Category Archives: Weird Creatures

Pterodactyl sightings in England

Posted on October 6, 2011 by richard

Pteranodons over Yorkshire? Bat-winged monsters in Lancashire? RICHARD FREEMAN revisits a flap of pterodactyl sightings in England. On September 15, 1982, a man walking his dog in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, heard a loud scream, followed by a low groan. Fearing … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Creatures | Tagged British cryptozoology, British pterodactyl sightings, flying monsters England, flying monsters Yorkshire, Pterodactyl sightings England, Pterodactyls Lancashire, Pterodactyls Merseyside, Pterodactyls Yorkshire, UK cryptozoology, UK pterodactyl sightings | 3 Comments

Sea monster in the Hebrides

Posted on June 27, 2011 by richard

I have just started reading – rather belatedly in life – ‘Ring of Bright Water’, Gavin Maxwell’s classic account of his life, in the company of various pet otters, at Sandaig, a remote bay in the western Highlands of Scotland. About a … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Creatures | Tagged British cryptozoology, Gavin Maxwell sea monster, Hebridean sea monster, Scottish sea monster, sea monster, sea monster Hebrides, Soay sea monster, UK cryptozoology | Leave a comment

The Vampire Cat

Posted on May 22, 2011 by richard

We recently uploaded a story about a phantom pussycat. Now it’s time for one of the weirdest critters in the annals of spook-lore, a blood-lapping vampire cat! Lord Halifax’s famous Ghost Book of 1936 is a repository of classic true … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Creatures | Tagged British vampire stories, Lord Halifax, Lord Halifax's Ghost Book, UK vampire stories, vampire cat, vampire Eastbourne, vampire stories Britain, vampire stories England, Vampire stories UK | Leave a comment

Ghost cat scares the neighbourhood moggies

Posted on May 12, 2011 by richard

Uncanny UK editor RICHARD HOLLAND delves into the dark recesses of his memory to present a true tale of an unusual but rather charming little ghost. About 25 years ago I was on a coach travelling down to Somerset when … Continue reading →

Posted in Ghosts, Weird Creatures | Tagged British ghosts, cat ghost, ghost cat, ghost pet, ghostly cat, ghosts in Britain, Ghosts of Britain, Haunted Britain, pet spirit | 3 Comments

Alone in the dark – some ‘hare-raising’ experiences

Posted on April 19, 2011 by admin

The natural world may account for some supposedly supernatural experiences, argues MARK GREENER – especially after dark. Around midnight, one very dark winter night, a police officer in rural West Cornwall was pounding his beat along the moor’s “desolate” border, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ghosts, Weird Creatures | Tagged animal ghosts, badger folklore, British ghosts, ghosts Britain, hare folklore, Mark Greener, outdoor ghosts, rural ghosts | 1 Comment

Giant poison shrews of Scotland

Posted on February 21, 2011 by admin

Dr KARL SHUKER reveals a little-known cryptid from northern Britain – the lavellan. Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Creatures | Tagged British cryptozoology, cryptozoology Scotland, giant shrew, Karl Shuker, lavellan, Scottish cryptozoology, UK cryptozoology | Leave a comment

The foul phantom of West Drayton

Posted on January 13, 2011 by admin

Full report of the best known ghostly bird from Britain, reprinted from the 1885 book Glimpses in the Twilight. Continue reading →

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The spider curse

Posted on December 20, 2010 by admin

An army of arachnids march on the home of a man in Suffolk. Were they controlled by sorcery? Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Creatures, Witchcraft and Magic | Tagged curses, haunted Suffolk, Witchcraft in Britain, Witchcraft in England, witchcraft in Suffolk | Leave a comment

More Dragon-lore

Posted on January 24, 2009 by admin

The monsters generally described as ‘dragons’ once believed to haunt these shores were of varied forms, from huge fire-breathing beasts to colourful winged reptiles a couple of feet long. Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Creatures | Tagged basilisk, British dragons, British folklore, cockatrice, dragon skin Sexhow church, firedrake, Glamorganshire dragons, Lambton Worm, lindorm, Penllyne castle dragons, wyvern | Leave a comment

A gaggle of ghosts

Posted on November 16, 2008 by admin

Two very unusual ghosts haunting churches or churchyards in Yorkshire. Continue reading →

Posted in Ghosts, Weird Creatures | Tagged animal ghosts, British ghosts, Elliott O'Donnel, ghost goose, ghost of York, ghost rabbit, Ghosts of Britain, ghosts of England, ghosts of Yorkshire, Haunted Britain, haunted England, Melsonby ghost, Yorkshire ghosts | Leave a comment