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How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 120 - The Yeti, Bigfoot and Other Hairy MonstersIn episode 120 we go in search of towering, hairy beasts that are said to stalk the wilderness. From the snow-covered slopes of the Himalayas to the dense forests of North America, reports of upright, ape-like creatures have refused to die, no matter how much science tries to bury them. In this episode, we’re taking on the heavyweights of cryptid folklore — creatures with names so iconic they barely need introduction.
As Monster Month continues, we venture into regions where oxygen runs thin, tracks disappear into the snow, and something might be watching from the tree line. We’ll exa...
2025-10-241h 29How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 119 - Monster Month: The Loch Ness Monster and Other Soggy BeastsIn episode 119 we continue Monster Month in style by going in search of one of the true behemoths in the world of cryptozoology. This time we’re heading to the Scottish Highlands to look at one of the world’s most famous mysteries. For decades, people have claimed to see something strange lurking in Loch Ness. From blurry photographs to sonar scans and eyewitness reports, the idea of a monster living in the loch has captured imaginations—and stirred up plenty of debate.
So what’s really going on? Is there something in the water, or is it all j...
2025-10-171h 31How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 114 - Eerie Edinburgh Part 3: Edinburgh Castle's GhostsEpisode 114 brings our trilogy of episodes from Edinburgh to a close. Last episode I told you all about the long, bloody, history of Edinburgh Castle, and this time out I am joined by Wayne from the Eerie Edinburgh podcast to discuss the spirits that are believed by some to be found here.
So join Wayne and I and let us ask, just how haunted is Edinburgh Castle?
Enormous thanks to Wayne for being so great across these episodes, and being so generous with his time. Be sure to check out his website at eerieedinburgh.com...
2025-08-2245 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 113 - Eerie Edinburgh Part 2: Edinburgh Castle's HistoryEpisode 113 sees us continue our time in Edinburgh and we go deep into the history of a structure that has seen it all. Built on volcanic rock, it’s been a royal residence, a military garrison, and a prison. It has held both noble prisoners and common criminals. It’s been a site of public hangings, military sieges, and brutal interrogations.
From medieval torture chambers to the execution of accused witches, this single building has seen more suffering than most cities do in a century.
Tonight, we take a closer look at the dark history of on...
2025-08-0832 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 112 - Eerie Edinburgh Part 1: Blacket Place and Parliament SquareEpisode 112 sees us visit a wonderful city in Scotland, as historic as it is haunted. And I’ll not be alone, as I welcome Wayne from the Eerie Edinburgh podcast to join me and in this episode you’ll hear him tell us all about two of his favourite hauntings in the city.
So join Wayne and I and let us ask, just how haunted is Edinburgh?
Enormous thanks to Wayne, and be sure to check out his website at eerieedinburgh.com for all of his links to his blogs, podcast, books and YouTube channel.
2025-07-251h 05How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthBonus Episode - In Conversation with the Three Raven PodcastIn this bonus episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with the lovely Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux about their fantastic Three Ravens Podcast, and their brand new book, Three Ravens Folk Tales. We covered all sorts of topics, as you'll hear, including how you could win your very own signed copy of this glorious new 320-page hardback. Quite simply, it's a must-have for anyone seeking the perfect companion to explore the folklore of England's 39 historic counties. Packed with tales of ghosts, mermaids, half-forgotten heroes, bloody legends, and more, it’s an enchanting—and surprisingly hefty—addition to any booksh...
2025-07-1753 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 111 - Bodmin Jail Part 2: Witness AccountsIn episode 111 we continue our time in this former jail in the south west of England, in part-one you heard the detailed history of this site as well as the stories of those phantoms who are said to still be here, forever stalking these corridors and cells, long after their sentences would have ended. This time I will talk with two ladies who have spent much time here after dark, and I’m so excited for you to hear what they had to say.
So join me, and let us ask Diane and Gem, just how haunted is...
2025-07-1157 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 110 - Bodmin Jail Part 1: History and HauntingsIn episode 110 we head to Cornwall, and turn our attention to an infamous building, which is by far the location I’ve had the most requests to cover on the podcast. As a result this will be the first of a two-part special. In this episode I will tell you all about this former prison on the edge of Bodmin Moor, why it was built, the terrible conditions that inmates endured, those who were executed here, and of course the phantoms that now haunt the site.
So join me, and let us ask together, just how haunted is...
2025-06-2641 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthBonus Episode 21 - Grays CourtOriginally released for Patreon supporters in May 2024 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
In the 21st Patreon bonus podcast you join me once again in the incredible city of York, and this time we spend a night at the original Treasurer’s House. A building dating back to 1080, built on the site of a roman fort.
But what would happen when my team and I stepped foot inside this award-winning hotel after dark, and attempted to make contact with the ghosts that stalk the corridors and bedrooms of this grade I listed building, th...
2025-06-201h 46How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 109 - Scaffold Hill Hospital BIG SUMMER GHOST HUNTIn episode 109 we are doing something a bit different as I'm taking you along on a big summer ghost hunt. You join me at the site of a former infectious diseases hospital, which is today the countryside centre for the vast country park in which it is located. My small team and I will be part of an organised paranormal investigation and you'll hear almost an hour of audio from that night. And trust me, it’s a night that no one in attendance will forget in a hurry........as hard as they may try.
So join To...
2025-06-131h 45How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 108 - Bramshill HouseIn episode 108 we head to a mansion in Hampshire built in the early 17th century. I will tell you all about this building which was the home of aristocracy, and kings and queens for almost 400 years, but now stands silent, empty and abandoned whilst currently up to sale.
This grand house is infamous as it is believed to be haunted by at least 14 separate specters.
Let me tell you introduce you to all of them, as you join me in asking, just how haunted is Bramshill House?
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2025-05-3033 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 107 - Glasgow NecropolisIn episode 107 I head north of the border to a stunning cemetery in Scotland’s largest city. This city of the dead overlooks the city of the living, and its most prominent monument celebrates it’s 200th birthday this year, predating the first burial here.
