Category Archives: ghosts haunted Britain

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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Uncanny Book Club and Pic: Haunted Houses by Joseph Braddock

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

Another fantastic 1950s wraparound dust jacket (see Ghosts and Witches below) – this time by the wonderful Felix Kelly. I just love this cover: the colour palate, though muted, is so true to the 1950s, as are the elongated perpendiculars … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Club, British ghosts, ghost writer, ghosts, ghosts Britain, ghosts England, ghosts haunted Britain, ghosts of Britain, ghosts Scotland, ghosts Wales, Harry Price, newspaper archives, paranormal, physical ghost, pic of the day, poltergeists, supernatural, Uncanny pic | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

>The Hound of the Baskervilles and other big Black Dogs

Posted on November 10, 2007 by

> Malcolm Jones’s account on the Uncanny UK website of a huge, unidentifiable animal he saw in Brymbo, North Wales, recalls mysterious dog-like apparitions that are prevalent throughout British folklore. In Wales these spectres are known as Gwyllgi (translating as … Continue reading →

Posted in Beast of Brymbo, Black Dogs, Black Shuck, Dartmoor, ghosts haunted Britain, Gwyllgi, Hound of Baskervilles, Padfoot, Skriker, supernatural paranormal folklore legends, Wrexham | Leave a comment