New Ghost Stories

Just four walls and one window. It’s cramped. It’s claustrophobic. And the view is absolutely terrifying. A lot of scary stories begin with someone moving into a haunted house. But as housing costs have risen, and our living spaces have gotten smaller, it was inevitable that the supernatural should occur in increasingly confined spaces. You might apply stone tape theory to a sinister case like thi...

He’s manipulative. He’s abusive. And he talks to himself in the dark. Will she leave him before he totally loses his grip? Injustice and guilt are behind many supernatural stories. Spirits from the past return to enact revenge on the living for horrific and evil acts in many classic tales. And even though these are scary stories, there’s something comforting about that. Because these stories are a...

Dr Hesselius, a practitioner of ‘metaphysical medicine’, relates the case of the Reverend Mr Jennings, a genial clergyman with a not-too-genial travelling companion. The Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu is one of the all-time great authors of ghostly tales and is cited as an influence by great supernatural authors such as M.R. James, Henry James, and E.F. Benson. A master of gothic atmosphere, his st...

His home is flooded. Christmas is ruined. Now a ghost from the past has returned, to remind him where it all went wrong. Our chilling ghost story for Christmas this year is about a man who has reached a crossroads in his life. It’s natural to be reflective in the festive season; another year is almost over, and we all find ourselves reconnecting with friends and family past and present. Some years...

They met every summer. Their love for each other grew and grew. And then in a flash, it was all over. There is something gothic about the British seaside on a grey day, especially when it’s off-season. Case no. 70 is a slow-burner. There won’t be any jump scares early on in this episode. But the ending packs the kind of gut-punch that few uncanny tales do. If you'd like to become a patron, just vi...

In the midst of a mental breakdown, one man’s demons take on a terrifyingly real form. And they wait for him every day, at Liverpool Street Station. Some ghost stories cut to the bone more than others. This is a very personal story about someone in crisis. It's conceivable that what occurs is an extrapolation of that crisis, a kind of terrifying fantasy they’ve made in their mind. And that’s frigh...

We discover why all the clocks in the clock museum stop at 4:30 every day. And it’s going to give a young boy the fright of his life. This spooky story is one of only a few historical horror stories in my archive. It takes place a century ago in a small village, and it could have its roots centuries earlier. It may appeal to fans of M.R. James due to its antiquarian setting, but unlike his classic...

A childish prank gets increasingly intense, putting a mother and her daughter in danger. Case 50 is a haunted house case that takes us out to the Cornish coast, where a young mother must protect herself and her daughter against a paranormal force that may be mischievous, but it presents a real danger to them both. If you'd like to become a patron, just visit https://www.patreon.com/newghoststories...

She calls every night. The message is always the same – she needs to be rescued. But she may be dead already. Case 47 is a rarity in my supernatural archive. This is a horror story that ends with a little ray of hope, although there’s a still a great deal of terror to experience before you get there. Is this a case of fiction overtaking the facts? Only you can decide. I'm so happy I gave up my lan...

An author of ghost stories is excited to find his home is haunted. But the ghost doesn't take kindly to his guests. Case 26 was the first of my supernatural investigations to bear fruit. The first where I felt confident that there was no evidence that clearly disproved the subject's scary account. That this story might possibly be true. It’s hard to describe this kind of entity, whether it’s a res...