How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on Earth

In this episode we conclude a very special series of episodes as for a third, and final time, you will join me in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, where, in August of this year, 2023, I conducted a paranormal investigation at a former railway. Not only will I tell you every aspect of what happened throughout the evening, but you’ll hear audio from the night itself, so you can hear what happened, exactly...

As we enter October, the scariest month of the year, we continue our very special series of episodes in which you’ll join me as part of a paranormal investigation I conducted at a former railway in August of this year, 2023. Not only will I tell you every aspect of what happened throughout the evening, but you’ll hear audio from the night itself, so you can hear what happened, exactly as it happen...

In the first of a trilogy of special episodes in which you'll join me as part of a paranormal investigation I conducted at the former railway in August of this year, 2023. Not only will I tell you every aspect of what happened throughout the evening, but you’ll hear audio from the night itself, so you can hear what happened, exactly as it happened. Tonight, in the first of a three-part special, le...

On the night of the 26th August 2023 I made the short 20 minute drive to the village of Springwell in Sunderland to investigate Bowes Railway Museum. But what happened when my team and I joined an organised investigation to conduct a ghost hunt in this former railway once darkness fell? In this episode not only will I tell you all about the location and our investigation, but you’ll hear actual au...

This week we return to my native north east and explore a Roman fort dating from the 2nd century where a skeletal Roman warrior still stands on guard, a transport museum where a navy aircraft shudders and shakes for seemingly no reason, a museum where an Egyptian mummy roams after dark, and an old railway where former staff members remain in death. This week we ask, just how haunted are the museum...

Let's head to Wales and step inside a fortress standing on a site with almost 2000 years occupation. This castle was built in the late 11th century in the centre of this capital city which was grown around it. Today it is a breathtaking place to visit, but is also the haunt of all manner of nightmarish phantoms and creatures. This week we ask, just how haunted is Cardiff Castle? Support How Haunte...

This week we continue our time in one of the scariest counties in England. We will once again wander the ancient corridors, climb the historic towers, and look at the many, many ghosts that lurk here in the castles of England’s most northern county. This week we ask again, just how haunted are the castles of Northumberland? Support How Haunted? by subscribing and leaving a review. You can become a...

This time out we head into the heart of a country which has had its history and landscaped shaped by the effect of wars, skirmishes, bloodshed, torture, suffering and death. And its the castles that are our focus, those ancient battle-scarred fortresses that were pivotal to the defence of England’s most northerly county. In the first of a two-part special let us ask just how haunted are the castle...

This time out we're heading back to Ireland, and to a castle that’s origins are unclear, but it was most likely built in around 1250. There are a huge number of paranormal entities said to call this castle home, which include two little girls called Emily and Charlotte seen running and playing throughout the castle, a Red Lady who was imprisoned here. She was raped and impregnated here, her baby w...

A castle built in the 13th century which now operates as a four star hotel is home to all manner of things that go bump in the night. In the Robert the Bruce room people see a figure walking through their room on a spiral staircase which no longer exists, and a shadowy figure which walks through the wall in the Wallace Suite. But there’s so much more. But what would I experience when my team and I...

This week How Haunted? turns 50, so to commemorate this milestone we’re doing something a little different. You will join me live from England’s Second City, as I take you along on a tour through the city and tell you of the scariest, darkest, bloodiest places to be found here. This week you join me on location in the West Midlands, and we ask just how haunted is Birmingham? Support How Haunted? b...

Originally released for Patreons in February, I hope you enjoy this very special episode. In 1839 work commenced to build a tunnel over two miles long beneath the streets of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the north east of England, this was to get coal to the River Tyne. In later years it would provide shelter to the people of the city during German bombing raids during World War 2. It was then left empty...

In the heart of Cumbria in the north west of England is a glacial lake which holds a dark secret. In the mid-19th century a woman was held beneath the water’s surface by her lover until she was dead. Today she is seen walking from the lake, to the sheer horror of anyone who sees her. With alleged alien encounters and a legend of a ruined village beneath the centre of the lake, is there more to thi...

