Welcome dear listeners, to our series of ‘Talk Haunts’ – a chat that’s all scary ... just for you. So, grab a hot chocolate, maybe a tea, pull up a chair … because this is Haunted UK Podcast’s Talk Haunts– Defining Ghosts with Loyd Auerbach who is, of course, a world-renowned parapsychologist – known to many as ‘Professor Paranormal’ – with forty-five years of experience investigating the paranormal and over forty years teaching courses in parapsychology.

He is the director of the Office of Paranormal Investigations, president of the Forever Family Foundation and president of the Board of Directors of the Rhine Research Center where he teaches online parapsychology courses. Loyd is also a prolific author and co-author of many titles such as A Paranormal Casebook, ESP Wars: East & West and Psychic Dreaming – alongside many other notable works including fiction.

He can be regularly seen on episodes of The UnXplained, Surviving Death on Netflix as well as a number of other shows on various platforms. 

Join Steve and Marie as they chat with Loyd about his incredible career, what parapsychology involves and how we can define ghosts – as well as many of his ‘ghostbusting’ experiences. This was such an illuminating chat – which may just make you see the world a little differently!

Please check out the extended interview on Haunted UK Podcast Patreon where Loyd tells us about the media mayhem and interest which surrounded him after the Ghostbusters film release in 1984!

For further information on Loyd’s work, books and courses, please visit his website  –  you can also find Loyd on Instagram as Profparanormal and on his YouTube channel @LoydAuerbach.

Presented by Steven Holloway and Marie Waller

Produced by Pink Flamingo Home Studios

Script editor: Marie Waller Proofreading 

The Haunted UK Podcast has teamed up with Northumbria University who are interested in sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis is when people wake up and are unable to move and often see vivid experiences. We would particularly like to hear from people who are over eighteen years old and have paranormal experiences during sleep paralysis.

We are proud to be a part of this fantastic study, and we'd love for all of you listeners to get involved if you've had any experience with sleep paralysis ... no matter how small.

Get in touch using the following links:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ThingsThatBump

[email protected]

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Do you have an interesting story which features the paranormal?  Or even ideas or stance on the paranormal that you would like to discuss?  If so, we would love you to be a guest on Talk Haunts. Please get in touch via:

Website: https://hauntedukpodcast.com/

Instagram:Haunted UK Podcast

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We’re waiting for your stories …

You can support us, access bonus material (including bonus Talk Haunts), join our growing community – and follow us for updates at Haunted UK Podcast Patreon

Thank you!

Welcome dear listeners, to our series of ‘Short Haunts’ – a shot of scary ... just for you. So, grab a hot chocolate, maybe a tea, maybe something stronger … because this is Haunted UK Podcast’s'Short Haunts – A Tale of Two Sightings’.

This is a tale of a former police officer who saw something on his patrols he just can’t forget … and definitely can’t explain. Don’t look up now …

Presented by Steve Holloway

Produced byPink Flamingo Home Studios

Script edited by Marie Waller Proofreading 

Do you have an interesting story which features the paranormal? If so, your story could be featured in our new series ‘Short Haunts’. Please get in touch via:
Website:https://hauntedukpodcast.com/

Instagram:Haunted UK Podcast

Twitter/X: @hauntedukpod

We’re waiting for your stories …

You can support us, access bonus material, join our growing community – and follow us for updates atHaunted UK Podcast Patreon

Thank you so much for listening and supporting us!

Northumbria University and The Haunted UK Podcast need your help. If you have suffered at any time throughout your life with sleep paralysis, then we want to hear from you.

Dr Emma Barkus of Northumbria University, has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology, as well as a PHD in Psychology and Neuroscience. A while ago she approached the Haunted UK Podcast as an avid listener…with a question. Would we be prepared to help out in a scientific study, to try and further understand the condition of sleep paralysis.

You can get in touch directly with the show by emailing us at

[email protected]

and we will provide you with a link directly to the survey.