With 50,000 of the city’s dead buried here, it comes as no surprise that this place has long been rumoured to be haunted, but the best known supernatural entity said to lurk here in the darkness, is a vampire. A vampire which was so feared in the 1950s that school children descended on the...
2025-05-1639 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthBonus Episode 20 - Preston TowerOriginally released for Patreon supporters in April 2024 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
In the 20th Patreon bonus podcast you join me on location at a 14th century pele tower in Northumberland, constructed during uncertain times when England was at war with Scotland, and being so close to the border required this tower to be fortified.
But what would happen when, all alone, I stepped foot inside this tower? Would I hear the footsteps and voices heard here all too often, or perhaps I would be unfortunate enough to encounter the Preston Hound...
2025-05-0943 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 106 - The Ghosts of Salem Part 3In episode 106 we bring our time in an incredible, yet horrifying city in Massachusetts to a close. The impact of the 1692 witch trials is evident at every turn for anyone fortunate enough to visit, especially around Halloween, as one listener took the time to tell me about, as you’ll hear. This might be the final part of a trilogy of episodes, but there’s so, so much left to tell you as we’ve eight more scary places to visit, and go deep into the history and ghost stories.
So without further ado, join me and let us...
2025-05-021h 10How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 88 - Cresswell Pele Tower Ghost Hunt Part 2Join me once again on a paranormal investigation at a building dating from the 14th century. Last episode you’ll have heard what happened when we entered the tower for the first time and attempted to communicate with the ghosts that reside here, in particular the White Lady, and there’s so much more to hear.
So, lets ask together just how haunted in Cresswell Pele Tower?
You can find out about Spiritus Paranormal's forthcoming events at www.spiritusparanormal.co.uk
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2024-09-271h 44How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 87 - Cresswell Pele Tower Ghost Hunt Part 1This time our we do something a little bit different, as you join me in the remote Northumbrian countryside at a pele tower dating from the 14th century. I join Spiritus Paranormal for a paranormal investigation, and I’m taking you along with me as not only will I tell you all about the history, the legends, and the ghost stories, but I’ll talk you through every aspect of our investigation on that summer’s night, and you’ll hear the actual audio so you can hear what happened, exactly as it happened. There’s a lot to hear, so t...
2024-09-131h 10How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 86 - Sedlec OssuaryThis time we conclude our time in the Czech Republic by visiting a place nicknamed the bone church for obvious reasons as the skeletons of up to 70,000 human beings have been used to create all manner of decorative pieces for this church, understandably considered by many to be one of the scariest places on the planet. But are there any ghosts to be found here?
Lets’ ask together, just how haunted is the Sedlec Ossuary?
August's Partner Podcast is Technically a Conversation, find out all about this excellent podcast at www.technicallyaconversation.com
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2024-08-3038 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthBonus Episode 13 - The Bowes Railway Museum Extended Version
Originally released for Patreon supporters in September 2023 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
In the 13th Patreon bonus podcast I make the short 20 minute drive to the village of Springwell in Sunderland to investigate Bowes Railway Museum.
But what would happen when my team and I joined an organised investigation to see what would happen in this former railway once darkness fell? In this episode not only will I tell you all about the location and our investigation, but you’ll hear actual audio from the night itself.
Tonight, let us ask, just how haunted is Bowes Railway Museu...
2024-08-174h 16How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 85 - Daliborka TowerLet us continue our time in the Czech Republic and visit a former prison in the heart of the country’s capital, Prague. This tower is named for it’s first, and most famous, inmate, a man who some believe never left and remains here in death. What will the Director for the Department of Tourism have to tell me when I speak with him about the ghosts of this structure within the Prague Castle complex? And I will read you an email from a listener who visited while on holiday and has a tale to tell that is an i...
2024-08-1633 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 84 - Houska CastleWe begin a month of episodes from the Czech Republic, starting at a 13th century castle a little less than 50 miles from Prague, which has been the subject of debate since it was constructed as no one truly understands its purpose.
Could this fortress actually be the last line of defense against nightmarish creatures from the depths of hell?
Lets’ find out together, as we ask how haunted is Houska Castle?
August's Partner Podcast is Technically a Conversation, find out all about this excellent podcast at www.technicallyaconversation.com
I walked 28 mi...
2024-08-0238 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 83 - The Beast of Bolam LakeThis time you join me on location in the wild, remote, Northumberland countryside, and we’re on a monster hunt as I search for an eight-foot-tall creature covered in thick hair, with glowing eyes, who causes the ground to shake whenever it is present. In early 2002 the nation's imagination was captured by the notion that this country park could be home to a bigfoot-type creature. Of course the area has a ghost, in the shape of the Bonny Lass of Belsay, and I will tell you of some of the other terrifying creatures that are said to lurk within En...
2024-07-1931 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 82 - Avebury Part 3: West Kennet Long BarrowYou join me for a third, and final time, at a 4600 year old site, which contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. This time we take a look at one of the largest, and most impressive Neolithic burial sites in Britain. We don’t know how many early humans were buried here, but we do know that this place appears to be haunted.
So, lets’ ask together one more time, just how haunted is Avebury?
Huge thank you to Emma for joining me, and you can find all of her blogs, including the seri...
2024-07-0540 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthBonus Episode 12 - Dalhousie Castle Hotel
Originally released for Patreons in August 2023 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
A castle built in the 13th century which now operates as a four star hotel is home to all manner of things that go bump in the night. In the Robert the Bruce room people see a figure walking through their room on a spiral staircase which no longer exists, and a shadowy figure which walks through the wall in the Wallace Suite. But there’s so much more.
But what would I experience when my team and I investigated this ho...
2024-06-281h 53How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 81 - Avebury Part 2: Silbury HillThis time you join me, once again, at one of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, dating back around 4600 years, and containing the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. So large in fact, that today is has a village within it.
Emma from the Weird Wiltshire blog joins me once again, so lets’ ask together once more, just how haunted is Avebury?
