Tag Archives: English ghosts

Shropshire ghosts: a phantom horse chase

An exciting account of one of the more obscure of Shropshire ghosts: a spectral horse which had the habit of charging up a country lane after dark. This exciting incident took place in the 19th century near Llanymynech right on … Continue reading

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Previously unrecorded Lincolnshire ghosts

Many thanks to Uncanny UK reader Marian (full name and address supplied) for letting us know about this, as far as we know, previously unrecorded haunted house in a small town in north Lincolnshire. Naturally, we can’t give precise details … Continue reading

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Another Wiltshire ghost

A visitor to Uncanny UK forwards an account of an apparition previously unrecorded but whose existence is at least partly backed up by an account in a recently published village history. Continue reading

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The dying year

As we begin a new year, here is a short selection of spooks from this special season. Continue reading

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The ghost that bit

A young woman has a peculiar and perhaps unique interaction with a wraith that wakes her in her bed. Continue reading

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The Leper in the Birdcage

RICHARD HOLLAND revisits a grotesque story that helped get him hooked on ghost-lore Continue reading

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Three more of Dr Clay’s eerie tales

An invisible intruder, ghostly singing and an eerie and tragically prophetic dream. Continue reading

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A ghostly coach and two phantom funerals

Three more spooky snippets from the collection of the late Dr R C C Clay. Continue reading

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He put out his hand to touch it, but…

From an unpublished personal collection of ghost accounts, a tale of a haunted Wiltshire churchyard. Continue reading

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‘Ghost’ guards suicide tree

A Derbyshire youth attempts a grisly dare but learns to regret his impudence when a being sporting a glwoing skull apears Continue reading

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