A werewolf attacks a man
Hans Baldung Grien
From Die Emeis (1516)
Guest Contributor: Deborah Hyde
Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg (1445-1510), the ‘Doctor Keisersperg’ of the caption above,...
Hayley Stevens interviews a candidate for our notorious lake monsters
The wels catfish can live for at least thirty years and can grow to incredible...
Hayley Stevens gets her smartphone out and goes ghost-hunting
Imagine the scene - a darkened room, the promise of ghosts. Only a candle illuminates the...
A Bohemian Vampire meets its end
From Les Tribunaux Secrets (1864)
By R. de Montaine
Guest Contributor: Deborah Hyde
The original vampire folklore came from central & eastern...
Kelpie & Lover
Warwick Goble
The Book of Fairy Poetry (1920)
Guest Contributor: Deborah Hyde
‘Water Horses’ of all varieties were usually reckoned to be male. Freshwater kelpies,...
Frontispiece to the third edition of
Saducismus Triumphatus (1700)
Joseph Glanvill
Courtesy of the Mary Evans Picture Library
The tale of the 'Tedworth Drummer' is a classic poltergeist...