In this second article about the weirdness surrounding Kirkstall Abbey (see The Kirkstall Abbey Ghost Hunt) I uncover the claims of a Biggleswade medium who believed he was in…
“Kirkstall Abbey, near Leeds, famous ruins of which are beloved by antiquaries and pleasure seekers is reported to be haunted,” wrote The Evening News on June 1st 1904. The…
For a fortnight in February 1888 the inhabitants of some unnamed village on the outskirts of Shrewsbury were afraid of night terrors, or to be precise, the dangerous pranks…
I always enjoy reading the archives of the Victorian Illustrated Police News for their plain silliness and over the top reporting. However sometimes you find interesting leads to ghost…
Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Mitchell may seem fairly unremarkable names, however both of them died of fright after encounters with ghosts. In my book “Real Christmas Ghost Stories” I…
A tiny village near Market Harborough was the focus of many ghost hunters in 1933 after a series of sightings hit the local and national headlines. Reputedly haunted by…
“Rumour is going about that the Psychical Society has at last found a ghost.” The Society for Psychical Research, one of Britain’s longest running psychical and paranormal research organisations,…
In March 1950, an auction at Stanbury Manor, Morwenstow in Cornwall brought an unusual item to the fore – a haunted chest. Sadly the chest did not raise its…
