A Roadside Grave and Phantom Horse
George Nelson's Victorian roadside memorial not only marks a site of tragedy and loss, but has also found itself interwoven into tales of spectral horsemen and weather-based ghosts...
Burials & Beyond
'Life, death, and the weird bits in-between.'
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Norman Arches and Pre-Raphaelite Windows: St Nicholas at Beaudesert
St Nicholas is a triumph of Norman architecture, with substantial dog-tooth archways and surprising Pre-Raphaelite stained glass.
The Riots and Ghostly Black Dogs of Grimsby’s Yarborough Hotel
Fancy a swift pint and a poltergeist? What about a Babycham and black magic? Let's visit Grimsby's Yarborough Hotel and see what historic and spectral delights await.
Ladislaus Laszlo and Shoving Ectoplasm Up Your…
What do dr*g mules and mediums have in common? No, it’s not a poorly-conceived joke, and the answer might surprise you. It’s that good ol’ tradition of stuffing things up their bums.
Rosemary Brown, Composer of the Dead
Some mediums channel messages from the dead. Others transcribe symphonies.
Whalebone Signs and The Old Dun Cow
What do whale bones, pubs and milking a mythological beast have in common? Get yourself a pint and let's see...
We Need to Talk about Linwood: The Lyndewode Brasses
Home of impressive memorial brasses, Linwood truly is a Lincolnshire hidden gem.
The Mowing Devil
The Mowing-Devil, also known as ‘Strange News out of Hartford-shire’ is an English woodcut pamphlet from 1678, telling the moralistic tale of a farmer and his reticence to pay his worker.
Will You Be My Vinegar Valentine?
No declarations of love this year? It could be worse, you could be receiving a pile of vinegar valentines.
The Big Grave of Little John in Hathersage
While Little John’s existence is disputed, his presence in folklore and in the landscape of Nottingham and Derbyshire is inescapable.
The Curious Phenomena of Spirit Blush-Writing
When Victorian mediums weren't delivering messages from the dead and manifesting spirits, some claimed to produce words on their bodies. Introducing, blush-writing.
The Curious History of Bin Men at Christmas
Tipping your refuse collectors is a long-established festive tradition, and one that used to involve a lot more poo...
Dancing Around the Druid’s Stone in Bungay
Known as ‘the Devil’s Stone’, ‘the Druid’s Stone’, or even ‘the Giant’s Grave’, this hefty old stone has existed in Bungay for millennia.
Sacrifice and Skeletons at Clophill Church
In 1963, two teenagers were seen playing with a human skull in the middle of the street...
The Bealings Phantom Bell Ringer
Now regarded as the work of a poltergeist – or a perturbed servant – the incidents in Suffolk made newspaper headlines, and eventually became the basis of an entire book...
Anna Maria Von Stockhausen: The Undead Witch of Germany
The appeal of Anna Maria Von Stockhausen's image is a curious, gruesome urge to look at the forbidden.
St Bartholomew at Corsham: Tombs and Tablets
Alien base rumours aside, there has been a church on this site at Corsham since the 12th century. Although little of this original church remains, a few notable pieces of masonry have remained as older features have been re-incorporated into the fabric of the church.
Robert Snook: Grave of the Last Highwayman
In the middle of a field, surrounded by enormous cows, sits a tiny white grave encircled in black fencing. This is the grave marker of Robert Snooks, the last Englishman to be hanged for highway robbery back in 1802.
Thomas Thetcher and Death by Small Beer
Thomas Thetcher, also known as the Hampshire Grenadier, died in 1764 and has become something of a local celebrity and historical curio thanks to both his epitaph and the nature of his death.
The Everyday Heroes of Postman’s Park
Postman's Park holds a series of beautiful memorials to Londoners who lost their lives committing heroic acts.