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What is Creepypasta? The Digital Folklore That Invaded Our Nightmares

October 2, 2025 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Get a fright with our guide to Creepypasta, the viral horror stories that define modern online culture. Read summaries of the genre’s most terrifying characters.

Half-Goat Women and Headless Drummers: Uncovering Edinburgh’s Eerie Past

September 1, 2025 by Andrew Leave a Comment

A new tour in Edinburgh is unearthing the city’s darkest myths and legends. Are these just spooky stories, or do they hint at a more mysterious past?

Where you might actually find Fantastic Beasts

December 8, 2016 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Fan of Harry Potter and the spin-off Fantastic Beasts? Many of the monsters from the Potterverse are drawn from mythology, inspired by old folktales and stories. Sykes Cottages have put together a collection of monster posters to follow on from the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Is the idea you’re supposed to […]

10 types of spirits that could be haunting your home

January 6, 2015 by Andrew 11 Comments

Do you think your home might be haunted? Perhaps your flat gets strangely cold at night? Does your apartment develop eerily dark shadows or do you sometimes catch sight of things just at the corner of your sight when you’re awake at midnight? If you do believe your house is haunted then you might be […]

Learn the real history of vampires

November 2, 2013 by Andrew Leave a Comment

This animation is fun and easy to watch. It’ll teach you about vampires; real vampires. Okay, this educational video talks about where, why and how the stories about vampires came into being and how they spread. One to watch? You bet your life it is. In Pure Spirit Did you know all these myths and […]

Are bats scary? What about baby bats with hiccups?

June 22, 2012 by Andrew 2 Comments

Are you scared of bats? Some people certainly are. Other people are worried about the diseases that bats are believed to carry. That said; I’ll be surprised if anyone is too terrified by the video above. Sure, Jim loses a glove in his attempt to rescure the bat, and that might be scary to some […]

8 animal misconceptions begging to be corrected

February 14, 2012 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Bats are not blind. Dogs see colour. Goldfish have a memory. This rather clever video from CPG Grey joins his collection of useful debunks. In this particular collecton of misconceptions we feature some rather cute frogs, dogs and bats and learn to understand nature’s wonder a little more. In Pure Spirit How many of those […]

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