A 15th century castle built on the site of a 1st century fort, is the haunt of a whole host of ghosts that were linked to this place in life, and have not been able to move on in death. A nursemaid who was accidently responsible for the death of the owner of the castle’s child was punished by her own life being taken, the ghost of a one-eyed woman, and the tormented soul of the treacherous nephew...

Last week we began our spooky tour of the most haunted city in the United States of America, a place with a rich history and a reputation worldwide for its ghosts. From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War, it has seen its fair share of death and destruction. And some say that the spirits of those who died here still linger in the shadows. This week we conclude our time in the haunted south of A...

A tourist attraction in the heart of one of the scariest cities anywhere on earth, offering frightening fun to families who enjoy ghoulish and gory stories told by actors made up as characters from this city’s dark past. When the public have gone home, and this intentionally creepy building is left empty and silence, could there be more to it than meets the eye?  With rumours of strange lights app...

Founded in 1733, this American city is home to hotels, pubs, graveyards, shops and more that all have one thing in common. They have ghosts. Having earned a reputation the world over for its ghosts and ghouls to be found at every turn, we are going to embark on a two-part special that will see me give you a guided tour of the haunted hotspots. So, tonight, join me as we spend some time across the...

Transylvania is a place synonymous with all things paranormal, a region so scary it should be twinned with Jurassic Park. And of course it is known as the home of the vampire. I promise that we will return to Transylvania in a future episode with the focus firmly on those neck-obsessed, nocturnal, coffin-dwelling, shapeshifting creatures, but this time out we’re looking at a forest located within...

Originally released for Patreons in January, I hope you enjoy this very special episode.  Picking up where we left off at the end of episode 18, I head back north of the border to Edinburgh, and once again investigate Mary King's Close. In this special episode, you'll join me for that investigation in early 2013, and I'll talk you through every aspect of the ghost hunt, and you'll hear actual audi...

Nestled on the lush island of Jamaica lies an enigmatic manor shrouded in mystery and macabre tales. A grand hall with elegant Georgian architecture and captivating allure, holds a haunted past that has gripped the imagination of locals and visitors alike. It has earned a fearsome reputation originating from slavery, murder, and rumored witchcraft. This week we travel to the Caribbean Island natio...

A disused water tower which some claim may now be used as a secret government base, built atop a hill which was a site of importance to the pagans and the Vikings, and may even be the burial site of the most famous of all of the Vikings who ruled Jorvik. This little known site in haunted York, has seen reports of shadowy figures and disembodied footsteps. So, tonight, join me as we dare to continu...

In 1379 a prisoner made their final journey, the longest journey he would ever make, as his destination was the gallows, where, before a crowd could barely wait to see his dangle by his neck until dead. In 1801 these gallows claimed it’s final victim, and in the 422 years in between hundreds of condemned met their end here, including the most famous highwayman that there ever was. The site where t...

A grand estate built around a house built in 1693, and destroyed by fire in 1977 is said to be the haunt of shadowy figures belonging to those who knew the building so well in life. The stable block, added in 1811, is one of the more active areas. Why this is the case we’ll likely never know. Phantom lights float around the house, and whispering is heard deep in the woodland. Dogs howl and bark wi...

One of the most ancient and mysterious places on Earth. This prehistoric monument has been standing for up to 5,000 years and has been the subject of countless legends and myths. But why are ghostly apparitions and strange floating lights seen moving around the stones here? Hear the remainder of my conversation with Emma from the Weird Wiltshire Blog as we explore the secrets of Stonehenge and its...

With its imposing stones and intricate architecture, this structure has stood as a testament to human ingenuity and skill for millennia. Its construction occurred during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, making it one of the most fascinating, and best known, archaeological sites in the world. Not only that but is has been intrinsically linked to folklore, myth, and the paranormal since the daw...