Huge thank you to Emma for joining me, and you can find all of her blogs, including the series about Avebury at www.weird-wiltshire.co.uk/
If you'd like to...
2024-06-2143 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 80 - Avebury Part 1: The Stone CirclesThis time you join me at one of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, containing the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. This location is as mysterious, as it is historic, and with the summer solstice on the horizon, let’s deep dive into this location, and seek to find the ghosts that lurk here.
Lets’ ask together, just how haunted is Avebury?
Huge thank you to Emma for joining me, and you can find all of her blogs, including the series about Avebury at www.weird-wiltshire.co.uk/
If you'd like to...
2024-06-0746 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthBonus Episode 11 - The York Dungeon
Originally released for Patreons in July 2023 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
A tourist attraction in the heart of one of the scariest cities anywhere on earth, offering frightening fun to families who enjoy ghoulish and gory stories told by actors made up as characters from this city’s dark past. When the public have gone home, and this intentionally creepy building is left empty and silence, could there be more to it than meets the eye?
With rumours of strange lights appearing and blinking on command, strange knocks seeming to come in ans...
2024-05-312h 13How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 78 - Derby Gaol Part 1This time out you join me in the city of Derby which is apparently the best place in the world to drink real ale, it’s the home of Rolls Royce, as well, of course, this episode’s location. Dating back to 1756 this place witnessed the very worst of humanity, and as a result it believed to be home to all manner of things that go bump in the night.
Lets’ ask together, as I’m joined by the Richard Felix, who owns this historic landmark, and we ask just how haunted is Derby Gaol?
Huge tha...
2024-05-1043 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 77 - Flodden FieldThis time you join me in the remote Northumberland countryside, and I literally mean join me, as I recorded this episode on location at the site of the bloodiest battle in the history of England. This loss of life, a little over 500 years ago, appears to have left its mark on this land, as the sights and sounds of battle, and of death, are experienced here all too often.
Let's ask together just how haunted is Flodden Field?
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2024-04-2634 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthBonus Episode 10 - The Cammo Estate
Originally released for Patreons in June 2023 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
A grand estate built around a house built in 1693, and destroyed by fire in 1977 is said to be the haunt of shadowy figures belonging to those who knew the building so well in life. The stable block, added in 1811, is one of the more active areas. Why this is the case we’ll likely never know.
Phantom lights float around the house, and whispering is heard deep in the woodland. Dogs howl and bark within the grounds in the dead of ni...
2024-04-191h 48How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 76 - The Ghost Trail of County Cork Part 3This time you join me for the final part of our trilogy of episodes situated in Ireland, as we visit a further ten locations in this wonderfully scary county, with stops along our ghost trail including a fort, a castle, a stone circle, a hotel, a cathedral, and even a petrol station.
Let's ask together for the third, and final time, just how haunted is County Cork?
The service station videos I refer to at the first location in this episode can be found here https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/fresh-video-ghost-mayfield-service-16937103
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2024-04-1239 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 75 - The Ghost Trail of County Cork Part 2This time out you join me for part two of our trilogy of episodes situated in Ireland, this time we visit a further twelve locations in this most picturesque, yet terrifying, of counties, with stops along our ghost trail including a school, an asylum, a gaol, and if you need a pint of Guiness, or something stronger, to calm your nerves you’ll be pleased to hear we’re stopping at plenty of pubs along our route.
Lets’ ask together, once again, just how haunted is County Cork?
The video from 2017 at Coláiste Éamann Rís scho...
2024-03-2943 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthBonus Episode 9 - Haggerston Castle Holiday Park
Originally released for Patreons in May 2023 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
A popular holiday park built around a 13th century castle. This is not your typical location for a paranormal investigation, a holiday park full of luxury caravans and holiday makers spending their weekends boating on the lake, or playing on the arcades and fruit machines. What they’re all blissfully unaware of however is the darker side of this particular holiday park. The ghosts and ghouls that roam the older parts. These include the Victorian lady who roams the Rotunda, the small child se...
2024-03-223h 13How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 74 - The Ghost Trail of County Cork Part 1This time out we begin an epic trilogy of episodes in which we’ll head to Ireland and I will lead you across a county as haunted as it is beautiful, and in total we will visit no fewer than 26 places of considerable interest, with locations as varied as castles, an asylum, pubs, churches and cathedrals, a school, and even a river and a lake. And beware as there may well be ghosts, ghouls, poltergeists, and monsters at every turn. Strap in, as this one is most definitely not for the faint of heart, as I lead you on on...
2024-03-1545 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 73 - Listeners' Questions IIThis time out I answer questions from listeners, including:
Do I get scared on investigations?
What location or story first piqued my interest in the pararnormal?
What is my favourite episode so far, and what do I have lined up in the future?
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2024-03-0139 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 72 - The Haunted Theatres of Tyne & WearThis time we head to the theatre where we may very well encounter a plethora of ghosts including that of a Carry On icon who died on stage, a man killed by a cannon ball, and two women who sadly took their own lives.
Join me as we return to me native north east, and let’s ask just how haunted are the theatres of Tyne & Wear?
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2024-02-1631 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 71 - Shepton Mallet PrisonThis time we head inside the oldest prison in the world. For almost four centuries this place of incarceration in Somerset witnessed disease, violence, and executions. This has created a breeding ground for the spooks and specters that remain here to this day, as it is now a tourist attraction that caters for those with an interest in the paranormal.
Let’s step foot inside this 17th century house of correction together as we ask just how haunted is Shepton Mallet Prison?
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2024-02-0250 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEpisode 1 REMASTERED - Greyfriars Kirkyard
To celebrate the first birthday of How Haunted? on the 2nd September, I've revisited the first ever episode and added a little over 15 minutes of audio from the investigation I conducted at the Covenanter's Prison, a place so dark and dangerous that no one else has ever been allowed to investigate here.
