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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

    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
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    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
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    the 'real' hautes that inspired this year's BBC Christmas adaptation of 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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  • Dec222025

    The ruins of the White Lady's castle in Rouelbeau appear on Christmas Day

    The ghost of the Lady in White is said to appear in the ruins of the former Rouelbeau Castle in…

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  • Dec192025

    The ghostly soldiers of Rapperswil ring the bell of St. John

    It was said that in the middle of the night the bells of St. Peter's Church began to ring. John…

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  • Dec172025
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    Why do so many love a good Christmas ghost story? Explains the psychologist

    Christmas is usually seen as a time of featherlight, warmth and happiness. However, in Europe there is a long tradition…

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  • Dec152025

    The Ludington Haunted House: A Christmas Ghost Story

    Throughout the year, the residents of the Ludington House seem to be haunted by a ghost that wakes them from…

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