Most of these events occurred in my bedroom at night, but increasingly I had minor experiences out and about in daytime, such as faint crawling and shuffling sensations on my head and face. I tried on all the ‘normal’ explanations – creaking old house, wind, sleep paralysis, hypnogogia, etc. – but none of them were a fit for most of what I experienced. I was left to conclude that I had a poltergeist. Believing that ghosts or unwanted spirits were the cause of the problem and watching ghost-related media made me afraid… and that fear made it much worse. 

This Episode 70 – Part 2 of our end of season listeners’ stories, and it’s time to hear from more of you listeners once again…but also about ‘The Ghost Within’. 

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.  

Please check out our  Haunted UK Podcast Patreon page or Ko-fi  to support the show and gain access to reams of bonus content such as our exclusive series ‘Tour Haunts’ and the back catalogue of the extended interview series ‘Talk Haunts’– PLUS early ad-free releases of all episodes including Haunted UK Fiction episodes.  

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
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/hauntedukpodcast
Website: https://hauntedukpodcast.com/
Instagram: Haunted UK Podcast
Facebook: Facebook
Twitter/X: @hauntedukpod
Tik-Tok: Tik-Tok

This episode was: 

Written and presented by: Steve Holloway 

Produced by: Pink Flamingo Home Studio. Follow the studio on Instagram . For further details on mixing, mastering and recording services, please email [email protected] 

Script edited and proofread by: Melissa West. To find out more about Melissa’s work, you can check out her fantastic, serialised Podcast – The Skylark Bell. Melissa is also co-creator of The Haunted UK Fiction Podcast.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/haunted-uk-podcast--6759967/support.

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 Presence in Theatre Three. 

There’s something about encounters with the paranormal from those who work in the emergency services. Many of those in this exclusive group of workers have most likely seen sights and had experiences which many of us just wouldn’t cope with, and we’ve been incredibly lucky enough to have had many stories and encounters from. Which brings us onto our Short Haunt today.

Presented by Steve Holloway

Produced by Pink Flamingo Home Studios 

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 also now on Facebook – please join us there!
You can also find us on Tiktok here https://www.tiktok.com/@hauntedukpodcast 

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. You can also now do this on Ko-fi at ko-fi.com/hauntedukpodcast 

Thank you so much for listening and supporting us.

Haunted UK Fiction is a sister podcast to The Haunted UK which features original flash fiction, short stories, and novellas with paranormal themes. All stories are written by a collection of talented writers, authors, and storytellers, both independent and professional.

Do you have an original fictional story that would send a chill down our spines, and you would like to submit it for review, simply send it in to [email protected], that’s [email protected]







Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/haunted-uk-podcast--6759967/support.

‘Dad was moved into a private room as he was declining in health. Due to the medication being administered, he was sleeping more and more. This is where little events made me question all I believed in before about life after death. As soon as he moved into the room, a little sparrow, which seemed to be injured, appeared outside by the glass doors. The sparrow looked as though it wanted to come into the room. A few days passed, and the sparrow remained by the glass doors, observing …’ 

This is episode 70 of the Haunted UK Podcast, and our first foray into your listeners’ stories. 

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.  

Please check out our  Haunted UK Podcast Patreon page or Ko-fi  to support the show and gain access to reams of bonus content such as our exclusive series ‘Tour Haunts’ and the back catalogue of the extended interview series ‘Talk Haunts’– PLUS early ad-free releases of all episodes including Haunted UK Fiction episodes.  

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
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/hauntedukpodcast
Website: https://hauntedukpodcast.com/
Instagram: Haunted UK Podcast
Facebook: Facebook
Twitter/X: @hauntedukpod
Tik-Tok: Tik-Tok
And now … You Tube: YouTube 

This episode was: 

Written and presented by: Steve Holloway 

Produced by: Pink Flamingo Home Studio. Follow the studio on Instagram . For further details on mixing, mastering and recording services, please email [email protected] 

Script edited and proofread by: Marie Waller.For more information on Marie’s copywriting, editing and proofreading services, please contact Marie at [email protected] You can also find Marie on Instagram and Substack.  

If supernatural fiction is also your style, please check out our recently launched sister podcast Haunted UK Fiction. For further details and updates, you can follow the show on Instagram.  If you’re an established or budding writer, and you have a well-curated supernatural-themed fictional story – we would love to hear from you – please submit your work for consideration at  [email protected] you again for listening to and supporting the Haunted UK Podcast – so until the next episode ... take care … and stay safe.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/haunted-uk-podcast--6759967/support.

