Many stretches of lonely road feature a tale or two about a phantom hitchhiker. They’re always eerily similar in structure. A driver stops to pick up a stranger, often a young woman. During the journey, she vanishes from the back of the car. Sometimes, the driver goes to the address she gave him to investigate. Did […]
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Take a walk along the old Corpse Roads
Corpse roads might conjure up weird mental images of highways paved with the dead, or possibly byways only used by them. But they’re actually more straightforward than they sound. In days gone by, remote communities often had nowhere nearby to put their dead. Only the churches held burial rights, but they could be miles away […]
Who are the 3 sad phantoms of Chillingham Castle?
Chillingham Castle stands in Northumberland, some 14 miles north of Alnwick. It dates back to the tumultuous days of the 12th century. Even Edward I, Hammer of the Scots, stayed here on his journey north in 1298. The castle boasts a dungeon beneath the northeastern tower. A rack, an iron maiden and various other implements lie […]
Ghost Town – A Free Super Short Story by Icy Sedgwick
Up until Google came along, Pocklebridge didn’t appear on any maps. We took down the signs during the war to confuse the Germans and we never put them back up, so our station remained anonymous, tucked away on a side spur that trains rarely use. We don’t have many amenities so road signs only appear […]
The Priest Hole – Friday Flash
Pete threw down the EMF meter in disgust. The needle lay at the neutral end of the scale. Six hours of staring at it, and the damn thing refused to move. He hoped he could find the receipt when he got home. Pete made another circuit of the room. His objects remained where he’d planted […]
Is Crimson Peak a ghost story?
Tom Hiddleston in a Gothic horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro about a haunted house? Sounds like someone delved into my head and cherrypicked what they found to make the ideal film for me. But did Crimson Peak live up to my expectations? Well, in truth…yes and no. Edith (Mia Wasikowska) wants to be a […]