This was initially only available to Patreons, if you want to get access to Patreon content when it's initially released check out Patreon.com/howhauntedpod
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With ties to Greyfriars' Bobby and Harry Potter, Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh is a fascinating loca...
2024-01-261h 15How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 70 - Haunted Dolls Part 2This time we continue to delve into the scary world of haunted dolls, as this week includes arguably the most famous haunted doll of them all, possibly even better known than Annabelle, a whole host of dolls resident to the UK, some dolls based on popular children’s television and film characters, and dolls bought from eBay.
Let’s find out all about these seemingly harmless toys as we ask once again just how haunted are these dolls?
https://shopkwahs.mybigcommerce.com/ – Link to the Robert the Doll store
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2024-01-191h 00How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 69 - Haunted Dolls Part 1This time we begin a two-part special in which we look at the favourite toy of many children, all over the globe, a delightful companion that provides many years of companionship in those early innocent years of life. However when we grow older their fixed grin and staring vacant eyes of a child’s doll can be the stuff of nightmares. Films such as Child’s Play and the Conjuring have added to the fear that many people have when it comes to dolls.
Let’s find out all about these terrifying childhood toys as we ask just h...
2024-01-0557 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthBonus Episode 8 - The National Railway Museum
Originally released for Patreons in April I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
A popular railway museum, which opened in 1975, is said to be the haunt of a number of ghosts. Paul, a violent entity who lurks in the ladies toilets, George who remains within the Travelling Post Office, and still takes huge pride in his work, many years following his passing, a tall man in a top hat, a mischievous spirit who likes to mess up the gift shop after dark, the archives has been the scene of terrifying possessions, and a haunted train carriage...
2023-12-292h 28How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthThe Nightmare Before Christmas 2023The second annual Nightmare Before Christmas special is upon us, and in this special episode I will read real ghost stories from listeners. Christmas is intrinsically linked with the telling of ghost stories, so it seems like the perfect time to tell these stories of timeslips, premonitions, gifts from beyond the grave, and frightening encounters with the dead.
There’ll also be polterguests dropping by, in the form of authors, podcasters, bloggers and YouTubers, and they’ll tell you of their own scary experiences in their own words.
Two of these stories are accompanied by audi...
2023-12-221h 54How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 67 - Woodchester Mansion Part 2This time I’m joined by Emma from the Weird Wiltshire blog as we continue to explore the mysteries of an unfinished mansion in Gloucestershire. We discuss why it was never finished, we attempt to separate fact from fiction when it comes to some of the darker tales surrounding the building, and Emma will tell us some more of the grand house’s ghost stories.
This week we ask once again, how haunted is Woodchester Mansion.
Thanks to Emma, and you can check out her blog at weird-wiltshire.co.uk
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2023-12-1555 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 66 - Woodchester Mansion Part 1This time we head to Gloucestershire where we step foot inside a mansion dating from the mid-19th century that was constructed at great cost, but never finished when the builders left refusing the return. It has never been a home, well not for the living anyway, as it appears that the great house which was abandoned from the beginning is home to a number of spirits, some more darker and dangerous than the others.
Let’s find out all about this mysterious mansion as we ask just how haunted is Woodchester Mansion?
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2023-12-0838 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 65 - The London Underground Part 2We continue our travels through the haunted London Underground, looking at another 15 haunted stations and tunnels with a whole host of spectral characters from the underground’s history – and even further back – just waiting for us in in the darkness offered by the world’s oldest underground railway.
This week we ask once again, just how haunted is the London Underground?
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2023-12-0148 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 64 - The London Underground Part 1Let's begin a journey beneath the streets of England’s capital city and explore the world’s oldest underground railway. A railway system said to be home to the largest concentration of ghosts anywhere in Britain, and when you consider the thousands of accidental deaths and suicides that have occurred here in the 160 years since it first opened, as well as the cemeteries, plague pits, and crypts disturbed during the construction of the stations, it comes as little wonder.
This week, ensure you mind the gap as we ask just how haunted is the London Underground?
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2023-11-2448 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 63 - The Haunted Pubs of Tyne & WearLet's head to the pub for a few stiff drinks to calm our nerves as we will take a look at an assortment of terrifying taverns, unnerving inns, and poltergeist-infested public houses.
This week we ask just how haunted are the pubs of Tyne and Wear?
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2023-11-1748 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 62 - Dover CastleLet us head to the south east of England, and in particular to a fortification that has defended the coastline for almost 1000 years. It has witnessed all manner of horrors and as a result is believed to be one of the most haunted castles in Britain. The ghost of a murdered drummer boy is still heard playing his drums on the battlements. The sights and sounds of World War 2 are heard in the secret tunnels that run beneath the castle. And I’ll tell you a terrified listener got the fright of her life following a paranormal investigation here ju...
2023-11-1037 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 61 - The Many Haunts of the Gunpowder Plotter Guy FawkesWith the 5th of November coming this weekend, we are going to look at the short life of a man who has become immortalised in British history for a failed plot in 1605, which has led to the annual celebration of bonfire night, or Guy Fawke’s Night.
We will look at the life of Guy Fawkes and those places that he is said to haunt in death over 400 years after he was executed.
This week, with the unmistakable smell of bonfires and spent fireworks hanging in the air, let us explore the many haunts of th...
2023-11-0358 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthBonus Episode 7 - 35 Stonegate
Happy Halloween!
Originally released for Patreons in March I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Constructed upon a street with Roman origins, number 35 Stonegate was built in 1482 and has a fascinating history having been a publishing house, a psychic museum, a haunted house offering self-led tours and overnight paranormal investigations, and now it’s a clothes shop. Believed to be home to 14 spirits, this is one of the most haunted places in York, and one of the phantoms that call this place home is believed to be very, very dangerous indeed.
Would I...
2023-10-312h 00How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthHalloween 2023 - The Ghosts of Jack the Ripper’s WhitechapelThe scariest time of the year is here, when darkness reigns and the veil between worlds is at its thinnest. Tonight, as the moon casts an eerie glow on the world below, and the wind whispers ancient secrets, we venture into a realm where the extraordinary becomes ordinary, and the mundane fades away. But beware, dear listener, as the subject of this year’s Halloween special is most definitely not the faint of heart.
