Deep in the haunted hills of Ireland lies a grave that, according to legend, must never be opened…

In this chilling new episode of Time Between Times, storyteller Owen Staton journeys into the ancient darkness of the Abhartach legend — the terrifying tale many believe inspired Dracula himself.

Long before vampires stalked the pages of Gothic fiction, there was Abhartach. A cruel chieftain. A sorcerer. A thing that rose from the grave demanding blood from the living.

Beneath storm-dark skies and among the lonely thorn trees of old Ireland, Owen weaves a rich and atmospheric retelling of one of Celtic folklore’s most unsettling revenant tales. Expect ancient burial rites, moonlit terror, windswept hills and the dreadful sound of knocking at the door after midnight…

Perfect for listeners who love:

• Dark folklore
• Celtic ghost stories
• Ancient vampire legends
• Supernatural horror told by candlelight

So settle by the fire, keep the curtains closed, and listen carefully…

Because some things buried in the old earth do not sleep easily.

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Tonight, Time Between Times journeys into the haunted coastal shadows of Cornwall for a chilling encounter with one of Britain’s most unsettling pieces of folklore — The White Hare of Looe.

When an old fisherman shares a tale whispered for generations along storm-lashed cliffs and moonless lanes, storyteller Owen Staton is drawn into a world where the boundaries between beast, spirit and human begin to dissolve.

A lonely cottage.A village paralysed by fear.And a pale creature seen watching from the edge of the dark before every tragedy strikes.

As the sea crashes beneath the cliffs of Looe, an ancient terror returns beneath the moonlight — silent, patient and waiting.

Because in Cornwall, some stories are not merely told.

They are remembered by the land itself.

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Tonight, on The Time Between Times Storytelling Podcast, Owen Staton journeys deep into the haunted hills of old Wales to uncover one of the most chilling and forgotten fairy legends ever told.

Two men walk home beneath the moonlight after a fair in Bala. Only one returns.

The other has vanished amongst the standing stones after hearing impossible music drifting across the dark hills…

Soon whispers spread through the valley. Murder is suspected. Friend turns against friend. And the lonely road through the Berwyn mountains becomes a place of dread.

But months later, the missing man returns with a terrible tale:of silver-eyed dancers…golden halls beneath the earth…and an evening of revelry that lasted far longer than any mortal night.

In this dark and atmospheric retelling of a rare nineteenth-century Welsh fairy legend, Owen Staton brings to life the eerie beauty of the Tylwyth Teg and the ancient belief that some roads in Wales do not entirely belong to our world.

So dim the lights, stir the fire, and listen carefully…

Because if you hear music upon the hills after midnight, you must never follow it.

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There are some houses that remember…

And there are some that refuse to forget.

This week on Time Between Times, storyteller Owen Staton invites you to step beyond the threshold of Burton Agnes Hall, where beauty and terror have walked hand in hand for over four hundred years. In this chilling new episode, Owen breathes life into the legend of Anne Griffith—the young woman who loved her home so fiercely… that even death could not take her from it.

Beaten on a lonely road and carried back to the house she adored, Anne’s final words would echo through the centuries: she would never rest unless part of her remained within those walls.

What followed is one of England’s most unsettling hauntings.

A skull hidden deep within the fabric of the house.

Footsteps in empty corridors.

And a silence that only holds… so long as she is obeyed.

With his signature blend of warmth, wit, and creeping dread, Owen Staton weaves history, folklore, and atmosphere into a tale that lingers long after the final word is spoken. Expect candlelit corridors, echoing chambers, and a story that tightens slowly… before refusing to let go.

Perfect listening for dark evenings, long journeys, or those quiet hours when the house around you begins to feel… just a little too still.

Dare you listen?

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The Man Who Walked Behind Himself

There are some things in Welsh folklore that do not scream… do not chase… do not haunt in the way we expect.

They simply wait.

In this chilling episode of Time Between Times, storyteller Owen Staton invites you into the shadowed churchyard of St Digain’s Church—where an ancient yew tree has watched centuries pass… and where one man, walking home from a wake, encountered something far more terrifying than a ghost.

