeds, famous ruins of which are beloved by antiquaries and pleasure seekers is reported to be haunted,” wrote…