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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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