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Carmarthen car park search for five prison bodies believed buried

13+ hour, 27+ min ago  (900+ words) A car park at a council's headquarters is being scoured for the bodies of five prisoners from the 19th Century who are thought to be buried underneath. The four murderers and a forger were executed between 1818 and 1894 at the old Carmarthen…...

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Jim O'Neill: Family 'haunted' that loved one was in morgue for over a year

4+ week, 22+ hour ago  (676+ words) The father of a Belfast man whose body lay unidentified in a Dublin morgue for more than a year has said the family are haunted by the thought that they were living their lives while he was "lying there in…...

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Surrey Ghosts house 'protected' by digital mapping

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (421+ words) A digital survey has taken place of a historic manor known to millions as the setting of the BBC sitcom Ghosts. The detailed 3D model of Grade 1 listed West Horsley Place in Surrey, was created by engineers from the University of…...

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The Warminster Thing: 60 years since town's UFO fascination began

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1052+ words) In 1965, local news reports told of unusual happenings in a rural town - then the mysteries continued, with what started as sounds progressing into sightings. The Warminster Thing was born: a series of phenomena and UFOs reported by many in the…...

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Mark Gatiss, Joanna Lumley and Tobias Menzies talk dreams, ghosts and ghastly reveals in a chilling Ghost Story for Christmas

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1443+ words) Nightmare and waking life seem to finally collide in A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower by E.F. Benson Dame Joanna Lumley and Tobias Menzies star in a spine-chilling new Ghost Story for Christmas - The Room in the…...

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BBC Audio | Uncanny | Series 5 | Case 5: The Goth Poltergeist

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (77+ words) 1997, and a group of disaffected teenage goths move into a shared house in Newcastle, embracing the macabre and melancholic goth lifestyle. But when you look into the darkness, sometimes it looks back" Written and presented by Danny Robins Experts: Alasdair…...

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Spooky Somerset stories: Prison ghost and Lofty the lifeguard

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (797+ words) From a haunted prison, to the ghost of the UK's oldest lido, Somerset has its fair share of paranormal tales. To time in with Halloween, fascinating and spooky stories from across the county are being explored in a BBC Sounds…...

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Is Racton Monument near Chichester haunted?

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (193+ words) An 18th Century tower has been described as "one of the most haunted places in Sussex". Lord Halifax had Racton Monument, in the district of Chichester, built between 1766 and 1775 as a folly or landmark, according to the National Heritage List for…...

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Ghost hunting at Oxford Castle and Prison

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (46+ words) Is Oxford Castle & Prison really haunted? BBC Radio Oxford's Adam Ball joined Uncanny skeptic Ciar'n O'Keeffe for a ghost hunt. Ghost hunting in Oxford Is Oxford Castle & Prison really haunted? BBC Radio Oxford's Adam Ball joined Uncanny skeptic Ciar'n O'Keeffe…...

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Ghostly tales from Scotney Castle in Kent that fascinate visitors

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (565+ words) Inside a 12th Century castle lies spine-chilling stories that fascinate visitors of an alleged poisoner, a jilted bride, and a murderer who faked his own death. Ray Shayler, a guide at Scotney Castle, near Lamberhurst in Kent, said one of the…...