Ancient OriginsFeb 24
For centuries in England, suicides were buried at crossroads with stakes through their hearts. Church and Crown punished them — until Parliament finally outlawed the ritual in 1823.
#DarkHistory #EnglishFolklore #CrossroadsBurial #HauntedBritain #ForgottenRituals
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/articles/staked-through-heart-and-buried-crossroads-%E2%80%93-profane-burial-suicides
unexplainedieSep 29
https://www.unexplained.ie/article/1390-eight-women-and-their-paranormal-experiences-scary-eire-podcast-female-special-episode-mark-manning/ #hauntedireland #hauntedbritain #spookedireland #ghot #stories #storyteller #irishparanormal #paranormal #ireland #britain #podcast #scaryeire #unexplainedie #unexplained
8 Women and Their Paranormal Experiences - Scary Éire Podcast - Female Special

A special Scary Eire episode where eight women from Ireland and England share their chilling encounters with the paranormal.

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Emma LH: Ghost Catcher IslesMay 6, 2025
Stopped at Buckland Abbey on the way back from a week ago Cornwall. Once a monastery, later Drake’s home—rebuilt in 3 days (with the Devil’s help?). His cursed ghost still haunts Dartmoor. Listen closely… you might hear Drake’s Drum beating.
#HauntedBritain #DrakesDrum
Emma LH: Ghost Catcher IslesApr 29, 2025

Last week I stepped into the shadows of Bodmin Jail … and I’m not sure I came out the same.

Built in 1779 by French prisoners of war, this grim fortress once housed the worst of Cornwall’s criminals — and many never left. From overcrowded cells and chilling executions behind closed doors, to the original Long Drop pit still visible today… the atmosphere is thick with echoes of the past.

The haunting history doesn’t stop there. There are public hangings, the last execution in Cornwall, and tales of restless spirits still roaming the halls. Even the old nightclub that once filled these walls couldn’t shake the darkness buried deep in the stone.

Now beautifully restored, the jail blends cutting-edge tech with its eerie past — but trust me, the ghosts haven’t gone anywhere…

Would you dare to visit?

#BodminJail #HauntedBritain #DarkHistory #CornishGhosts #SpookyTravel #ParanormalUK #GhostHunting #BodminHaunting #HistoricHorrors

Show threadMatt PotterSep 22, 2024

Anyway, not kidding about the OCD bit. That became very debilitating as a kid for a while.

Such a huge burden to have to carry at that age, to know that the entire nature of reality depends on you holding certain things together.

But it also makes you despairingly stoical. Hellhounds appear & it’s like, Oh you too, OK, sure, why the fuck not.

#hauntedbritain #ocd #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #mentalhealth #childhood #blackshuck #folkhorror #gothic #hellhound #childhoodmentalhealth #folklore

Show threadMatt PotterSep 22, 2024

But dogs seemed less trivial.

It wasn’t helped by the fact that my grandparents had a large black dog that liked me, so would follow me around silently from room to room when I went to visit them, to be fair.

The number of times I’d see it out of the corner of my eye and be like, ThisisnotEastAnglia. ThisisnotEastAnglia.

#blackshuck #hauntedbritain #folklore #ghosts #britishfolklore #folkhorror #mentalhealth #eastanglia #ocd