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    Clapham Wood Haunted or Cursed?

    by MJ Wayland January 8, 2026
    January 8, 2026

    Nestling in the shelter of the South Downs in West Sussex is a small village surrounded by dense woodlands that harbour …

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    A 1934 ghost hunt with a spiritualist medium

    by MJ Wayland November 18, 2025
    November 18, 2025

    While exploring the archives there are many tales of students, groups of gentlemen and spiritualists ghost hunting in haunted houses, lanes …

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    Genii Cucullati – The Hooded Ones

    by MJ Wayland November 13, 2025
    November 13, 2025

    Is there a connection between hooded figures that seem to haunt the UK? What is so important about a hooded man …

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    The Psychology of a Haunted House

    by MJ Wayland November 4, 2025
    November 4, 2025

    After rereading David Taylor’s article, Spaces of Transition (At The Edge Magazine No 10 1998), I began to explore to points …

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    The Statistics Behind Ghosts

    by MJ Wayland October 30, 2025
    October 30, 2025

    The marvellous “Apparitions” by GNM Tyrrell is a book that has been a constant companion through my life as a ghost …

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    Spring Heeled Jack in Victorian Sheffield

    by MJ Wayland October 14, 2025
    October 14, 2025

    Most people have heard of Spring Heeled Jack, apparently a ghost like entity with the ability to jump tremendous distances in …

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    Spring Heeled Jack returns

    by MJ Wayland August 7, 2025
    August 7, 2025

    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 5, 2025
    August 5, 2025

    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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    The Billington Ghostly Carnival

    by MJ Wayland July 17, 2025
    July 17, 2025

    “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 Emily Problem

    by MJ Wayland June 26, 2025
    June 26, 2025

    “The entire town seems to be behind the idea of Emily. She is described as a happy ghost, which seems to …

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    Portrait of a Spring Heeled Jack Hoaxer

    by MJ Wayland June 12, 2025
    June 12, 2025

    Much has been written about the exploits of Spring Heeled Jack’s attacks in England. Each time an article appears regarding Jack, …

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    At last found a ghost!

    by MJ Wayland May 6, 2025
    May 6, 2025

    “Rumour is going about that the Psychical Society has at last found a ghost.” The Society for Psychical Research, one of …

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    Ghostly Treasure & The Older Woman

    by MJ Wayland March 13, 2025
    March 13, 2025

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

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    Screaming Skulls and Headless Spirits

    by MJ Wayland January 23, 2025
    January 23, 2025

    For thousands of years across many different cultures across the world people have believed that the head or skull has held …

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    Bronte Ghosts and Legends

    by MJ Wayland January 2, 2025
    January 2, 2025

    In the days of yesteryear, it was a very serious matter to undertake a journey in Yorkshire (some might say nothing …

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    A Yorkshire Ghost Charm

    by MJ Wayland December 31, 2024
    December 31, 2024

    On the moors just south of Bradford stands High Fernley Hall. Built-in 1678, the hall was once far grander, a large …

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    Time Slips

    by MJ Wayland December 24, 2024
    December 24, 2024

    An author witnesses a scene from over 400 hundred years ago, two women travel in time to the Palace of Versailles …

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    Lincolnshire’s Haunted Airfields

    by MJ Wayland December 17, 2024
    December 17, 2024

    A faint throb of a Lancaster returning in the morning mist, a light flickers in a disused control tower and a …

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    Reculver Towers & Roman Fort

    by MJ Wayland July 2, 2024
    July 2, 2024

    The haunted Reculver Towers of the mediaeval church built on a former Roman fort are a well-known landmark on the North …

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  • Britain’s Lost Ghosts
  • Ghost Research
    • Haunt Field
    • Year One
  • 10 Most Haunted Places
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Bedfordshire
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Cambridgeshire
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Cornwall
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Cumbria
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Devon
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Dorset
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Norfolk
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Somerset
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Suffolk
  • Mysteries
  • About MJ
    • Contact Me
    • Books Published
    • 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?