Baba Yaga
Somewhere, I cannot tell you exactly where, but certainly in vast Russia, there lived a peasant with his wife and they had twins—son and daughter. One day the wife died and the husband mourned...
Category: Witchcraft
Slinfold Bell
There is a story associated with St Peter’s Church, Slinfold which concerns the common folklore motif of a new bell being lost in transport. The bell in question is thought to have been enroute...
The Fleece Inn, Bretforton
The Fleece Inn dates from the 15th century and up until 1977 remained in the original builder’s family. The builder was a farmer called Byrd and in 1977, Lola Taplin a direct descendent of...
Th’ Pob Hole, Springhead
A pit in a farmer’s field at Springhead called ‘Th’ Pob Hole’ was thought to be a dark place where a local witch named Nan o’ Pob’s committed suicide. Her ghost is said to...
A Case Of Turning The Key Divination (1697)
At the end of the 17th century, John Fergusson of Cummertrees was found guilty of using divination to identify a thief who had stolen a sack containing some cheese and herrings. The technique he...
Gnathole Wood, Glossop
‘The Gnat Hole Wood is very pleasant in the Summer time when there are no gnats about. The small stream of water that runs through the wood at one place forms a small pool;...
Dame Prettyleggs
Tradition has it that Dame Prettylegs, a 19th century witch living in Albourne would hag-ride horses and be able to immobilize teams of animals pulling carts. Hag ridden horses were thought to have been...
Lancashire Folk by Melanie Warren
I’ve known Mel for over 20 years, meeting though ASSAP while investigating paranormal cases in the North of England. We share a passion for collecting stories and coming from Lancashire myself I have been looking forward to reading Mel’s new book and revisiting some of the old stories, coming across some new ones..and of course, I can now add the book to my collection!
The Cage, St Osyth
The following article by Sam Balls was published in the Essex Chronicle, 1 February 2016. It is entitled ‘Britain’s most haunted house and former medieval prison is up for sale in Essex for £180,000’
Ghost hunters can snap up Britain’s most haunted house after the Essex-based creepy cottage was put on the market for £180,000.
Laird Harry Gilles
The following was published in ‘Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales’ by George Douglas (1901) but he cites ‘Folk-lore of the Northern Counties’by William Henderson’ (1879).’THE Laird Harry Gilles of Littledean was extremely fond of hunting.
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