Tag Archives: ghosts in Britain
Ghost cat scares the neighbourhood moggies
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
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The headless and the heedless
RICHARD HOLLAND considers a few examples of haunted burial mounds and wonders why so many of their associated ghosts are described as headless. Could it be down to the robbing of skulls? It is said that a headless horseman rides through … Continue reading
The dying year
As we begin a new year, here is a short selection of spooks from this special season. Continue reading
Trapped by a spectre
An encounter with an appariton in the West Midlands led to a man spending a very uncomfortable night Continue reading
Weirdness at Whittington
An unusual ghost from Shropshire – how can it shriek without a head? Continue reading
Independent witnesses
When two or more people quite unknown to each other see the same ghost at different times, surely it must exist? Continue reading
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Frightened women touched by a ghost
A sailor’s wife found their new flat in Devon distinctly creepy. She was convinced it was haunted. Then one day the ghost touched her. Continue reading
‘Spirit rappings’ at Hull – a marvellous sensation
A rave from the grave as a cause célèbre haunting is unearthed from an old edition of ‘The Times’. Quoted here verbatim, from an original report in the ‘Hull Packet’, this is a fascinating record of Victorian reportage, dated October 25, 1852. Continue reading
Unrecorded ghosts from Sussex and Scotland
One that got away and a few unpublished ghosts from the archives Continue reading
Bug-eyed monster from inner space
A lady painter soon regretted choosing the infamous Borley Rectory as a subject for her brush Continue reading
