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Looking for paranormal stories, ghostly encounters, and grisly tales from history? Hi! I’m Claire, come sit with me to chat about all things morbid, mysterious and macabre… If you love to get your learnin’ on and prefer the stories behind history’s most chilling paranormal legends, we’re going to be best friends. We’ll get into everything from dark history and real-life haunted houses, to creepy urban legends and the best kinds of bedtime stories - ghost stories.
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The Tower of London is widely regarded as one of the most haunted places in the world, and when you take into account the centuries of history within this castle, it’s not hard to see why. Join me in this special Halloween episode, where I take you through the history of the Tower of London, and all of the strange ghostly reports that have been cla…
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The Mermaid Inn in Rye has stood for centuries, serving everyone from royalty to criminals. With all the history that this pub’s walls have seen, it’s no surprise that the Mermaid is rumoured to be haunted, with terrifying stories of paranormal activity reported in more than one guest bedroom. Would you be brave enough to stay the night? SOURCES 📚 …
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Madame Tussauds museums are famous around the world for their lifelike wax models of celebrity figures. But some believe that there’s more than just waxwork figures staring at you when you pay them a visit; as unsettling paranormal activity has been witnessed in multiple attractions. SOURCES 📚 A Ghostly Guide To London by Megan Coles 📚 Haunted Las …
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The Langham Hotel in London is a luxury destination for travellers, but be careful, because you might be sharing your hotel room with a ghostly guest who never checked out… SOURCES 📚 The Langham: From 1865 by Tom Steele 📚 Haunted Hotels: Eerie Inns, Ghoulish Guests, and Creepy Caretakers by Tom Ogden 💻 https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3258407/boo-gh…
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If you’re going out looking for ghosts in the UK, a medieval castle is a great place to start; and with Warwick Castle’s long and bloody history, you may get more than you bargained for. Even the Earl of Warwick’s family, the Grevilles, claimed to encounter unexplainable goings-on while the castle was their family home; and even now the castle is a…
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Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery contains hundreds of thousands of artefacts from history, telling the story of Peterborough and the surrounding area in the past. But some visitors to the museum get a more immersive experience than they bargained for, with countless reports of terrifying paranormal activity spanning back decades. SOURCES 📚 Haunt…
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The Morfa Colliery disaster in Wales on the 10th of March, 1890 took the lives of 87 miners, but the death toll could have easily been far higher. Almost half of the colliers scheduled to work that morning hadn’t come in for their shift, with some claiming that is was because of reports of paranormal activity within the mine in the leadup to the di…
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There’s an AVRO Lincoln B2 bomber aircraft on display at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands in Cosford, and she’s a great example of the aircraft that came into service too later for World War 2. But with RF398 in particular, there are some strange goings on reported around her, leading some people to think that she may be haunted… SOURCES 📚 Haunt…
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The Red Lion Inn in Avebury, Wiltshire is an exceptionally special location for multiple reasons. First of all, it’s the only pub IN THE WORLD, known to be within a neolithic stone circle. But secondly, it’s rumoured to be haunted, with customers and staff reporting strange, ghostly goings-on to this day… SOURCES 📚 Living With Ghosts by Paul Hanrah…
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Michelham Priory in East Sussex is tucked away on its very own moated island, providing sanctuary for the Augustinian Canons centuries ago. But nowadays, it's infamous for being the home of multiple ghostly entities, who had set their sights on terrifying the live-in caretaker… SOURCES 📚 Paranormal Sussex by David Scanlan 📚 Britain’s Haunted Herita…
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The beautiful George Jarvis School looks exactly like a haunted house should, with its imposing size, Victorian Gothic architecture and, of course, the state of disrepair that comes with being neglected in previous years. But the paranormal activity reported within the walls of this derelict school may have more to do with the betrayal of the sole …
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The old building that housed the Annison Funeral Parlour has been a vital building to the local community for generations, as the Annison family business evolved throughout the years. Now home to a late-night pharmacy, and, allegedly, a whole host of otherworldly entities and residual hauntings, could the Annison Building be haunted by the ghosts o…
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The Drovers Inn has stood for centuries, offering travellers in the Scottish highlands hearty food, good drink and a bed for the night. But don’t bank on getting a good night’s sleep when you turn in after last orders, as the Drovers Inn is rumoured to be haunted by multiple ghosts from its past, with countless guests reporting horrifying paranorma…
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Back in the 90s, Fox Hollow Farm in Indiana, was home to a monster named Herb Baumeister, who was responsible for at least 12 murders on the property — although based on the fact that 10,000 fragments of human remains were found, the real number is likely to be higher. When the Graves family moved into the 18-acre property in the early 2000s, they …
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The Ostrich Inn in Colnbrook, Slough, has stood as a welcoming coaching inn for centuries, now serving as an overnight stop for travellers before they head off to the (equally haunted) Heathrow Airport. But there’s also a murderous story attached to the Ostrich Inn, which may have served as the inspiration for the Sweeney Todd story that first appe…