For tonight we embark on a spine-chilling journey through the haunting streets of Whitechapel, as we unravel the mysteries surrounding one of the mo...
2023-10-271h 32How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 59 - The Ghost Walk of Prestbury VillageThis week we find ourselves in a delightful village with idyllic cottages at every turn, and timber-framed cosy pubs with roaring open fires. A village that, in stark contrast, may to be one of the most haunted in England and we will look at no fewer than 28 reported hauntings as together, we will take to these ancient streets and go in search of those things that go bump in the night.
This week, join me as we head to Gloucestershire and ask just how haunted is Prestbury Village?
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2023-10-2050 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 58 - The Bowes Railway Museum Part 3In this episode we conclude a very special series of episodes as for a third, and final time, you will join me in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, where, in August of this year, 2023, I conducted a paranormal investigation at a former railway.
Not only will I tell you every aspect of what happened throughout the evening, but you’ll hear audio from the night itself, so you can hear what happened, exactly as it happened.
Tonight, in the final part of our three-part special, lets conclude our time in Sunderland and ask just how haunted is...
2023-10-1348 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 57 - The Bowes Railway Museum Part 2As we enter October, the scariest month of the year, we continue our very special series of episodes in which you’ll join me as part of a paranormal investigation I conducted at a former railway in August of this year, 2023.
Not only will I tell you every aspect of what happened throughout the evening, but you’ll hear audio from the night itself, so you can hear what happened, exactly as it happened.
Tonight, in the second of a three part special, lets return to Sunderland and ask just how haunted is the Bowes Rail...
2023-10-0638 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 56 - The Bowes Railway Museum Part 1In the first of a trilogy of special episodes in which you'll join me as part of a paranormal investigation I conducted at the former railway in August of this year, 2023.
Not only will I tell you every aspect of what happened throughout the evening, but you’ll hear audio from the night itself, so you can hear what happened, exactly as it happened.
Tonight, in the first of a three-part special, lets head to Sunderland and ask just how haunted is the Bowes Railway Museum?
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2023-09-291h 06How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 55 - The Haunted Museums of Tyne & WearThis week we return to my native north east and explore a Roman fort dating from the 2nd century where a skeletal Roman warrior still stands on guard, a transport museum where a navy aircraft shudders and shakes for seemingly no reason, a museum where an Egyptian mummy roams after dark, and an old railway where former staff members remain in death.
This week we ask, just how haunted are the museums of Tyne & Wear?
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2023-09-2245 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 54 - Cardiff CastleLet's head to Wales and step inside a fortress standing on a site with almost 2000 years occupation. This castle was built in the late 11th century in the centre of this capital city which was grown around it. Today it is a breathtaking place to visit, but is also the haunt of all manner of nightmarish phantoms and creatures.
This week we ask, just how haunted is Cardiff Castle?
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2023-09-1536 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 53 - The Haunted Castles of Northumberland Part 2This week we continue our time in one of the scariest counties in England. We will once again wander the ancient corridors, climb the historic towers, and look at the many, many ghosts that lurk here in the castles of England’s most northern county.
This week we ask again, just how haunted are the castles of Northumberland?
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2023-09-0844 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 52 - The Haunted Castles of Northumberland Part 1This time out we head into the heart of a country which has had its history and landscaped shaped by the effect of wars, skirmishes, bloodshed, torture, suffering and death. And its the castles that are our focus, those ancient battle-scarred fortresses that were pivotal to the defence of England’s most northerly county.
In the first of a two-part special let us ask just how haunted are the castle of Northumberland?
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2023-09-0139 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 51 - Leap CastleThis time out we're heading back to Ireland, and to a castle that’s origins are unclear, but it was most likely built in around 1250. There are a huge number of paranormal entities said to call this castle home, which include two little girls called Emily and Charlotte seen running and playing throughout the castle, a Red Lady who was imprisoned here. She was raped and impregnated here, her baby was killed and she took her own life, and a creature which is the size of a large dog with a rotting, decaying face.
It claims to be...
2023-08-2545 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 50 - The Ghost Walk of BirminghamThis week How Haunted? turns 50, so to commemorate this milestone we’re doing something a little different. You will join me live from England’s Second City, as I take you along on a tour through the city and tell you of the scariest, darkest, bloodiest places to be found here.
This week you join me on location in the West Midlands, and we ask just how haunted is Birmingham?
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2023-08-181h 00How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthBonus Episode 6 - The Victoria Tunnel
Originally released for Patreons in February, I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
In 1839 work commenced to build a tunnel over two miles long beneath the streets of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the north east of England, this was to get coal to the River Tyne. In later years it would provide shelter to the people of the city during German bombing raids during World War 2. It was then left empty, abandoned, and forgotten, before the damp, dark, eerie tunnel was reopened as a historic visitor attraction in more recent years.
Since reopening however, what it clear...
2023-08-1449 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 49 - Talkin TarnIn the heart of Cumbria in the north west of England is a glacial lake which holds a dark secret. In the mid-19th century a woman was held beneath the water’s surface by her lover until she was dead. Today she is seen walking from the lake, to the sheer horror of anyone who sees her. With alleged alien encounters and a legend of a ruined village beneath the centre of the lake, is there more to this fairly innocuous lake in the middle of the countryside than meets the eye?
This week we head to...
2023-08-1134 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 48 - Duntulm CastleA 15th century castle built on the site of a 1st century fort, is the haunt of a whole host of ghosts that were linked to this place in life, and have not been able to move on in death. A nursemaid who was accidently responsible for the death of the owner of the castle’s child was punished by her own life being taken, the ghost of a one-eyed woman, and the tormented soul of the treacherous nephew of the castle’s chief who was left to die of thirst in the dungeon and more, all remain here in p...
