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October 28, 2021

The Statistics Behind Ghosts

The marvellous “Apparitions” by GNM Tyrrell is a book that has been a constant companion through my life as a ghost…

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Published on October 28, 2021 01:53

October 26, 2021

Elliott O’Donnell personal archive sells for £25000

It is interesting to discover that Elliott O’Donnell’s personal archive recently sold for £25,000. Covering the majority of his working life…

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Published on October 26, 2021 02:28

October 20, 2021

Jervaulx Abbey Visit

This week I visited North Yorkshire’s Jervaulx Abbey situated between Masham and Middleham just north of Harrogate.  Scant on hauntings, the…

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Published on October 20, 2021 22:27

October 19, 2021

Lastingham’s Earth Energies

If you open any book dedicated to earth mysteries and it is likely to mention St Mary’s Church (Map Ref: 7281…

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Published on October 19, 2021 03:24

October 14, 2021

Shakespeare’s Ghost at Kirkstall Abbey

In this second article about the weirdness surrounding Kirkstall Abbey (see The Kirkstall Abbey Ghost Hunt) I uncover the claims of…

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October 12, 2021

Spring Heeled Jack in Victorian Sheffield

Most people have heard of Spring Heeled Jack, apparently a ghost like entity with the ability to jump tremendous distances in…

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Published on October 12, 2021 02:55

October 7, 2021

The Kirkstall Abbey Ghost Hunt

“Kirkstall Abbey, near Leeds, famous ruins of which are beloved by antiquaries and pleasure seekers is reported to be haunted,” wrote…

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Published on October 07, 2021 00:54

October 5, 2021

Capturing a (Welsh) Ghost

For a fortnight in February 1888 the inhabitants of some unnamed village on the outskirts of Shrewsbury were afraid of night…

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Published on October 05, 2021 02:04

September 30, 2021

Most Haunted at Ostrich Inn

In my article about The Ostrich Inn being haunted by “Britain’s first serial killers” – see here – I discovered that…

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Published on September 30, 2021 01:58

September 28, 2021

The Self Publishing Demise

Something dawned on me as I was browsing through my library. I was researching a ghost sighting in Scunthorpe and then I realised – what has happened to self-publishing?

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Published on September 28, 2021 03:57