Category Archives: folklore

The Demon Husband – one of the 100 best ghost stories

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

‘The 100 Best British Ghost Stories’ by Gillian Bennett (Amberley 2012) is one of those books I wish I’d written. It’s a collection of folk tales and historical records of ghostly encounters from across the UK. I’m guessing the ’100 … Continue reading →

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The Green Lady goes for a stroll

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

The latest article on Uncanny UK is by an old friend of the website, Lincolnshire folklore enthusiast Sean McNeaney. Sean revisits the well-known apparition of ‘the Green Lady of Thorpe Hall’ but highlights an encounter with the ghost – if … Continue reading →

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Weird Creatures of Evil

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

The latest article on Uncanny UK has a disturbing selection of three apparently true encounters with strange animal-like entities which were not only bizarre to look upon but also generated a distinctly evil atmosphere. You can read these hair-raising stories … Continue reading →

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Ghost dog in Wepre Park, Flintshire, North Wales

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Recently I hooked up again on Facebook with an old friend, Alison Truesdale. Alsion happened to refer to a ‘ghost dog’ she’d seen as a child so naturally I pounced on this and asked for more details. It was not … Continue reading →

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The ghost of the drunken miser

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Tucked away in a remote corner of North Wales can be found a modest country house called Plas yn Rhiw. It must be one of the smaller ‘stately homes’ in the care of the National Trust. It’s right down on … Continue reading →

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Uncanny Book Club and Pic

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Here is J Wentworth Day’s ‘Here Are Ghosts and Witches’, the 1954 first edition. I’ve always liked the sinister cover art by Michael Ayrton. Ayrton also provides some distinctive interior illustrations and, judging by his Wikipedia entry, seems to have … Continue reading →

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>Senseless things

Posted on February 24, 2008 by

>Almost every book on ghosts I buy – and I buy too many to fit my shelf space – presents me with some absorbing new story, some memorable account which had previously escaped my notice. Such a case impressed me … Continue reading →

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