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 Life of Haunting Experiences’. 

So many times, on this show, we’ve heard accounts of people who seem to experience the paranormal, or supernatural, on multiple occasions. Many others go through life never having any type of encounter at all. So, what makes these types of people so different to the rest of us?

Could it have something to do with the effects that their body and mind have on the atmosphere around them? Are they somehow able to influence these strange phenomena to occur? Whatever exists beyond the veil of the world of the living, if anything exists at all, is it somehow attracted to the energy of these types of people?

Presented by Steve Holloway

Produced by Pink Flamingo Home Studios 

Do you have an interesting story which features the paranormal?

If so, your story could be featured in our series ‘Short Haunts’. Please get in touch via:

Website: https://hauntedukpodcast.com/
Instagram: Haunted UK Podcast
Twitter/X: @hauntedukpod
We’re also now on Facebook – please join us there!
You can also find us on Tiktok here https://www.tiktok.com/@hauntedukpodcast 

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. You can also now do this on Ko-fi at ko-fi.com/hauntedukpodcast 

Thank you so much for listening and supporting us. 

Haunted UK Fiction is a sister podcast to The Haunted UK which features original flash fiction, short stories, and novellas with paranormal themes. All stories are written by a collection of talented writers, authors, and storytellers, both independent and professional. 

Do you have an original fictional story that would send a chill down our spines, and you would like to submit it for review, simply send it in to [email protected], that’s [email protected]

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/haunted-uk-podcast--6759967/support.

‘We were stuck in a loop. I don’t know if I would classify it as a time loop, but whatever was in that clearing, it had us running in circles. We were absolutely terrified at this point as the shadow people were flitting about the place and the sounds that were coming from the woods had this horrible eerie quality to them. But it was all around us … we were surrounded …’

This is episode 69 of the Haunted UK Podcast and we’re diving into the many strange, paranormal, and supernatural experiences of Katie, an eclectic witch, who now lives in Dublin, Ireland. Katie practices magick in a deeply personal and intuitive way, drawing inspiration from a wide variety of traditions and practices. From herbalism and tarot to astrology and energy work, she blends these elements to create a craft that is entirely her own. And along the way, she has encountered deeply profound, strange and terrifying experiences as she harnesses and understands her world of witchcraft, wonder … and the unexplained …

Content warning: strong language throughout.

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.  

Please check out our  Haunted UK Podcast Patreon page or Ko-fi  to support the show and gain access to reams of bonus content such as our exclusive series ‘Tour Haunts’ and the back catalogue of the extended interview series ‘Talk Haunts’– PLUS early ad-free releases of all episodes including Haunted UK Fiction episodes.  

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
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/hauntedukpodcast
Website: https://hauntedukpodcast.com/
Instagram: Haunted UK Podcast
Facebook: Facebook
Twitter/X: @hauntedukpod
Tik-Tok: Tik-Tok

This episode was: 

Written and presented by: Steve Holloway 

Produced by: Pink Flamingo Home Studio. Follow the studio on Instagram . For further details on mixing, mastering and recording services, please email [email protected] 

Script edited and proofread by: Marie Waller.For more information on Marie’s copywriting, editing and proofreading services, please contact Marie at [email protected] You can also find Marie on Instagram and Substack.  

If supernatural fiction is also your style, please check out our recently launched sister podcast Haunted UK Fiction. For further details and updates, you can follow the show on Instagram.  If you’re an established or budding writer, and you have a well-curated supernatural-themed fictional story – we would love to hear from you – please submit your work for consideration at  [email protected].

Thank you again for listening to and supporting the Haunted UK Podcast – so until the next episode ... take care … and stay safe.




Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/haunted-uk-podcast--6759967/support.

As we come to the end of 2025, it’s time to announce our latest batch of patrons and Kofi subscribers. 
 
A huge thank you to each and every single one of you who have supported the show this year… it wouldn’t be where it is today without you and all of the incredible listeners out there. 
 
If you want a shout-out, why not get over to Patreon or Kofi, and join one of our 2 tiers. The following people have, and these are their shoutouts: 
 
Didge 
QueenZ 
SaraEllen Hutchinson 
L H 
Kathryn Foot 
F. Kaori 
Matt 
David Bruce 
Ryan Hennessy-Saunders 
Andrea Barrier 
Lucy 
Stephanie Petersen 
Helen Hoyland 
Lyndsay 
Lisa Simmons 
Sheba 
Keith Dale 
Gloria Stitts 
Howard Grimshaw 
Matthew Barry 
Ged 
Krissie Wright 
Amanda Smith 
Tracey Flanagan 
AJLaw 
Nick Banks 
Gerald L 
Amy 
Vebeke Hokstad 
Samantha Beecham 
Didge 
Diane Piggott 
Rusty 
Drew 
Robin Lynn 
Karen Brett 
Sydney Cruce Harrison 
Joe Verity 
 
Before I go, I’d just like to also extend a thank you to Robin on Instagram, who kindly informed me that there was a slight error in Episode 68 - The Hauntings of Flitwick Manor and Himley Hall. 
 
