Haunted UK Fiction

In the village of willerby, a mysterious creature makes it's presence felt after newcomers awaken it... "On the two-minute walk home, Sally and Dan picked their starlit way back to their cottage and felt – at last – Willerby was home.  There was a note pinned to their front door: Things don’t lie still in Willerby. You must be more careful. Here to help when you’re ready..." What begins as a peace...

A hidden path. A quiet town. Some shortcuts should never be taken. “We were between two hedges… a narrow passage where the light didn’t fall quite right. ‘Dad?’ she said. ‘Look up… slowly now.’” In the town of Willerby, certain paths promise to save time. But those who take them don’t always come back. This original paranormal horror story explores liminal spaces, missing children, and the terrify...

A haunting story born of tragedy, a ghost that lingers just long enough to be remembered... "I turned. A boy sat at the far end of the bench... I felt as if something about him was off, not eerie or wrong, just off as if he was somehow dimmer and softer. Like the light didn’t catch him quite the same way it did other things…" This episode is dedicated to the memory of Jonas In a moment of stillnes...

A new flat. A lingering presence. A wartime ghost that refuses to leave. “Jane lay perfectly still, barely breathing… the smell of tobacco hung heavy in the air, as if someone sat in the chair by the window, smoking and watching her sleep.” What begins as unfamiliar sounds in a new home quickly turns into something far more unsettling, a presence tied to the past, lingering in the shadows of a Bar...

A coffin in the back of a van. An ancient friendship. Not all vampires are what you expect. “Godfrey stirred in his coffin, pressing his hands against his ears as the battered van rattled along the A5… Cedric claimed he remembered the Romans building it, but Godfrey knew better. Cedric always lied...” Travelling through the night, two unlikely companions carry secrets older than the road beneath t...

There is no drama such as that of a theatre ghost... "There was a gentle rapping on the door, which caused him to start. He reckoned it must be Francis, an old friend coming to check on him after he had walked away, or a runner, summoning him to set for further rehearsals. The knocks on the door started to get louder as he walked towards it…" Backstage, where shadows linger and echoes never quite...

A haunted painting. A trapped spirit. An escape that comes at a terrible cost... “It has been many nights since someone has come. I stare at the nail before nudging the fallen picture frame with my foot… Should I really be enticing someone to this fate?” Inside the frame, something waits. Watching. Hoping. Desperate to be free. This original paranormal ghost story explores cursed objects, spiritua...

A ouija board. A new house. Something that should never have been invited in... “At first, the planchette barely moved… But as the night grew darker, the whispers grew louder. It spelled out a name: Martha. A date: 1863. And then, suddenly: RUN.” What begins as a harmless game quickly turns into something far more dangerous when a family unknowingly makes contact with a presence that refuses to st...

A deal with the devil. A rising star. A curse that always comes due at 27... Johnny’s life is on the edge of something bigger... bigger crowds, bigger music, bigger dreams. But when a stranger starts talking about old crossroads deals and forgotten bargains, success begins to feel… earned in the wrong way. “This night, however, Duke came over after the gig and introduced himself…” Inspired by the...

A creature stalks the forest. A ghost returns at the same time… every night. “She opens her mouth to shout but no sound comes. No one believes her anyway. Footsteps stop. The skirt stops. There, outside her room now. Always at seven o’clock…” In this chilling episode, two haunting tales unfold — one rooted in dark folklore, the other in a moment that refuses to end:  Okuri Inu – a sinister presenc...

A ghost train. A night shift. A tragedy that never stops replaying. Dave has worked nights for years — but something at the level crossing refuses to stay in the past. Each shift, the same events unfold… and tonight feels different. “Dave froze as he had every night since he took on the nights Officer job a decade ago…” This original paranormal horror story explores residual hauntings, ghostly loo...

This is Steve from the Haunted UK Podcast with a very special announcement and request. We’re calling all writers, storytellers and creators of tales of the Paranormal and Supernatural. Do you have a spine-tingling story that's too chilling to keep to yourself? If the answer is yes, then wherever you are in the world…The Haunted UK Fiction podcast wants to hear from you!! We're on the hunt for ori...