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

Situated on the River Ouse, this magnificent building which dates from 1445 has played host to a cast of famous characters from the history of Britain including notable royals and criminals. It’s long and colourful history has left left its mark in the form of the many ghosts and ghouls said to stalk it’s impressive corridors and chambers. This includes phantom monks, voices calling out in empty r...

One of the most haunted houses in America, if not the world, this previously unassuming property was the scene of a mass murder back in November of 1974, which appears to have kickstarted some absolutely horrifying paranormal activity, including slime oozing from the walls, family members levitating in their bed, and a demonic red-eyed pig monster. After just 28 days the family fled their new home...

Built on foundations dating back to the Roman occupation of Britain, this castle, constructed in 1258, has been the focus of studies for 30 years, due to the incredible frequency of the paranormal occurrences. Occurrences including babies crying, children singing, and shadowy figures. An experienced team of paranormal investigators came to the castle to conduct an investigation, but no sooner had...

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'd join me for that investigation in early 2013, and I'd talk you through every aspect of the ghost hunt, and you'd hear actual audio from the investigation, as it happened.  It was one hell of a night. This is a short teaser...

Below Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile lies a historic close that was once a thriving community in it’s own right, open to the skies above, and named, unusually for the 17th century for a woman who was the most successful businesswoman here until her death in 1644. The building of the Royal Exchange in the 18th century spelled the end for this place, and it would be, eventually, buried beneath the ci...

Originally released for Patreons in September, I hope you enjoy this very special episode.  Picking up where we left off at the end of episode 3, lets revisit Chillingham Castle, a place of torture, suffering, murder, and betrayal.  In this 95-minute special, you'll join me for an investigation in early 2015, and I'll talk you through every aspect of the ghost hunt, and you'll hear actual audio fr...

Christmas is a wonderous time for those people who celebrate it, where families and friends get together and exchange presents, watch Christmas movies, play games, and gorge themselves silly on enormous roast dinners. It’s also a time, traditionally, of telling one another scary tales. The 1963 Christmas song, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” even features the line “There'll be scary gho...

The only Victorian era prison still standing in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland, was once known as Europe’s Alcatraz. Dating from 1845, this was a place of incarceration and execution. It closed in 1996 and ever since visitors have reported all manner of paranormal occurrences such as things moving of their own accord, voices from empty cells, and ghosts have been seen and photographed.  I...

Following on from where episode 7 and 8 leave off, I conducted the only paranormal investigation allowed at the Wheatsheaf pub in the last decade.  This is a sneak peek at the fourth Patreon episode, which includes audio from the actual investigation, so you can hear what happened, as it happened.  You can become a Patreon for £3 a month (which is completely flexible and can be cancelled whenever...

In a remote location, high above the North Sea, this castle has over 700 years of history, a turbulent past which has left it as a ruinous reminder of the violence and bloodshed that Northumberland has witnessed. This castle is said to be home to a number of spirits that were tied to the building in life, and most famously is the setting of a famous Northumbrian legend of a knight’s quest to save...

One of London’s best-known cemeteries, in fact it’s considered one of London’s magnificent seven Victorian graveyards. Dating back to 1839, there are believed to be around 170,000 bodies buried beneath the ground here. This graveyard has earned a frightening reputation in more recent years with stories of men clad in all black conducting dark rituals here. Spooks and specters flit about quickly be...

A building designed to scare, disgust and terrify. Creepy, lifelike mannequins made up like torture victims, or a cannibalistic feast. Actors telling stories of the darkest periods in the history of this city, a city that we’ve visited on two previous podcast episodes. However could it actually be haunted? I investigated this location a decade ago, and received the biggest fright of my life. Let's...

Best known for its link to the witch trials of 1612, which saw eight women and two men executed by hanging for witchcraft. Ever since this particular location in Lancashire has been linked to paranormal occurrences blamed for the witches who were accused and convicted of practising their dark arts right here. Every Halloween ghost hunters flock to this location, for it has been said by many to be...

