Ghosts and Spirits

Stories of strange black dogs abound in Britain forming a distinctive part of the country’s folklore. These dogs are not conventional canines by any means but have something mysterious about them – ...

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county with a population of approximately 2.1 million. But is it possible some of them are ghostly visitors? Yorkshire even has a paranormal research group ...

Approximately one in seven Britons believe that they have seen a ghost at some time in their lives, so it’s not surprising that, among that number, are quite a few celebrities. Read our run-down of ...

The Fear Liath, also known as the Am Fear Liath Mor, The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui, or the Greyman, is a creature said to haunt the summit and passes of the Ben MacDhui. The Ben MacDhui is the ...

The legend of Spring Heeled Jack has been around since the Victorian era. This character of English folklore is said to be able to leap very high. Those who have seen him say he is tall, thin, and ...

The Bell Witch is perhaps Tennessee’s best-known ghost story. The story of the Bell Witch was used in the movie An American Haunting and it is believed that the Blair Witch Project was based as ...

The tragic tale of the ship Lady Luvibund (sometimes written as Lady Lovibund), is one of the great British ghost stories. It is now so wreathed in legend that is hard to separate fact from fiction, ...

You don’t need to go to Madame Tussauds to see famous dead British people. A surprisingly large number seem to return as ghosts to their lifetime haunts. So keep your eyes peeled as you travel the ...

The Green Lady is a spirit native to the British Isles that has been described in many different ways. Some that have seen her describe her as beautiful and protective but others have said she is a ...

The first clash between German and British forces in the First World War gave rise to a legend of the supernatural which has endured to the present day becoming part of British folklore. The ...