How did Halloween emerge in the mists of ancient Ireland; how has it helped us deal with horror, disorder & death; & where did trick-and-treating come from?| David Castleton Blog - The Serpent's Pen
Phantom black dogs reputedly haunt many parts of Britain. These terrifying hounds roam lonely moorland paths, urban alleys & London jails ...| David Castleton Blog - The Serpent's Pen
In 1970s London, a dark presence was said to haunt Highgate Cemetery. The Highgate Vampire sparked media panic, mass hysteria & two young vampire hunters ...| David Castleton Blog - The Serpent's Pen
A vampire is said to have menaced Croglin village, Cumbria. Issuing at night from a churchyard vault, it entered a young woman's room and bit| David Castleton Blog - The Serpent's Pen
London's Kensal Green Cemetery is linked to a macabre ghost legend. A wealthy publisher stumbles upon the grave of a long-abandoned lover ...| David Castleton Blog - The Serpent's Pen
In 1954, hundreds of children joined a hunt for the Gorbals Vampire, a boy-eating ghoul said to haunt Glasgow's Southern Necropolis. A major moral panic ...| David Castleton Blog - The Serpent's Pen