In 1867, a psychiatric hospital was opened in Victoria, Australia, and for the next 126 years it would carry out horrendous medical procedures, without consent, or anesthetic.  13,000 died at Aradale, and today there are countless reports of visitors being bitten and scratched by unseen assailants, and disembodied screams and cries are heard along the empty corridors. This location has a terrifyin...

I investigated Edinburgh Vaults in November 2012, and this is episode 10 but with added audio from the investigation. You can hear it as it happened. This is a sneak peek at the third Patreon episode. You can become a Patreon for £3 a month (which is completely flexible and can be cancelled whenever you choose), and get access to this very special episode RIGHT NOW, as well as early access to all...

In 1985 a tunnel was found by a Scottish international rugby player, that led to an enormous underground complex, that had once been a thriving, lawless, city beneath Edinburgh.  This is a very paranormally active place indeed, with one malevolent phantom in particular being very unappreciative of the visitors who come here daily on tours. I investigated this location a decade ago, and encountered...

Following our the theme of our Halloween ghost walk of York, I investigated Middlethorpe Hall Hotel in York in October 2011, and here is all of the detail about what happened on that dark, scary, night. I read the chapter from my book Ghosts of York in it's entirety. This is a sneak peek at the second Patreon episode. You can become a Patreon for £3 a month (which is completely flexible and can be...

IT'S HALLOWEEN! It is the time of year tailor made for stories of ghosts and ghouls, and I don’t aim to disappoint, as this will be a very special show, to celebrate a very special time of year. Tonight, turn the lights down low, and join me as I guide you through a special Halloween ghost walk through the haunted streets of one of the most haunted cities on earth. Let's, together, ask the questio...

Part two of a two-part special sees us return to the Wheatsheaf public house in West Boldon, Tyne and Wear made news worldwide in late 2004 when a psychic night for charity was the catalyst for a series of events so incredible, and horrifying, that the Discovery Channel turned it into an episode for their “A Haunting” series, which was watched by over 20 million people. The pub, which was named th...

Part one of a two-part special sees us heading to the Wheatsheaf public house in West Boldon, Tyne and Wear made news worldwide in late 2004 when a psychic night for charity was the catalyst for a series of events so incredible, and horrifying, that the Discovery Channel turned it into an episode for their “A Haunting” series, which was watched by over 20 million people. The pub, which was named t...

An 800-year-old former-inn regularly placed at the top of lists of the most haunted places in the world. A place so dark and dangerous that the once Bishop of Gloucester, the Rev John Yates, is said to have tried and failed to exorcise the building and was quoted in the Western Daily Press as saying it was "the evilest place I have ever had the misfortune to visit.” A building constructed atop a 5...

Dating back almost 2000 years, the Colosseum stands today as one of the new "Seven Wonders", and is one of the most recognisable, and most visited, landmarks on earth.  For five centuries men, women, and animals were brutally killed in front of a crowd of up to 80,000 in gladiator battles, animal hunts, and executions. Around 400,000 humans and over a million animals were slain here, all for the e...

One of the best-known landmarks in England, The Tower of London is famed for the Crown Jewels, the Beefeaters, and the Ravens that have stood guard for centuries. It's also famous as being a prison, where torture and execution took place. Left in it's wake is a cast of celebrity ghosts, including Guy Fawkes, Anne Boleyn, a grizzly bear, and something called the Nameless Thing. Let's together look...

Following on from where episode 3 leaves off, I conducted another paranormal investigation at Chillingham Castle in January 2015, and what a night we had! This is a sneak peek at the first ever Patreon episode, which is over 90 minutes long, and includes audio from the actual investigation, so you can hear what happened, as it happened.  You can become a Patreon for £3 a month (which is completely...

Chillingham Castle is considered one of the most haunted places on planet earth. The 800-year-old fortress is home to a terrifying cast of ghosts such as the Blue Boy and the castle torturer John Sage.  Let's look at the history, hauntings, and find out what would happen when Rob would lead a small team of ghost hunters into the heart of Northumberland, to spend a night inside one of the scariest...