You can also get in touch with both Emma Barkus and Nick Neave via email, at;

[email protected]

[email protected]

Alternatively, you’ll find posters with all the relevant contact details on our website, which iswww.hauntedukpodcast.com - on our instagram feed @hauntedukpodcast, or on our X account @hauntedukpod.

Thank you so much for listening, and we look forward to hearing from you very soon.

‘Exhausted, he approached his doorstep with heavy footsteps; his eyes glued to the cobblestones – when he heard the clang of something hit the ground … it was a comb, the symbol of the banshee, and when he looked ahead to his doorstep, an old ghostly woman with the longest grey hair looked at him; her face wizened … she silently pointed up to the sky with her fingers …’

The banshee is a Celtic legend who heralds death to families on the island of Ireland; we’ll be exploring her history, her myth – as well as some real-life encounters with this wailing entity. So, sit back, listen but take heed as you do – for this is episode 59 of the Haunted UK Podcast, and we're going to hear the call, the wail, the distant cry and of course: The Tale of the Banshee.

Content warning: This episode does discuss the process of dying and death – please take care. 

Do you have an interesting story which you'd be willing to share with the show? If so, your story could feature in our end of season Listeners’ Stories episodes. Please get in touch with the show via our new Haunted UK Podcast Website, or email us at [email protected], marking the subject as Listener Story.

All stories are treated with the utmost privacy and respect – if you wish to remain anonymous – that's no problem at all. Alternatively, you could drop us a voice note via Instagram, and with your permission, we will play your voice note on the show. It would be great for your voice to bring your very own story to life.

Please check out our new  Haunted UK Podcast Patreon page to support the show and gain access to reams of bonus content such as our new series ‘Tour Haunts’ and interview series ‘Talk Haunts’– as well as early access to ad-free episodes and lots more. Thank you so much for supporting us here at Haunted UK Podcast – we can’t wait for you to listen – and join our growing community!

We’re waiting for your stories ...

You can support us and follow us for updates at:

Patreon: Haunted UK Podcast Patreon

Website: https://hauntedukpodcast.com/

Instagram: Haunted UK Podcast

Twitter/X: @hauntedukpod

This episode was:

Presented by: Steve Holloway

Written by: Marie Waller

Produced by: Pink Flamingo Home Studio. Follow the studio on Instagram  Pink Flamingo Home Studio

Script edited and proofread by: Marie Waller. For more information about Marie’s editing and proofreading services, please contact Marie at [email protected]  or  Marie Waller Proofreading Instagram  

Sources:

National Folklore Collection

The Banshee: Modern Encounters with the Banshee  by Barry Fitzgerald and Cormac Strain

Beware of the Banshee's Cry: The Folklore & History of Messengers of Death   by Steven J. Rolfes

Welcome dear listeners, to our series of ‘Short Haunts’ – a shot of scary ... just for you. So, grab a hot chocolate, maybe a tea, maybe something stronger … because this is Haunted UK Podcast’s ‘Short Haunts’.

The places in which we grow up will always be closest to our hearts and where we ultimately feel the safest and most secure. However, when it comes to the paranormal, nothing is ever as secure as it may seem, and in some cases even the most familiar place can be obscured into something unrecognisable – this is listener Katherine’s experience … which begs the question – are there Spirits in the House … or in the Witness?

Presented by Steve

Written by: Tiggy Chadwick

Produced by Pink Flamingo Home Studios

Script edited by  Marie Waller Proofreading 

Do you have an interesting story which features the paranormal? If so, your story could be featured in our new series ‘Short Haunts’. Please get in touch via:

Website: https://hauntedukpodcast.com/

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Twitter/X: @hauntedukpod

We’re waiting for your stories …

You can support us, access bonus material, join our growing community – and follow us for updates at Haunted UK Podcast Patreon

Thank you so much for listening and supporting us!