2023-08-0434 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 47 - The Ghost Walk of Savannah, Georgia Part 2Last week we began our spooky tour of the most haunted city in the United States of America, a place with a rich history and a reputation worldwide for its ghosts. From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War, it has seen its fair share of death and destruction. And some say that the spirits of those who died here still linger in the shadows.
This week we conclude our time in the haunted south of America, and ask again, just how haunted is Savannah, Georgia?
Here is the link to the video I mentioned...
2023-07-2841 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 46 - The Ghost Walk of Savannah, Georgia Part 1Founded in 1733, this American city is home to hotels, pubs, graveyards, shops and more that all have one thing in common. They have ghosts. Having earned a reputation the world over for its ghosts and ghouls to be found at every turn, we are going to embark on a two-part special that will see me give you a guided tour of the haunted hotspots.
So, tonight, join me as we spend some time across the pond in the United States of America and ask just how haunted is Savannah, Georgia?
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2023-07-2149 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 45 - Hoia-Baciu ForestTransylvania is a place synonymous with all things paranormal, a region so scary it should be twinned with Jurassic Park. And of course it is known as the home of the vampire. I promise that we will return to Transylvania in a future episode with the focus firmly on those neck-obsessed, nocturnal, coffin-dwelling, shapeshifting creatures, but this time out we’re looking at a forest located within Transylvania, that doesn’t have ties to vampires, but is claimed to be one of the scariest, most paranormally active places on Planet Earth.
UFOs, ghosts, and baffling disappearances are repo...
2023-07-1435 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthBonus Episode 5 - Mary King’s Close RevisitedOriginally released for Patreons in January, I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Picking up where we left off at the end of episode 18, I head back north of the border to Edinburgh, and once again investigate Mary King's Close.
In this special episode, you'll join me for that investigation in early 2013, and I'll talk you through every aspect of the ghost hunt, and you'll hear actual audio from the investigation, as it happened.
It was one hell of a night.
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2023-07-1043 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 44 - Rose HallNestled on the lush island of Jamaica lies an enigmatic manor shrouded in mystery and macabre tales. A grand hall with elegant Georgian architecture and captivating allure, holds a haunted past that has gripped the imagination of locals and visitors alike. It has earned a fearsome reputation originating from slavery, murder, and rumored witchcraft.
This week we travel to the Caribbean Island nation of Jamaica and ask just how haunted is Rose Hall?
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2023-07-0740 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 43 - Siward’s HoweA disused water tower which some claim may now be used as a secret government base, built atop a hill which was a site of importance to the pagans and the Vikings, and may even be the burial site of the most famous of all of the Vikings who ruled Jorvik. This little known site in haunted York, has seen reports of shadowy figures and disembodied footsteps.
So, tonight, join me as we dare to continue our time in York and ask just how haunted is Siward's Howe?
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2023-06-3042 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 42 - York TyburnIn 1379 a prisoner made their final journey, the longest journey he would ever make, as his destination was the gallows, where, before a crowd could barely wait to see his dangle by his neck until dead. In 1801 these gallows claimed it’s final victim, and in the 422 years in between hundreds of condemned met their end here, including the most famous highwayman that there ever was.
The site where the gallows once stood appears to have been stained by the extreme death and suffering that occurred here, which manifests itself in people being touched by unseen hands, an...
2023-06-2333 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 41 - Stonehenge Part 2One of the most ancient and mysterious places on Earth. This prehistoric monument has been standing for up to 5,000 years and has been the subject of countless legends and myths. But why are ghostly apparitions and strange floating lights seen moving around the stones here? Hear the remainder of my conversation with Emma from the Weird Wiltshire Blog as we explore the secrets of Stonehenge and its haunted reputation.
So, tonight, join me as the Summer Solstice draws ever closer as we once again ask just how haunted is Stonehenge?
Thanks so much to Emma...
2023-06-1657 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 40 - Stonehenge Part 1With its imposing stones and intricate architecture, this structure has stood as a testament to human ingenuity and skill for millennia. Its construction occurred during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, making it one of the most fascinating, and best known, archaeological sites in the world.
Not only that but is has been intrinsically linked to folklore, myth, and the paranormal since the dawn of its recorded history.
So, tonight, as the summer solstice draws closer join me for the first of a two-part special, and we ask how haunted is Stonehenge?
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2023-06-0958 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthBonus Episode 4 - The WheatsheafOriginally released for Patreons in December, I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Picking up where we left off at the end of episode 7 and 8, I head to the Wheatsheaf pub to conduct the only investigation permitted there in the last decade.
In this special episode, you'll join me for an investigation in early 2015, and I'll talk you through every aspect of the ghost hunt, and you'll hear actual audio from the investigation, as it happened.
It was one hell of a night.
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2023-06-0556 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 39 - Listeners' QuestionsThis week I answer listener's questions including:
Do I believe in ghosts?
How did I get interested in the paranormal?
Which of the places covered on the podcast would I choose to spend a night at, if I could only choose one?
If you're interested in the Video Game Hall of Fame podcast I mentioned that I also appear on every fortnight, search "Video Game Hall of Fame" whereever you get your podcasts, or you can listen at The Video Game Hall of Fame on Apple Podcasts
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2023-06-0232 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 38 - The Ghost Trail of County Durham Part 4Over the previous three episodes we’ve looked at all manner of scary, dark, places, and as we near the end of our adventure you’ll be pleased to hear that there’s still plenty of ghosts, ghouls, and all manner of otherworldly entities just lying in wait for us.
So, tonight, join me as we embark on the final leg of our Ghost Trail, and for the last time ask just how haunted is County Durham?
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2023-05-2659 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 37 - The Ghost Trail of County Durham Part 3During episode 35 and 36, we’ve looked at chilling castles, horrible halls, haunted hotels, and terrifying taverns, and we’re only half way through our Ghost Trail of a county as scary, as it is stunning.
So, tonight, join me as we continue our adventure through this creepy county, and ask how haunted is County Durham?
