Generally Spooky History

We're back! This is Episode 1 of our Scottish Fairies mini-series and we're talking about Brownies: creatures at the friendlier end of the fairy spectrum.  We also featured a trailer of the awesome podcast Haunted or Hoax which you should definitely check out. If you'd like to support the podcast please consider leaving us a review! Or you can  order some delicious Bird and Blend Tea through this...

In this absolutely epic tale, Eilidh tells Kieran about the Jacobite uprising and the bloody and tragic battle of Culloden in 1746. It's our longest episode yet and the one we are most proud of so we hope you enjoy it! If you'd like to support the podcast please consider leaving us a review! Or you can  order some delicious Bird and Blend Tea through this link. Use voucher code SPOOKTEA at checkou...

We have such a good story for you this week, we're talking about Agnes Randolph - a complete badass who stood up for herself against a literal army. If you'd like to support the podcast please consider leaving us a review! Or you can  order some delicious Bird and Blend Tea through this link. Use voucher code SPOOKTEA at checkout to receive a free sample pack of tea! You can also  join us over on...

We're here and we have a really cool story for you this week: we're talking about Coinneach Odhar, the Brahan Seer. Could he really see into the future? Did he actually exist? Come listen and find out! Help And Support Ukraine -  https://www.unrefugees.org.uk/take-action/how-to-help-ukraine/ If you'd like to support the podcast please consider leaving us a review! Or you can  order some delicious...

This week we have a very serious episode for you. Today we're talking about the notorious and deadly Scottish Haggis. We discuss it's hiding spots, it's attack methods, and of course why you need to be careful if you're going to go into the Scottish mountains. Help And Support Ukraine -  https://www.unrefugees.org.uk/take-action/how-to-help-ukraine/ If you'd like to support the podcast please cons...

We have a tragic and spooky ghost story for you this week, we're really going back to our roots! We're off to Comlongon Castle near Dumfries to tell you all about Marion Carruthers. Come and decide for yourself: is she the Green Lady haunting Comlongon? Help And Support Ukraine -  https://www.unrefugees.org.uk/take-action/how-to-help-ukraine/ If you'd like to support the podcast please consider le...

Come and listen to the story of the Kinloch brothers and the role they played in the creation of the insanity defence...  Help And Support Ukraine -  https://www.unrefugees.org.uk/take-action/how-to-help-ukraine/ If you'd like to support the podcast please consider leaving us a review! Or you can  order some delicious Bird and Blend Tea through this link. Use voucher code SPOOKTEA at checkout to r...

Come and join us for a mega-episode this week - we're tackling the famous and looong history of Stirling Castle - almost a thousand years of antics!   We chat about Robert the Bruce, the infamous Douglas Murder and the spectral Green Lady that haunts the castle halls - you won't want to miss it! Thank you so much for supporting the podcast and apologies if we sound a bit strange, we're both a bit...

For the first time here on the podcast, we're chatting conspiracy theories! We're chatting about the legends of Roslin Castle and Roslin Chapel, and the connections to the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail... wild, I know! We're both super interested to hear what you think about this episode, since so much of it is heatedly debated!  Help And Support Ukraine - https://www.unrefugees.org.uk/take-a...

We're going a little bit more serious this week, since we're talking about the collapse of the Tay Bridge. Come and join us to learn more about what actually happened. Help And Support Ukraine - https://www.unrefugees.org.uk/take-action/how-to-help-ukraine/ If you'd like to support the podcast please consider leaving us a review! Or you can order some delicious Bird and Blend Tea through this link...

It's a very gory tale this week, so I hope you're prepared... Eilidh is telling Kieran all the gruesome details of the Sawney Bean tale, but is everything all it seems? Help And Support Ukraine - https://www.unrefugees.org.uk/take-action/how-to-help-ukraine/ If you'd like to support the podcast please consider leaving us a review! Or you can order some delicious Bird and Blend Tea through this lin...

We're back with Season 3, baby!   And we're discussing the wild story of Margaret Aitken, the famous Scottish witchfinder and Marion Walker, the woman that exposed both Margaret... and the Scottish Kirk! Help And Support Ukraine - https://www.unrefugees.org.uk/take-action/how-to-help-ukraine/ If you'd like to support the podcast please consider leaving us a review! Or you can order some delicious...