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Tomorrowland is one of the themed areas in Disneyland where guests can experience ‘the world of the future!’ But, it seems like it may also be haunted by the ghosts of its past… SOURCES 📚 The Unofficial Guide To Disneyland’s Haunted Kingdom by Aubrey Graves 📚 “The Park” After Dark by Richard Carradine 📚 The Haunted Mansion After Dark by Richard Car…
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If Disneyland truly is haunted by real ghosts, then you’d think that the Haunted Mansion would be the best place to potentially see a Disneyland ghost, right? Turns out, you might be right — as the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, is rumoured to be extremely haunted. SOURCES 📚 The Unofficial Guide To Disneyland’s Haunted Kingdo…
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The Disneyland park in Anaheim, California, is well-known as the Happiest Place On Earth, delighting guests with that Disney magic since 1955. But there are some (actually, quite a lot!) who believe that Disneyland is extremely haunted, with one paranormal character featuring almost everywhere: Walt Disney himself. SOURCES 📚 The Unofficial Guide To…
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Robert the Doll is one of the most famous paranormal artefacts in the world, with stories of his strict rules and warnings of a potential curse being drilled into any visitor who takes a chance at the Fort East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida. But how did Robert the Doll end up in a display case over 100 years after his creation? And why is he…
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The Ye Olde Salutation Inn in Nottingham has long been known as one of the most haunted pubs in the city, and when you start looking at all the ghost stories that have been claimed over the years. So come sit by me as we get into the long history of this old pub, and meet some of the ghostly regulars that you might end up sharing a pint with… SOURC…
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Gainsborough Old Hall has seen centuries of history, initially being the family home of the Burghs and then the Hickmans, before going on to be a hub for the community. It’s now a museum, where you can walk around one of the UK’s best-preserved timber-framed late-medieval manor houses, from the stately Great Hall to the almost untouched medieval ki…
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Airports aren’t the first place you’d think of as being particularly haunted… but it turns out, there are a LOT of airports with ghost stories! Just like Heathrow Airport. Come sit by me as we get into the history and the real paranormal reports that have allegedly happened at Heathrow Airport. If you haven’t already, go and check out @ghostcaseboo…
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Seriously, what is going on at Cannock Chase?! If you chat with a local, you’ll more than likely hear a story of a very weird encounter, and most of the time, it’s something you’ve never heard before — there are just that many different cryptids and creatures said to be skulking about the area. We’re diving into more entities reported at Cannock Ch…
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Cannock Chase Forest is a hotspot for family days out with a picnic, right through to mountain bikers navigating the woodland terrain. But with the sheer number of paranormal witness accounts and terrifying encounters with something seemingly supernatural, you might want to make sure you’re safely home by sundown. SOURCES A lot of information came …
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The Ye Olde Starre Inne in York claims to be one of the most haunted pubs in York, with a long history that may be tied to the horrors of the English Civil War. Over the centuries, the old pub has changed as the city of York grew, but there are some ghostly regulars who seem to still be making the most of the atmosphere in this old boozer… SOURCES …
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In November 1942, the Boston nightclub Cocoanut Grove was the site of a horrific fire which claimed the lives of almost 500 people. But how did this tragedy happen? And why did so many people pay the ultimate price for it? Come sit by me as we get into what happened on that cold November night, and some of the paranormal reports that may be related…
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The underground catacombs beneath the city of Paris is home to the remains of over 6 million people — so it’s no wonder that there are reports of the Paris catacombs being haunted. Come sit by me as we get into the morbid history of Paris, how the catacombs came to be, and the real ghost stories reported by people brave enough to wander down below …
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Shrewsbury Prison first opened it’s doors in 1793, and over the next 200 years, would be home to thousands of inmates. Some of whom wouldn’t leave alive. Come sit by me as we get into the haunted history of Shrewsbury Prison, and some of the ghostly reports of inmates and potentially even prison staff who never left… If you haven't already, check o…
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Black Dick’s Tower, The Folly, Whitley Beaumont Temple, or just, The Temple, is an 18th Century ruin that sits in what used to be the Whitley Beaumont estate near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The legend goes that this once grand structure is haunted by the ghost of Richard Beaumont, who lost his head (literally) in a duel over bad debts. But how m…
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The South Bridge Vaults below the streets of Edinburgh have long been infamous for their grisly history and reports of the paranormal. But what really lurks under the surface? Come sit by me for all the dark tales from the past and the real ghost stories being reported to this day. SOURCES 📚 The Town Below The Ground by Jan-Andrew Henderson 📚 Ghost…
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Strelley Hall’s history stretches back all the way to the 1200s, when the Strelley family first built a stone castle on the site. Since then, the building has been completely rebuilt, but ghost stories from its time as the Strelley family home still remain. Nowadays, it’s operating as a business centre, with a cafe and some little shops in the cour…
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The Myrtles Plantation is allegedly home to multiple ghosts, with guests that stay at the B&B or take any of the tours sometimes experience for themselves… But how much of it is true? Does the history of the Myrtles Plantation line up with the paranormal reports? This is another very interesting one… SOURCES 📚 Haunting America: The Truth Behind Som…
