“Stingy Jack” had always been known as frugal. Everyone had given up asking for favors or money: there was just no point. Before the words had even left the mouths of those asking, he was making up some excuse as to why he couldn’t, and then sloping off. This meant that he was generally disliked… Continue reading The tales of Jack O’Lantern
Category: Ghosts
The Hexham Heads
Dr Anne Ross was a respected and venerated doctor of ancient British mythology and culture, who had been studying the ancient earthworks in and around Hadrian’s wall. It was here in 1971 she was asked to examine two carven heads found on the site, and to give her professional opinion on them. A few days… Continue reading The Hexham Heads
The Tragedy of Jan Tregeagle
Jan Tregeagle was not loved by the people of Cornwall, so when he died there was no great outpouring of grief in the local area. Hardly anyone attended his funeral, and even less visited the grave in the churchyard. Tregeagle was a frugal man, who spent his days up in his office looking at county… Continue reading The Tragedy of Jan Tregeagle
The Warrior of the Gog Magog Hills
The windswept summits of the Gog Magog hills have always been of incredible strategic importance. From its iron age fort on Wandlebury to queen Boadicea, whoever controlled the hills controlled Cambridgeshire. The hills are shrouded in mystery and legend, with its very name being given to it from two giants, Gog and Magog, who are… Continue reading The Warrior of the Gog Magog Hills
The Headless Horseman of The Staffordshire Moors
The day was fast fading into night when a drunk farmer wandered home on the moors. He had just left the tavern at Onecote, walking back to his farm outside of Leek, when he saw someone riding their horse towards Leek. Thinking that it was one of his neighbours, the farmer called out, asking… Continue reading The Headless Horseman of The Staffordshire Moors
The Dead Men of Burton-on-Trent
The small village of Burton-on-Trent was a quiet place. The community was tight and compacted, and everyone knew each other. So, when one of the members of this community died, almost everyone heard and knew the people. Two men had recently died. They where considered pious, so that earned them a gravestone in the local… Continue reading The Dead Men of Burton-on-Trent