Sep 8
The Willie Starchfield Murder Mystery
On a cold, grey January afternoon in 1914, a railway carriage travelling through north London shuttled along its route, carrying a grim secret. Beneath a third-class carriage seat lay the body of five-year-old Willie Starchfield, strangled and carefully concealed from view. Earli ... Show More
1 h
Aug 25
Early America & The Savage Crimes of the Harpe Brothers
In the years following the American Revolution, when the country was still uncertain of itself and the frontier was still a place of violence, two brothers carved out a story of fear across the wilderness. When their story was first published in 1824, many people thought it was s ... Show More
1 h
Aug 12
The Grafton, The Invercauld and the The Multiple Wrecks of the Auckland Islands
In the winter of 1864, two ships met their fate on one of the most remote and unforgiving stretches of the Southern Ocean. The Grafton and the Invercauld were wrecked thousands of miles from civilization, leaving their survivors stranded on the desolate Auckland Islands. What fol ... Show More
1h 7m
Jul 2022
Haunting Tales of a Victorian Crime- The Ghost of Fanny Adams
<p>Alton in Hampshire, England, is home to a particular tragic and haunting story. A story that captured newspapers and imaginations at the time and would go on to create macabre words and phrases that are still used today but for whom few know the dark, etymological root. < ... Show More
14m 22s
Aug 2024
BLACK ANNIS – The Blue-Faced Terror of Leicestershire
Black Annis - is a terrifying figure in English folklore, specifically from Leicestershire, depicted as a blue-faced hag or witch with iron claws and a taste for human flesh, especially that of children.
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37m 24s
Mar 2023
Dogman - Half Man - Half Dog, or Something Else
Dogman - A werewolf or werewolf-type creature first reported in 1887 in Wexford County, Michigan. Sightings have been reported in several locations throughout Michigan, primarily in the northwestern quadrant of the Lower Peninsula.
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36m 16s
From ancient origins, to Churchill, who popularised the Victorian phrase “The black dog on your back”, the concept of the spectral black dog as a portent of doom, death and catastrophe is one that has maintained, with a constant slow progression throughout centuries. From musty old tomes maintained in cold damp monasteries, to the pages of Harry Potter, the ... Show More
<p>One of the most common players on the stage of folklore is a creature that's been obsessed over for centuries. And it's fair to say that, however frightening the stories might be, Europe has been pretty taken by them.</p> <p>————————</p> <p><strong>Lore Resources: </strong></p ... Show More