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Are there ghosts at Turton Tower?

October 28, 2011 by Andrew 3 Comments

Turton Tower is a Grade I listed building as well as a scheduled ancient monument. It will open to ghost hunters for the first time this year; after refusing access to Most Haunted over concerns that filming equipment would damage the property. It is believed that the de Lathom family occupied Turton Tower around the […]

The headless horseman of Chavenage House

October 28, 2011 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Chavenage House is an old building. It is an Elizabethan era manor just northwest of Tetbury in Gloucestershire England. The house has been used as a set for a few TV programs and films; including The Ghost of Greville Lodge, the Hercule Poirot story The Mysterious Affair at Styles and featured in scenes from Bonekickers. […]

The ghost at the Lower Buck Inn, Waddington, shows its face to photographer

July 14, 2011 by Andrew Leave a Comment

The Lower Buck Inn is a very old English inn. It’s been the village of Waddington, right at its heart, since 1760. Nearby is the church of St Helen which was has parts – still in use – that date back to 1501. Local legend has it that inn was haunted and so a group […]

Chinese city appears mysteriously over river

June 21, 2011 by Andrew Leave a Comment

ITN, Independent Television News, based in the UK has this markable video footage of a city. The footage shows a modern city, with buildings such as skyscrapers and bridges and it looks finished and complete. There is no city. The whole image is believed to be nothing more than a mirage in the mist. You’ll […]

Chilean volcano creates alien landscape on Earth

June 19, 2011 by Andrew 1 Comment

This video shows what was once Lake Nahuel Huapi in Argentina. The eruption of the Puyehue volcano has sent an incredible volume of ash up into the air. Flights have had to be cancelled. The volcanic ash also has significant effects when it comes back down again. Lake Nahuel Huapi has a surface area of […]

A musical tour: Thru Jerusalem

June 19, 2011 by Andrew Leave a Comment

This video is simple and yet both beautiful and effect. This is a musical tour of local artists in the holy city of Jerusalem. This isn’t a mashup of YouTube clips, Kuitman actually walked the streets with a camera, met and recorded the local musicians. There are a lot of instruments in this video, you’ll […]

Stunning time-lapse video from the European Southern Observatory

May 29, 2011 by Andrew 2 Comments

The images in this time lapse video are breath taking – they show nature with clarity and perfection. If your computer can manage it, this video is best watched by selecting the higher P rating in YouTube (down in the bottom menu bar, just along from the timestamp) and flipping to full screen. At times […]

The murder hole ghost of Oystermouth Castle

May 19, 2011 by Andrew 1 Comment

Oystermouth Castle has been built, destroyed and rebuilt more than once. It was first built by William de Londres in 1106. The castle stood for about 10 years before it was destroyed in a conflict with the Welsh. The castle was destroyed again in 1137 and finally rebuilt in stone by the de Braose family […]

Islandmagee witches: 300th anniversary of the last witch trial in Ireland

March 31, 2011 by Andrew 1 Comment

Exactly 300 years ago to the day (March 31st, 2011) Ireland finished its last ever witch trial. No one was burned at the stake, no one was drowned but eight Presbyterian women were sentenced to a year in jail alongside time in public stocks. On market day these “witches” had to suffer the crowds pelting […]

Psychic buried alive at Dudley Castle

March 30, 2011 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Update: If it’s before April 9th, 2011 you can watch Ian Lawman live via this web cam feed. Entertainment and ghost hunting company Fright Nights knows what to do with the TV exorcist and psychic Ian Lawman. They’re going to bury him for a whole week at the haunted Dudley Castle. Lawman, who comes from […]

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