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Ouija boards are one of the most recognisable pieces of paranormal history, and they stir up some STRONG feelings in people. Both from avid believers that it is a direct portal to satan himself, right through to people who are adamant it’s just Gary across the table moving the planchette. But how did Ouija boards come about, and why are they now se…
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Dudley Castle has centuries of history tied to it, which means one thing: ghost stories. But who is the famous ghostly Grey Lady of Dudley Castle, and who else is said to haunt the ancient castle and zoo? And if you haven’t already, go and watch my collaboration with Ghosts On Trent, where we investigated Dudley Castle! https://www.youtube.com/watc…
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Between 1969 and 1976, Elvis Presley would go on to perform 636 sold-out shows at the Las Vegas International Hotel, and then the Las Vegas Hilton — forever cementing him as an icon of the city. After his death in 1977, some staff and guests of the Westgate Hotel, as it’s now known, are adamant that Elvis has returned to the place of his residency……
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Elvis Presley, the King of Rock n Roll, was an international superstar known for his unique voice and swinging hips. Even today, decades after his death in 1977, he continues to be adored by millions of fans across the world. So it’s no surprise that alleged sightings of the ghost of Elvis started immediately after his death was announced… or maybe…
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Alton Towers Resort is one of the UK’s top theme park attractions, with more rollercoasters than you can shake an adrenaline-fuelled stick at. But the site of one Alton Towers actually dates back thousands of years, and for centuries was the family home of the Talbots. Come sit by me as we get into the history and super creepy ghost stories that ha…
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The Cecil Hotel has become infamous for the death and misery that have happened within its walls — especially after the tragic case of Elisa Lam in 2013. For decades, people have claimed that the Cecil Hotel is one of the most haunted hotels in the USA, so come sit by me as we chat about the dark history and real ghost stories that guests have repo…
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The Black Country Living Museum brings to life the industrial heritage of the Black Country, spanning a site of 26 acres. But with complete buildings being transported to the museum and rebuilt, brick-by-brick, did the museum curators get more than they bargained for? Are some of the ghostly former inhabitants and business owners now haunting the B…
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Loftus Hall, on the Hook Penninsula in County Wexford, claims to have received a visit from the devil himself back in the 1700’s and ever since then, is reported to be one of the most haunted houses in Ireland. Come sit by me as we get into the long, and at times tragic history of Loftus Hall, and of course… we chat all about the real paranormal ac…
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Shrieve’s House in Stratford-Upon-Avon is home to the museum, Tudor World, where you can learn all about what life was like in Tudor times. But the ancient building known as Shrieve’s House also seems to be home to something altogether more… paranormal. With rumours of a vortex allowing anything up to forty entities in the house at any one time, is…
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Guy’s Cliffe House has centuries of history, from being the site of the cave that Guy of Warwick lived as a hermit in, to the devastating fire of 1992. It’s been a spiritually significant spot since forever… is this the reason that multiple entities appear to haunt the ruins of this mansion and the surrounding grounds? SOURCES 📚 Further Recollectio…
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The Jamaica Inn has been serving patrons travelling through Bodmin Moor for centuries, but it seems that throughout the years, it’s picked up more than a few ghostly regulars… Come sit by me as we get into the murky past of this smuggler’s sanctuary, and the real paranormal stories that staff and guests report to this day. SOURCES 📚 Haunted Bodmin …
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Not one, not two, but three ghosts that haunt Blackpool Pleasure Beach?! 😱 Sit down with me for our first-ever chat about the history and the real paranormal stories of one of the most haunted attractions in the UK, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. SOURCES 📚 Haunted Blackpool by Stephen Mercer: https://tinyurl.com/haunted-blackpool (Affiliate Link) COME S…
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Beaumanor Hall has had more than a few real paranormal stories reported over the years, including negative entities in the attic and poltergeist activity down in the cellars. Come sit down with me as we get into the history and hauntings of Beaumanor Hall, a gorgeous estate in Leicestershire that dates back to the 1200s! SOURCES 💻 https://www.beaum…
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The Viper Room, situated on the iconic Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, has a long and dark history tied to it. From mafia connections to tragic events like River Phoenix’s death, it's no surprise that the club has earned a shadowy reputation. Come sit by me as we get down and dirty into one of Hollywood’s most notorious spots, including its murky h…
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The Skirrid Inn is not only one of the oldest, but also lays claim to being one of the most haunted pubs in Wales! From it’s bloody history as a courthouse that allegedly saw 180 people executed, to the ghost of a landlady that takes her job very seriously, there’s no denying that the Skirrid Inn has some very compelling paranormal stories associat…
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The Enfield Poltergeist is one of the most fascinating, if not absolutely terrifying cases of paranormal activity I’ve ever heard! So much happened to this poor family in 1977, that it inspired the hit film, The Conjuring 2. But how much of The Conjuring 2 was accurate? And is there any truth to the claims that the Hodgsons were making it all up? S…
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The Stone Tape Theory is a potential explanation for why certain locations experience residual hauntings — like a VHS tape for the paranormal (god does that make me sound old?) But what evidence do we have that proves the stone tape theory as an explanation? Can we rely on it at all? SOURCES 📚 Haunted York by Rupert Matthews: https://tinyurl.com/gh…
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