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What is the Hoober Stand in Wentworth?
If you were to visit the picturesque winding lanes of rural Rotherham, you might find a strange monumental building, situated ... -
The Face in the Glass: The Gothic Tales of Mary Elizabeth Braddon – Review
By David Schuster The sheer productivity of some Victorian authors never fails to amaze me. In a society where women ... -
Spirits of the Season: Christmas Hauntings – Review
By David Schuster Ever since the BBC’s ‘A Ghost Story for Christmas’ television series of the 1970s, (watched in black ... -
Glimpses of the Unknown – Review
By Sarah Morgan I like books and I love horror stories. Put the two together and you basically have my ... -
Haunted Houses by Charlotte Riddell – Review
By Sarah Morgan Some writers find a kind of immortality through their work. Generation after generation latches onto their stories, ... -
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth The mistress of the dark and queen of the vampires is back, with the latest from Prince ... -
Deliver Us (2016) – Film Review
Director: Federica di Giacomo Certificate: 15 by Gregory Fishwick Demonic possession and, ergo, exorcisms are, apparently, on the rise. Federica ... -
The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic by Owen Davies – Review
by Sandra Callard The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft & Magic is compiled and edited by Owen Davies, Professor of ... -
Mary Bateman – The Yorkshire Witch
By Summer Strevens The story of Mary Bateman, known as The Yorkshire Witch, or The Leeds Witch is well-known and ... -
Haunted York – A Journey Through York’s Criminal Haunts
Author Summer Strevens investigates York’s murderous and supernatural history… Serving a Spectral Sentence… It is said that powerful or traumatic ... -
The Phantom in Leeds Library
By Richard Smyth Leeds, like every city, has its share of ghost stories. But not many ghost stories are as ... -
Mary Bateman: The Leeds Witch
Keith Spence looks at the case of Mary Bateman, the notorious ‘Yorkshire Witch’, who was tried and executed for witchcraft ...