When the Dead Don’t Stay Dead
There are few things that humanity has been quite so consistently afraid of as a dead person who refuses to behave like one.
Mysterious Times
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The King Who Was Killed By… Lampreys??
The Curious Death of Henry I
The Truths We Hide – By A.D. Small
A prisoner must be delivered before 03:00. The mission is clear, the orders absolute. But deep beneath the earth, something knows the truths Seth has spent a lifetime hiding.
The Matagot
"Come back if you want to know more about the Matagot... And bring milk!! "
The Killer Moustache
How one mans facial hair turned against him.
The Man Who Died Laughing
The extraordinary death of Chrysippus.
The Lawyer Who Shot Himself
How Clement Vallandigham became history's unluckiest defence lawyer
Timeline Of Notable Big Cat Sightings – UK
The UK has a history of big cat sightings, including the "Beast of Bodmin" in the late 1700s, the "Essex Lion" in 1905, and the "Fen Tiger" in the 1980s. These reports have sparked speculation about the presence of exotic felines in the British countryside, with sightings continuing into the 2020s.
Dressed to Kill
Beauty, style, a little fire... What can possibly go wrong?
A Matter of Statistics
Dr Carrie Dale has spent years uncovering the truth behind unexplained deaths. But when a week of increasingly bizarre fatalities lands on her mortuary table, coincidence begins to feel like conspiracy. As the bodies pile up, Carrie finds herself chasing an impossible pattern - and wondering whether Death itself has developed a very dark sense of humour. A macabre, witty tale where statistics,…
History’s Most Bizarre Ends
Sometimes the facts are stranger than fiction...
When Fair Folk Come For The Children.
Not every fairy tale has a happy ending...
The Cottingley Fairies
The matter first became public in the summer of 1919 when Polly Wright went to a meeting at the Theosophical Society in Bradford. She was interested in the occult, having had some experiences of astral projection and memories of past lives herself.
Annwn – The Otherworld Beyond the Hedgerow
Our ancestors didn't imagine another world above the clouds. They imagined it was just beyond the hill..
The Fairy Queen – Rulers of Britain’s Otherworld
Forget everything you think you know about the Fairy Queen. Long before glitter and fairy tales, Britain knew mysterious women who ruled hidden kingdoms below hills, lakes and ancient forests. Meet the powerful Queens of the Otherworld, where myth, magic and folklore become one...