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2023-05-1956 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 36 - The Ghost Trail of County Durham Part 2In episode 35 we began our terrifying trail of County Durham, a historic county with breath-taking scenery, award winning attractions, and 11 million visitors from all over the world each and every year. And then there’s the darker side, the murder, torture, betrayal, and death that has left an eternal stain on the county, ensuring that there are so, so many places believed to be haunted, and it’s time for us to take a look at some more of them.
So, tonight, join me as we continue our tour, and ask just how haunted is County Durham?
2023-05-1259 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 35 - The Ghost Trail of County Durham Part 1This time out we’re going to take the first steps on a very exciting journey which will see us not just look at one location, we’re going to turn our attention to an entire county. A county, which has been occupied for around 4,000 years and has a rich, yet bloody, history. And then there are the spooks, specters and phantoms that are said to be found at every turn across this ancient county.
Tonight, join me for a very special episode as we begin a month-long ghost trail and ask how haunted is County Durham?
2023-05-051h 07How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthBonus Episode 3 - Edinburgh Vaults (Enhanced Version of Ep 10)This is an enhanced version of episode 10 with actual audio from the investigation.
In 1985 a tunnel was found by a Scottish international rugby player, that led to an enormous underground complex, that had once been a thriving, lawless, city beneath Edinburgh.
This is a very paranormally active place indeed, with one malevolent phantom in particular being very unappreciative of the visitors who come here daily on tours.
I investigated this location a decade ago, and encountered this foul-mouthed, dangerous entity for myself, in what quickly escalated into the most dangerous investigation I had e...
2023-05-0150 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 34 - Fyvie CastleAn impressive castle, which dates back to the early 13th century, has hosted royals and was the sight of a battle. This is a place of myths, legend, curses, and no fewer than nine ghosts. These include the tragic phantom of a woman cruelly left to die by her husband for failing to give him a son, a broken hearted trumpeter, a playful little girl, and the malevolent shade of a murderer hanged in the early 19th century.
Tonight, we head into the wilds of north east Scotland, and ask just how haunted is Fyvie Castle?
2023-04-2837 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 33 - Newsham Park HospitalOriginally built as a children’s orphanage, before becoming a hospital, and then later a lunatic asylum. This building has bore witness to all manner of horrors, including the death of a small unloved child who was locked in a cupboard as a punishment, and forgotten about, only to be found dead later. Today knocking, banging, screaming, and sobbing is heard from within cupboards in that area, which is nicknamed the Naughty Boys Corridor.
It’s stood empty and abandoned for over 25 years, and has a growing reputation which has seen it regularly named in top 10 lists in r...
2023-04-2152 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 32 - The Skirrid InnA historic inn, in a remote, beautiful location is claimed to be not only the oldest pub in Wales, but the most haunted. This building is said to have been where 182 men, women, and children were trialed and sentenced to death, and their execution was carried out right here, within these centuries old stone walls. There is all manner of paranormal phenomena reported here, attributed to a friendly former barmaid who can be found in one of the bedrooms, a helpful vicar, then there is are more sinister phantoms of a judge and a hangman. And that’s just fo...
2023-04-1435 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 31 - Edlingham CastleA 12th century castle, which has now stood alone, empty, and unused for over 350 years. In a remote valley in the wild’s of Northumberland this ancient fortress has seen reports of dark shadowy figures moving swiftly around the barely standing stonework. Strange glowing lights are seen moving around the ruin, and footsteps are heard walking on floorboards above visitor’s heads, despite there having been no floorboards there for centuries.
Tonight, let us head into the Northumbrian countryside and ask just how haunted is Edlingham Castle?
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2023-04-0743 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 30 - The Ghost Trail of Cumbria Part 2In episode 29 we began our scary adventure through Cumbria, a picture postcard perfect county. It’s as spooky as it is beautiful, as you’ll see if you head over to howhauntedpod on Instagram and take a look at the locations we dared to explore last week, and those that we’re about to encounter this time out.
Tonight, join me for a very special episode as we ask, once again, just how haunted is Cumbria?
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2023-03-311h 17How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 29 - The Ghost Trail of Cumbria Part 1This time out rather than look at one location, we’re instead going to take a look at an entire county. A county in the north west of England which has had its history and landscape characterised by invasions, migration and settlement, as well as battles and skirmishes between the English and the Scots. A county steeped in myth and legend, with possible ties to King Arthur, and then there’s the ghosts…..
Tonight, join me for a very special episode as we ask just how haunted is Cumbria?
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2023-03-241h 13How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 28 - The Jamaica Inn Part 2In episode 27 we looked at the Jamaica Inn, the famed smuggler’s inn on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall in the South West of England. A building dating from around 1760 with an incredible haunted heritage, where there are ghosts and ghouls lurking around every corner, even in the newest wing which was added in 2017 there are still things that go bump in the night.
This time out I will talk with Karin who leads the in-house paranormal team at the inn, and knows the ghosts of the Jamaica Inn as well as anyone.
Tonight, join me as...
2023-03-1758 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 27 - The Jamaica Inn Part 1A remote 18th century smuggler’s inn has found fame the world over for it’s ghosts. What is the cause of the footsteps heard throughout the building late at night when there’s no one there? What about the mysterious hooded figure seen in multiple areas of the inn? Then there’s the highwayman in the tri-corn hat who is seen by terrified guests walking through a wardrobe in the dead of night.
Tonight, join me as we head to Cornwall and ask just how haunted is The Jamaica Inn?
Huge thanks to Karin Beasant...
2023-03-1039 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 26 - Winter’s GibbetA monument to murder stands high above the village of Elsdon, in the remote moorlands of Northumberland. This stands as a reminder of a vicious murder which occurred in 1791, when a defenceless old lady was killed by three criminals who wanted to steal her wares to make some easy money. They were caught, and executed, and one of them had his body hung in a gibbet cage as a warning to others. It’s believed that his ghost wanders the area where his body was picked clean by the wildlife, before his bones were unceremoniously thrown away.
To...