Amelia lay awake for what seemed like hours, and with her windows closed but the shutters open, she decided to gaze out her window and admire the beautiful moonlit countryside. Amelia's bedroom window gave her an ideal view of the large lawn and the border of trees, which stood between Coglin Grange and the old graveyard; as her eyes scanned the silhouettes and shapes cast by the moonlight, she noticed that two small bright lights had now appeared in the treeline. These lights were moving through the trees and steadily towards the lawn … but what were they? ... Eye shine from an animal? ... Possibly a fox? … Amelia doubted it, as the lights appeared to be too high off the ground to be any animal …

This is episode 58 of the Haunted UK Podcast, and in this episode, we're going in search of Vampires in the UK.

Do you have an interesting story which you'd be willing to share with the show? If so, your story could feature in our end of season Listeners’ Stories episodes. Please get in touch with the show via our new Haunted UK Podcast Website, or email us at [email protected], marking the subject as Listener Story.

All stories are treated with the utmost privacy and respect – if you wish to remain anonymous – that's no problem at all. Alternatively, you could drop us a voice note via Instagram, and with your permission, we will play your voice note on the show. It would be great for your voice to bring your very own story to life.

Please check out our new  Haunted UK Podcast Patreon page to support the show and gain access to reams of bonus content such as our new series ‘Tour Haunts’ and interview series ‘Talk Haunts’– as well as early access to ad-free episodes and lots more. Thank you so much for supporting us here at Haunted UK Podcast – we can’t wait for you to listen – and join our growing community!

We’re waiting for your stories ...

You can support us and follow us for updates at:

Patreon: Haunted UK Podcast Patreon

Website: https://hauntedukpodcast.com/

Instagram: Haunted UK Podcast

Twitter/X: @hauntedukpod

This episode was:

Written and presented by: Steve Holloway

Produced by: Pink Flamingo Home Studio. Follow the studio on Instagram  Pink Flamingo Home Studio

Script edited and proofread by: Marie Waller. For more information about Marie’s editing and proofreading services, please contact Marie at [email protected]  or  Marie Waller Proofreading Instagram 

Welcome dear listeners, to our series of ‘Short Haunts’ – a shot of scary ... just for you. So, grab a hot chocolate, maybe a tea, maybe something stronger … because this is Haunted UK Podcast’s 'Short Haunts – Stranger in the Run’.

What do you do when your workplace is a scare attraction, but you find yourself the victim of a very real scare? Join us as we tell Tony’s workplace story as he faces a ‘stranger in the run’.

Presented by Steve Holloway

Produced by Pink Flamingo Home Studios

Script edited by  Marie Waller Proofreading 

Do you have an interesting story which features the paranormal? If so, your story could be featured in our new series ‘Short Haunts’. Please get in touch via:

Website: https://hauntedukpodcast.com/

Instagram: Haunted UK Podcast

Twitter/X: @hauntedukpod

We’re waiting for your stories …

You can support us, access bonus material, join our growing community – and follow us for updates at Haunted UK Podcast Patreon

Thank you so much for listening and supporting us!

Wishing you a very happy New Year and a not at all frightening 2025! Thank you so much for your support in 2024!

Welcome dear listeners, to our series of ‘Talk Haunts’ – a chat that’s all scary ... just for you. So, grab a hot chocolate, maybe a tea, pull up a chair … because this is Haunted UK Podcast’s Talk Haunts (a Christmas Special) – with Danny Robins, award-winning writer and broadcaster, creator and presenter of BBC’s Uncanny – the podcast, stage and TV show, as well as playwright of 2:22 A Ghost Story which has stunned and captivated audiences in the West End and across the world. 

Join Steve and Marie as they have a spooky Christmas chat with Danny about his musings on all things ghostly, his own experiences, inspirations, as well as balancing normal life with the paranormal! This is a real in-depth ‘Talk Haunt’ you won’t want to miss!

You can listen to Uncanny’s Christmas special on BBC Sounds  from today and Danny’s brilliant book Into the Uncanny  is, of course, available in all good bookshops. 