At the time of the building work the Hotel wasn’t owned by the Menzies Group at all, but instead by West Register Hotels under the Royal Bank of Scotland. Incredibly, Robin actually worked with all the people mentioned in the episode and also had his own experience. 
 
Robin said that at the time the hotel had plastic laundry bins, and while he was working just off the main kitchen, he discovered the lid of one of these bins on the floor… over the opposite side of the kitchen. There had been nobody in the kitchen to have done this… another strange incident in the continuing story of Flitwick Manor, and a huge thank you to Robin for getting in touch. 
 
From the Haunted UK Podcast, and Haunted UK Fiction… for the last time this year… stay safe… and have a wonderful new year. 


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Welcome dear listeners, to our series of ‘Short Haunts’ - a shot of scary…just for you. So, grab a hot chocolate, maybe a tea, or maybe something stronger…because this is Haunted UK Podcasts ‘Short Haunts – The Police and the Monk. 

Imagine that you’re on a lonely road, in the early hours of a hot and sticky night. Your journey has been completely uneventful…until now. When suddenly, you notice a figure at the side of the road, which quickly moves directly into your pathway. This all happens so quickly, that you don’t have time to react, and you end up hitting the figure head-on.

Screaming to a halt, you get out of the car, terrified that you might just find the body of the person you’ve just hit…but there isn’t a body…there isn’t a person…there’s nothing. No sign of damage, no blood, no screams…nothing at all. You get back into your car and get away from that location as quickly as possible.

Presented by Steve Holloway 

Produced by Pink Flamingo Home Studios 

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 PodcastTwitter/
X: @hauntedukpod
We’re also now on Facebook – please join us there!
You can also find us on Tiktok here https://www.tiktok.com/@hauntedukpodcast 

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. You can also now do this on Ko-fi at ko-fi.com/hauntedukpodcast

Thank you so much for listening and supporting us. 

Haunted UK Fiction is a sister podcast to The Haunted UK which features original flash fiction, short stories, and novellas with paranormal themes. All stories are written by a collection of talented writers, authors, and storytellers, both independent and professional.

Do you have an original fictional story that would send a chill down our spines, and you would like to submit it for review, simply send it in to [email protected], that’s [email protected]




Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/haunted-uk-podcast--6759967/support.

A bead of sweat careered down the dome of his forehead like a wet cockroach.  Slapping his head and rubbing frenziedly, he squeezed his eyes tight shut and groaned quietly.  What to do? What to do?  When he re-opened his bleary eyes, his heart lurched.  In wiping the sweat from his brow, he must have caught the curtains, and they had parted more widely.  A good six or seven inches.  Blinking his vision back into focus, he saw the dark invaders stop dead where they were; a tableau from some obscene pantomime.

Hello and welcome, dear listeners, to Haunted UK Fiction – a sister podcast to The Haunted UK which features original flash fiction, short stories, and novellas with paranormal themes. All stories you will hear were written by a collection of talented writers, authors, and storytellers, both independent and professional.

In today’s episode we’ll be reading a true Christmas horror story called The Retribution of Parson Beelzebub Brown which was sent in to us by Jed Vesper. Jed Vesper is a horror writer with a taste for the macabre and strange.  His home county of Yorkshire, UK is steeped in atmosphere and inspiration for the ghoulish and ghostly, so he fits right in.  His debut anthologies:  Tales of Dread and Dismay, Volumes 1 and 2, are available in e-book format from Amazon worldwide.  Jed has also appeared in the BHF Books of Horror Stories, in Book Ate-th (special cannibal edition), and Book 11 (a folk horror special). Jed’s stories have also been published on the Planet Raconteur podcast as well Nocturnal Transmissions podcast.  Jed is usually most active around the witching hour.  That’s when the company is best. He sincerely hopes you are disturbed by his stories.

We truly hope you enjoy this terrifying tale. If you would like to hear more from Jed Vesper, you can all details of Jed’s past, present, and future writing projects on his Facebook page: Jed Vesper Ghost Story and Horror Writer – and he can occasionally be found haunting X @jedvesper

If you have an original story that would send a chill down our spines, and you would like to submit it for review, simply send it in to [email protected]

Until next time, stay safe, and take care.   