2023-03-0332 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 25 - Hylton CastleA near 600 year old castle stands within a housing estate in Sunderland, in the north east of England. For decades it stood, empty, unused, and famously haunted by the ghost of a young stablehand who was murdered at the hand of his master, the lord of the castle.
Tonight, join me as we go in search of the Cauld Lad, and ask just how haunted is Hylton Castle?
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2023-02-2434 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 24 - The Hellfire Caves of West WycombeThe most notorious incarnation of the Hellfire Club is undoubtedly that of Sir Francis Dashwood. Shrouded in mystery and superstition and rumours of orgies, satanic worship and human sacrifices. This club met in secret in a cave system that lay 300 metres below a 14th century church, overlooking West Wycombe, and it was here that these unholy acts took place. The club may be long gone, but the ghosts remain, with reports of all manner of terrifying paranormal phenomena.
This week we find ourselves in the lair of one of Britain’s most infamous societies, and ask just ho...
2023-02-1739 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 23 - The Hellfire Club of DublinOverlooking Dublin and its surroundings, upon the crest of 1250 foot Hill, surrounded by dense woodland sits an ominous ruin made from the stone of a 5000-year-old grave. This structure is steeped in rumour of satanic worship and human and animal sacrifice. A club, feared by locals met here regularly in the 18th century and indulged in all manner of sordid behaviour.
This has left its mark on the isolated old hunting lodge, which is now considered one of the most haunted locations anywhere on the Emerald Isle.
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2023-02-1043 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 22 - The Ghost Walk of Pluckley VillageThis beautiful countryside village in Kent was once named the most haunted village in Britain by the Guinness Book of Records. I will take you on a ghost walk of the village that appears to have one phantom for around every 60 living residents, and as we explore this delightful location you will meet all manner of specters including a highwayman, a hanged schoolmaster, and even a ghostly horse drawn carriage.
Let's find out together when we ask How Haunted is Pluckley Village?
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2023-02-0343 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 21 - York GuildhallSituated on the River Ouse, this magnificent building which dates from 1445 has played host to a cast of famous characters from the history of Britain including notable royals and criminals. It’s long and colourful history has left left its mark in the form of the many ghosts and ghouls said to stalk it’s impressive corridors and chambers. This includes phantom monks, voices calling out in empty rooms, and a large shadowy man, who’s heavy footsteps are a sure sign of his presence.
I investigated this location in 2011 while writing my book Ghosts of York. Find o...
2023-01-2746 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 20 - The Amityville Horror HouseOne of the most haunted houses in America, if not the world, this previously unassuming property was the scene of a mass murder back in November of 1974, which appears to have kickstarted some absolutely horrifying paranormal activity, including slime oozing from the walls, family members levitating in their bed, and a demonic red-eyed pig monster. After just 28 days the family fled their new home and the house on Ocean Avenue, Long Island has lived in infamy ever since.
But is this house genuinely as haunted as we would be led to believe?
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2023-01-201h 14How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthHalloween 2022 - Ghost Walk of YorkIT'S HALLOWEEN!
It is the time of year tailor made for stories of ghosts and ghouls, and I don’t aim to disappoint, as this will be a very special show, to celebrate a very special time of year.
Tonight, turn the lights down low, and join me as I guide you through a special Halloween ghost walk through the haunted streets of one of the most haunted cities on earth.
Let's, together, ask the question, How Haunted is York?
Locations covered on the ghost walk:
York Guildhall
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2022-10-281h 33How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 5 - The Roman ColosseumDating back almost 2000 years, the Colosseum stands today as one of the new "Seven Wonders", and is one of the most recognisable, and most visited, landmarks on earth.
For five centuries men, women, and animals were brutally killed in front of a crowd of up to 80,000 in gladiator battles, animal hunts, and executions. Around 400,000 humans and over a million animals were slain here, all for the entertainment of the people of Rome.
Its undeniable that this much bloodshed has forever left its mark on the Colosseum, which is today considered the most haunted building in Ro...
2022-09-3036 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 4 - The Tower of LondonOne of the best-known landmarks in England, The Tower of London is famed for the Crown Jewels, the Beefeaters, and the Ravens that have stood guard for centuries. It's also famous as being a prison, where torture and execution took place. Left in it's wake is a cast of celebrity ghosts, including Guy Fawkes, Anne Boleyn, a grizzly bear, and something called the Nameless Thing.
Let's together look at the history and hauntings, and ask just How Haunted is the Tower of London?
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2022-09-2348 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 3 - Chillingham CastleChillingham Castle is considered one of the most haunted places on planet earth. The 800-year-old fortress is home to a terrifying cast of ghosts such as the Blue Boy and the castle torturer John Sage.
Let's look at the history, hauntings, and find out what would happen when Rob would lead a small team of ghost hunters into the heart of Northumberland, to spend a night inside one of the scariest places on earth?
Does this imposing castle deserve the infamous reputation it has earned?
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2022-09-1647 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 2 - Newcastle’s Castle KeepThe oldest building in Newcastle-upon-Tyne is the Castle Keep and Black Gate of the Castle Garth. Dating back almost 1000 years, the castle has long been considered to be the most haunted building in the city, with the best known resident being the Poppy Girl.
We will look at the history and hauntings of the magnificent old castle, and what will happen when Rob conducts a paranormal investigation within the stone walls of the ancient fortress?
Let's find out together, when we ask How Haunted is the Castle Keep?
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2022-09-0950 minHow Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on EarthEp 1 - Greyfriars KirkyardWith ties to Greyfriars' Bobby and Harry Potter, Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh is a fascinating location.
In this inaugural episode of How Haunted? let's look at the darker side of the graveyard as we look at the dangerous Mackenzie Poltergeist of the Covenanter's Prison.
We'll delve into the history the ghost stories, and what would happen when Rob was able to spend some time all alone in the Black Mausoleum, the site of over 4000 physical attacks by the violent phantom?
Find out when, together, we ask How Haunted is Greyfriars Kirkyard?
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