It's happened! Some of you lovely listeners sent in your ghost stories and now we're reading them out. There are some excellent stories included and we're so excited to share them with you! If you want to be included in a future episode send us your ghost story to generallyspooky@gmail.com And as always if you'd like to support the podcast please consider leaving us a review! Or you can order some...

Merry Christmas! Here's a bonus episode as a christmas present from us to you. It's actually something we recorded on Halloween where we found 5 spooky stories from reddit and read them to each other. Unsure of when to release it (since Kieran didn't get organised enough to release it on Halloween) we decided to make it a christmas special, we had a lot of fun and we think you'll love it.  If you'...

In our Season 2 finale, Eilidh tells Kieran about the amazing legend of the Stone of Destiny - the real sandstone block used to crown Scotland's monarchs for centuries. Come and join us to hear about how the Stone was stolen not once, but twice! If you'd like to support the podcast please consider leaving us a review! You can also join us over on Patreon for loads of cool stuff: Get access to new...

This week, Eilidh tells Kieran about the infamous Glencoe Massacre - a brutal betrayal that meant disaster for the MacDonald clan in 1692, and became one of the darkest moments in Scotland's history. If you want to support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a review. We'd really appreciate it!  Or you can  order some delicious Bird and Blend Tea through this link.  Use voucher code SPOOKTEA a...

This week, Eilidh and Kieran sit back and chat about the kelpies - infamous creatures from Scottish mythology, known for haunting rivers and luring the unsuspecting to their deaths... If you want to support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a review. We'd really appreciate it!  Or you can  order some delicious Bird and Blend Tea through this link.  Use voucher code SPOOKTEA at checkout to re...

This week Eilidh tells Kieran about Skaill House in Orkney, a 400-year-old mansion with a neolithic village on its doorstep. It's little wonder that ghosts are rumored to wander its halls... Join us for one of our most haunted episodes yet! If you want to support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a review. We'd really appreciate it!  Or you can  order some delicious Bird and Blend Tea throug...

This week, Eilidh tells Kieran all about Culzean Castle - a haunted fortress perched on the cliffs of Ayrshire. We discuss the ghostly piper trapped in the castle's caves; the story of a young slave who started a new life in the grounds; a man roasted alive by a jealous rival; and the curse of Archibald Kennedy... If you want to support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a review. We'd really...

In this exciting episode, Eilidh tells Kieran about the Appin murder, a murder mystery from 250 years ago! In the wake of the Jacobite uprising power is being grabbed and people are suffering from it, an assassin seeks revenge but who was the killer? If you want to support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a review. We'd really appreciate it!  You can also join us over on Patreon for loads o...

In this week's episode, Eilidh and Kieran talk about the House of Dun, its interesting history, headless ghosts, and battling knights. If you want to support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a review. We'd really appreciate it!  You can also join us over on Patreon for loads of cool stuff: Get access to new episodes a whole week before anyone else  Gain access to extra mini-episodes every t...

In episode 2, Eilidh and Kieran discuss the tragic life of Mary, Queen of Scots and her 18-and-a-half year imprisonment. Come and learn about the suspicious assassination of her husband, Mary's quest to become queen of Scotland and England and find out about the events that helped lead to the Witch Trials, which we discussed in our Witchcraft Mini-Series! If you want to support the podcast, please...

Welcome to season 2! In this exciting first episode, Eilidh and Kieran discuss Edinburgh's Greyfriars Kirkyard and the mysterious Mackenzie Poltergeist who's said to haunt it. Not only that but they share a theory that the Mackenzie Poltergeist might not be who everyone suspects it is Plus, as an extra special treat to start off the season, Eilidh and Kieran talk about their experiences while visi...

We've saved the strangest and wildest story for last in our Scottish Witchcraft mini-series... trust us! Listen as Eilidh tells Kieran the unbelievably story of famed medium, Helen Duncan.   If you want to support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a review. We'd really appreciate it!  Or you can  order some delicious Bird and Blend Tea through this link.  Use voucher code SPOOKTEA at checkou...

In this special mini-series episode, Eilidh tells Kieran the fascinating and baffling story of Isobel Gowdie and her incredible "confessions". If you want to support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a review. We'd really appreciate it!  Or you can  order some delicious Bird and Blend Tea through this link.  Use voucher code SPOOKTEA at checkout to receive a free sample pack of tea! You can...