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Category Archives: ghosts Wales
I’m really under the cosh currently, writing a host of little regional ghost guides for publishers Bradwell Books. These three have just been published. The Cheshire one was fun to do: Chester is only about 10 miles from where I … Continue reading
The Demon Husband – one of the 100 best ghost stories
‘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
Have security cameras caught a ghost in Wrexham Library?
At approximately 5am on May 10 something odd happened in the arts centre (a gallery space) of Wrexham Library in North Wales. For no apparent reason a bundle of booklets suddenly collapsed and fell off a desk. They were being … Continue reading
Ghost dog in Wepre Park, Flintshire, North Wales
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
Ghost photographed in Northop, Flintshire
It’s nice to have a news story to highlight from my home patch of North-East Wales. The story comes from ‘SepiaQuill’, the blogsite of a team of enthusiasts working to save and archive community photographs. The photo was taken at … Continue reading
Top 30 Most Haunted Places in Britain
I’ve been cracking on with my suggested chart of the Top 50 Most Haunted Places in Britain – not quite daily as promised but very nearly. Now I’ve reached the Top 30! This means I’m now getting into really spooky … Continue reading
Uncanny Book Club and Pic: Haunted Houses by Joseph Braddock
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
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The ghost of the drunken miser
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
The creepiest house in Britain?
On Royal Wedding day I went to stay with a friend who lives in Talysarn in Snowdonia, North Wales. We escaped the wedding by going for a walk in the blazing sunshine to a disused quarry near his home, where … Continue reading
>Eerie crossroads
>Two new articles on http://www.uncannyuk.com, each about the folklore attached to crossroads. These liminal places have long had an eerie aspect and there are many examples of haunted crossroads in Britain. Just click on the ‘Ghosts’ tab to read them.
