'The most haunted country in the world'
When I wrote my book ‘Haunted Wales’ (published in 2005), I made the bold assertion on the cover blurb that: ‘Wales is the most haunted country in the world’. My research had uncovered such a wealth of...
View ArticleMold gets spookier
My home town of Mold (Yr Wyddgrug) in Flintshire has a long history of haunting happenings. In fact, I once took a camera crew on a ghost tour of Mold for an HTV programme called 'Night Owls' some...
View ArticleExploring Supernatural Wales
I've just received a new, or shortly to be published, book: 'Exploring Supernatural Wales' by Alvin Nicholas. To quote the blurb: 'The book contains information on over 40 supernatural locations in...
View ArticleThe haunted valley, Glyn Diffwys, near Corwen
Recently, I made a visit to a classic site in haunted Wales, Glyn Diffwys, just off the old A5 near the village of Llangwm. Once upon a time Glyn Diffwys was one of the most visited sites in North...
View ArticleSpooky limerick
Alan Daulby came across an odd litle book that he thought might help him with his dauntless efforts to learn Welsh. It's called 'Cerddi Dwli' (which means something like 'Nonsense Verse') and is by...
View ArticleSolution to the riddle
Mr Daulby has come up with his own translation (possibly with some help!) of the limerick below:A boy who lived in LlansannanSaw ghosts everywhereUntil one night he sawOne rise out of the...
View ArticleThe Beast of Brymbo and other horrors from Wales
My new website, Uncanny UK, went live on Hallowe'en night with a range of articles on ghosts, witchcraft, fairies and strange creatures. If you haven't already visited Uncanny UK, I do hope you'll give...
View ArticleThe Gwyllgi, Black Dogs of Welsh folklore
The second part of the 'Beast of Brymbo' story has been uploaded on Uncanny UK, with witness Malcolm Jones's account of a huge, unidentifiable animal he saw one evening in the early 1970s.His...
View ArticleAlien Big Cats on the prowl
One of the two articles recently uploaded on www.uncannyuk.co.uk gives a brief outline of the so-called Alien Big Cats that are so often reported prowling round the countryside.Almost every county in...
View ArticleReturn of the ghost of Ty Gwernen
In 1992, my book 'Haunted Clwyd' included a story from Gwernymynydd, in Flintshire. Ty Gwernen, a lovely old house on the hillside overlooking Mold, was lovingly restored by Dave and Ann Johnson and is...
View ArticleOdd coincidences still intrigue
Since writing the previous Haunted Wales blog, I have cause to mention the Johnson family again but this time in my Uncanny UK blog at http://uncannyuk.blogspot.comThe story ties in with an article...
View ArticleThe Carmarthenshire Ghost train
The most recent ghost story on Uncanny UK concerns a poltergeist that caused mayhem in an old farmhouse near St Asaph over the Christmas period of 1812. I took the story from a manuscript letter that...
View ArticleHaunted Anglesey
The latest true ghost story on Uncanny UK has been taken from the book 'Haunted Anglesey' by Bunty Austin. The weird encounter described actually took place in Scotland, not Wales, but was told to...
View ArticleHairy and scary
The latest article in the 'Weird Creatures' section of Uncanny UK is about Woodwoses: wild, hairy people who feature in medieval myth. Some think they may be a race memory of pre-Homo sapiens homonids...
View ArticleThe ghost of Brithdir Mawr
In my 1992 book 'Haunted Clwyd' (ISBN: 0-86381-218-X), I described the fascinating Brithdir Mawr, a house nestling on the lower slopes of Moel Fammau, near the hamlet of Tafarn-y-Gelyn, in Flintshire....
View ArticleWeird Wrexham
Wrexham may well be the most haunted town in Wales; certainly in North Wales. Every year I learn of new ghostly experiences here. Of course, it's a big, busy place which spreads out into many satellite...
View ArticleThe scent of time
The latest article on http://www.uncannyuk.co.uk/ is about ghostly smells. These are quite common phenomena, although not as common as I would expect considering how evocative the sense of smell is.A...
View ArticleIn the news
My last Haunted Wales blog intimating that Wrexham may be the most haunted town in Wales was picked up by NWN Media journalist Rob Bellis, who, with colleague Joanne Shone, turned it into a double page...
View ArticleGhost caught on camera at Chirk Castle?
Following on from the piece about this blog in the 'Evening Leader' newspaper, the publication has carried a front page article about a photograph of an alleged ghost taken at Chirk Castle, near...
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