Moreton Corbet Castle, located in Shropshire, England, is quite possibly the furthest thing from an unassuming ruin. Even in its dilapidated form, this colossus of architecture oozes brilliance and grandeur. It is thanks to Robert […]
When Scout offered to provide decorations for a college Halloween party, he could not have imagined the terror he would experience during the clean-up. The house, it would seem, had been forever changed by the […]
This witness testimony comes from Mary, a lady who claims to have had more than her fair share of paranormal experiences. It was her grandmother’s English country farmhouse which she reports as having been the […]
In 2004, Lawson Clout, a photographer who specialised in taking pictures of castles and historic monuments in the English countryside, reported having experienced something strange. Clout had been exploring Lilleshall Abbey, an Augustinian abbey founded […]
Did you know that as many as 52% of Americans in 2017 said they believe in ghosts, and a further 18% believed they had had contact with a ghost? This goes beyond being spooked out […]
It is said that since European settlers arrived in the Americas, many people believed that something sinister roamed their rivers. The sound of what seemed to be a wailing woman would be heard drifting up […]
We visited some of the most haunted locations in Brittany to discover their stories. The French region of Brittany is well known for its abundant legends. From megalithic standing stones to tales of sorcerers and […]
The Morfa Colliery at Port Talbot in South Wales was operational from the mid-1800s until 1913, eventually closing after a long history of accidents. In 1863, thirty workers died there in an explosion. In 1870, […]
Folklore is packed with omens of coming disaster. Across the West, the black cat is a harbinger of doom: if one crosses your path, it is believed to be an omen of bad luck and […]
Reports of hauntings are often tied to a particular location. In the following account, L.R. Hartwell describes how a paranormal entity attached itself to him after he and his family moved into a trailer in […]
The year was 1990. In Madrid, Spain, Concepción Gutiérrez’s father lay dying in hospital. Concepción had gathered her children to see their grandfather one last time. This final family gathering was, however, more of an […]
Stirling is well known for its importance in Scottish history, with the Battle of Stirling Bridge, the Battle of Bannockburn and Stirling Castle. Yet, there is another side to this part of Scotland. The Old […]
On the 13th of November, 1974 six members of the DeFeo family were shot to death in their home in Amityville, Long Island. The culprit was was believed to be the son and brother Ronald […]
When people claim to have witnessed an apparition of someone once living, it is often the case that the person departed this world in some sort of crisis. Tragedy, it seems, is often a prerequisite for […]
Voodoo has developed from the cultures of the African diaspora, namely those communities whose ancestors were displaced from the African continent. In present times, voodoo appears in various forms as a type of folk magic, […]
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