Author archive for J.W.H

  • Dec302025

    Legends of the oriental theater and ghosts from the great Chicago fire

    After the devastating fire at the venerable Iroquois Theater in Chicago, approximately 600 people died trying to escape the flames.…

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  • Dec292025

    Two ghosts in my room

    TIt's really weird to say this because it all happened so quickly. It's all true and it means a lot…

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  • Dec272025

    Min. Min. Light

    Mat Min Lights is easily the scariest experience ever. Around the Boulia region of south-west Queensland, mystical orbs have been…

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  • Dec272025

    Basilisk of Basel: The Beast at Gerberberglein

    Once upon a time, in a cave below where the Tanner Fountain (Gerberberglein) is now located, a basilisk lived. It…

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  • Dec262025

    Bailiff Brunegg: a spooky hunt through Swiss snow and sin

    After taking his regime of terror too far on a stormy winter night, Bailiff Brunegg committed a sin so sedate…

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  • Dec252025

    Alley of Arms

    Gin the Alley. The home of one of the most eminent figures of the New Testament, who unfortunately died recently.…

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  • Dec252025

    Free horror stories, perfect for Christmas and shadowy winter evenings

    Why did we stop telling ghost stories at Christmas? In the antique days in Victorian England, it was a tradition…

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  • Dec242025

    Dark legends and holiday traditions from around the world

    Why not take a peek at the darker things Christmas has to offer? It's not all ugly sweaters and sweet…

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  • Dec242025
    ghosts

    the 'real' hauntings that inspired this year's BBC Christmas adaptation Ghost Story

    This year's BBC Christmas Ghost Story is an adaptation of EF Benson's 1912 tale of vampire horror and haunted dream,…

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  • Dec232025

    Succubus

    AND I've been going through sleep paralysis lately. I'll start with the first one I had because it's embarrassing for…

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