Within a few months, they had so much proof that not one of them had the slightest doubt that ghosts were real. One of their best documented cases is that of an old chimney sweep, Samuel Bull ...

The more I delve into these strange real-life ghost stories, the less I feel I understand. There are no parameters, no logic – just utterly terrifying events that defy explanation. Some follow ...

The best ghost stories feel so real, so believable and so utterly chilling that they virtually guarantee you at least one ...

I love ghost stories that land in that in-between space; we don’t know whether we believe or not, we don’t know if they’re of our own creation or inexplicably real. And then underneath the ...

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In our house these days it gets properly underway on Christmas Eve as we settle down with the first slice of Christmas cake and a glass of sherry to watch the latest ghost story brought to our ...