Episode Credits:
Story by Jed Vesper
Narrated by Steven Holloway
Script prepared by Melissa West
Produced by Pink Flamingo Home Studio

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/haunted-uk-podcast--6759967/support.

In keeping with the tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas, we offer you this expertly crafted submission from our sister podcast Haunted UK Fiction... Find this and over two dozen more stories on Haunted UK Fiction: https://linktr.ee/hauntedukfiction

On the two-minute walk home, Sally and Dan picked their starlit way back to their cottage and felt – at last – Willerby was home.  There was a note pinned to their front door: Things don’t lie still in Willerby. You must be more careful. Here to help when you’re ready...

Hello and welcome, dear listeners, to Haunted UK Fiction – a sister podcast to The Haunted UK which features original flash fiction, short stories, and novellas with paranormal themes. All stories you will hear were written by a collection of talented writers, authors, and storytellers, both independent and professional.

In today’s episode we’ll be reading Jack’s Pool, another story hailing from the strange town of Willerby. We aren’t sure who, exactly, is behind these stories, or even whether they’re authored by one person, or many. We stumbled upon the Willerby website, which features a collection of stories about the town’s inhabitants, whilst in the early stages of planning Haunted UK Fiction and were able to reach the webmaster, who would not share their identity but granted permission to share these stories after we agreed to a number of bizarre conditions we aren't allowed to give any more details about.

We truly hope you enjoy this story from the eerie and mysterious town of Willerby, which seems as though it exists in a different plane to the rest of the world. If you would like to read some of these stories for yourself, visit Willerby’s website at WelcomToWillerby.co.uk and follow on Instagram @WillerbyVillage.

If you have an original story that would send a chill down our spines, and you would like to submit it for review, simply send it in to [email protected]

Until next time, stay safe, and take care. 

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/haunted-uk-podcast--6759967/support.

In keeping with the tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas, we offer you this expertly crafted submission from our sister podcast Haunted UK Fiction... Find this and over two dozen more stories on Haunted UK Fiction: https://linktr.ee/hauntedukfiction

My father was in a strange mood that day. He welcomed me with genuine warmth and appeared, to me at least, quite comfortable and content in his soft armchair and his cup perched delicately on the left knee. His words, however, were of the most serious sort; he betrayed no emotion by stating the facts clearly and with a certain stiff formality. I was informed that he had something very important to tell… 

Hello and welcome, dear listeners, to Haunted UK Fiction – a sister podcast to The Haunted UK which features original flash fiction, short stories, and novellas with paranormal themes. All stories you will hear were written by a collection of talented writers, authors, and storytellers, both independent and professional.

In today’s episode we’ll be reading The Overcoat, an eerie, spine-tingling tale which was sent in to us by LD Brown. LD Brown lives in the village of Hawkshead, Cumbria with his wife and too many cats. They own a beer shop together. For the past seven years, he has been running Ghost Walks in the village under the name: Tallow Tales; The Hawkshead Ghost Walk. Twice weekly he takes visitors around the village, regaling them with stories of local folklore. This also gives him the opportunity to wear a top hat. In his free time, LD writes horror stories and has been fortunate enough to get a few published here and there. His fiction is influenced by the bleaker side of the Lake District landscape; rainy, dripping woodlands, mosses, tarns, wetlands and their sinister ilk. His literary influences include Arthur Machen, MR James, EF Benson, JH Riddel and Algernon Blackwood. He also enjoys Folk Horror films and Peter Cushing.

We truly hope you enjoy this unsettling, atmospheric tale that is reminiscent of times gone by. If you would like to hear more from LD Brown, you can find his contact information, current and upcoming work, both as an author and as a ghostly tour guide, and follow him on social media with the links below:

Upcoming Works: LD Brown is hoping to get a collection of his short fiction published in the near future. He has also written a short horror novella which he has been sending to publishers.
Social Media Links: Instagram and Facebook @tallowtales              
Website: www.kittchen.co.uk/tallowtales
Email: [email protected] 

If you have an original story that would send a chill down our spines, and you would like to submit it for review, simply send it in to [email protected], that’s [email protected]  

Until next time, stay safe, and take care. 

Episode Credits:
Story by L.D. Brown
Narrated by Steven Holloway
Script prepared by Melissa West
Produced by Pink Flamingo Home Studio

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/haunted-uk-podcast--6759967/support.