Please check out the extended interview on Haunted UK Podcast Patreon where Danny reveals his true fears, aims to define what a ghost is – and describes Steve and Marie’s appearance … Uncanny style! 

Presented by Steven Holloway and Marie Waller

Produced by Pink Flamingo Home Studios

Script editor: Marie Waller Proofreading 

Do you have an interesting story which features the paranormal?  Or even ideas or stance on the paranormal that you would like to discuss?  If so, we would love you to be a guest on Talk Haunts. Please get in touch via:

Website: https://hauntedukpodcast.com/

Instagram: Haunted UK Podcast

Twitter/X: @hauntedukpod

We’re waiting for your stories …

You can support us, access bonus material (including bonus Talk Haunts), join our growing community – and follow us for updates at Haunted UK Podcast Patreon

Thank you so much for listening and supporting us this year! We think you are all amazing and we wish you all a very happy Christmas – and an awesome 2025!

Happy Spooky Christmas!

Our bedroom was small and narrow, and the door was about six feet from the end of our queen-sized bed. The noise was thunderous, three knocks, rapid and loud. Bang, bang, bang! 

‘Did you hear that?’ I said, ‘Yep,’ Brian responded – his voice weird and bored. I had a moment of surprise and sat straight up in bed. Then it happened again. Bang, bang, bang! This time, I got up immediately and walked quickly to the door, figuring that one of the three kids, probably my seven-year-old daughter, was scared and needed me. I opened it and started to speak, then stopped when I saw no one was there. I stared into a large, well-lit open area that was completely empty. I could see the stairs ... also empty. My lizard brain hissed softly. ‘Run’ it said.

This is episode 57 of the Haunted UK Podcast, and in this episode, we venture across the Atlantic to hear about a truly disturbing haunting … a Haunting in Oregon.

Content warning: This episode does contain descriptions of murder, suicide, physical violence, depression, mental abuse, colourful language and dangerous controlling behaviour.

Do you have an interesting story which you'd be willing to share with the show? If so, your story could feature in our end of season Listeners’ Stories episodes. Please get in touch with the show via our new Haunted UK Podcast Website, or email us at [email protected], marking the subject as Listener Story.

All stories are treated with the utmost privacy and respect – if you wish to remain anonymous – that's no problem at all. Alternatively, you could drop us a voice note via Instagram, and with your permission, we will play your voice note on the show. It would be great for your voice to bring your very own story to life.

Please check out our new  Haunted UK Podcast Patreon page to support the show and gain access to reams of bonus content such as our new series ‘Tour Haunts’ and interview series ‘Talk Haunts’– as well as early access to ad-free episodes and lots more. Thank you so much for supporting us here at Haunted UK Podcast – we can’t wait for you to listen – and join our growing community!

We’re waiting for your stories ...

You can support us and follow us for updates at:

Patreon: Haunted UK Podcast Patreon

Website: https://hauntedukpodcast.com/

Instagram: Haunted UK Podcast

Twitter/X: @hauntedukpod

This episode was:

Presented by: Steve Holloway

Written by: Marie Waller

Produced by: Pink Flamingo Home Studio. Follow the studio on Instagram  Pink Flamingo Home Studio

Script edited and proofread by: Marie Waller. For more information about Marie’s editing and proofreading services, please contact Marie at [email protected]  or  Marie Waller Proofreading Instagram  

On the 15th of September 2024, I attended a ghost hunt at the location of this shows very first episode way back in June 2021. That location was of course, Dudley Castle. Since an early age, I’d had a healthy interest in castles, and knowing that one with such great historical significance was just a short drive away from not only where I grew up, but also where I live now, always seemed surreal.

But throughout my early years, I never really thought of Dudley Castle as a place where ghosts or the spirits of the dead, would haunt…but how wrong I was. Every now and then, an article would appear in a local newspaper, or a story would be heard on radio, retold by either the presenter or news reader, or if you were lucky, by the witness themselves.

Was I about to finally witness...something paranormal???