He saw himself.

Not as he was…

…but as he would be.

Drawing on the deeply unsettling Celtic belief of the fetch—a living person’s double, seen only before death—this episode weaves atmosphere, folklore, and quiet dread into a tale that lingers long after the telling.

Because in Wales, the land remembers…

…and sometimes… it shows you what’s waiting ahead.

Listen closely. Walk carefully.

And whatever you do—

Do not let it turn.

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A simple hunt.
A quiet vigil in the branches of an ancient oak.
And then… a sound.

“Oh… Oh…”

What follows is a story of stillness… of fear… and of something that waits in the darkness, not to strike… but to watch.

So settle in, lower the lights, and let the world fall away for a while…
as we step together into that thin place between night and morning…
where not everything that walks the woods belongs to the living.

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Time Between Times is written and narrated by Owen Staton, a master storyteller whose voice has become a quiet fireside for listeners across the world. Drawing on the deep well of Welsh folklore, myth, and legend, Owen weaves each tale with care… allowing space, silence, and shadow to do their work.

If you find something here that lingers with you… something that follows you a little way into the night… you can support Owen’s work and help keep these stories alive.

You’ll find him on Patreon, where supporters receive early access, bonus episodes, and exclusive content that ventures even deeper into the unknown.

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Time Between Times — where stories linger… long after the telling… and the silence that follows is never quite empty.

Tonight, we ride into the haunted heart of the Vale of Neath.

Into a land of black cliffs, hidden waterfalls and ancient forests where the mist curls through the trees like the breath of something old and watching.

In this episode, we follow the shadowed trail of Gwyn ap Nudd, the wild and terrible king of Annwn, as he rides through the valleys above Pontneddfechan with the Cŵn Annwn at his heels. We stand beneath the towering rocks of Craig y Ddinas, where fairy music was once said to drift from hidden caves, and where the people of the valley believed the Tylwyth Teg still danced beneath the moon.

This is a journey into the old Wales. Into the Wales of sleeping kings beneath the hills, phantom hunts in the darkness and ancient landscapes where the veil between worlds grows thin.

So light the fire. Listen to the wind in the trees. And if, somewhere in the distance, you hear the cry of hunting horns… perhaps do not answer.

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The Wonder of the Wollaton Gnomes

There are places in Britain where the world feels… softer. Thinner. As though reality itself loosens its grip just enough for something older — something stranger — to slip through.

On a September evening in 1979, in the shadowed woods of Wollaton Park, a group of children stumbled into just such a moment.

What they encountered has never been explained.

Tiny figures. No taller than a child’s knee.

Pointed hats. Long white beards.

And impossibly… small, silent cars gliding through the twilight.

They came in numbers. Dozens of them.

Moving like a procession from another world.

Watching. Playing. Chasing.

For fifteen minutes, the ordinary world slipped away.

And when it returned… nothing was ever quite the same again.

In this episode, we step into the hush of evening, into the smell of wet earth and the deepening shadows, and we ask:

What did those children really see? Was this imagination… or encounter and why do stories of “little people” echo across centuries of British folklore?

This is not just a story.

It is a glimpse… into the time between times.

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There are moments in this world… when something slips through.

Something ancient. Something uninvited. Something that does not belong to the neat, ordered version of reality we have built for ourselves.

And this week… I find myself standing at the edge of one of those moments.

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This week’s episode walks into the shadowed forests of Northern California… and into one of the most haunting mysteries ever captured on film—

the Patterson–Gimlin film.

For nearly sixty years, that brief, flickering footage has held its ground. A figure walking between worlds. A presence that should not be… and yet is.

But now…

There are whispers.

Claims.

Voices saying that the film—the legend—is about to be debunked.

And I’ll be honest with you…

That thought carries a quiet sadness.

Because if this story falls… then something else falls with it. Something harder to name. Something we rarely admit we still need.

Wonder.

So before the light becomes too harsh…

before the mystery is picked clean…

Come with me.

One last time.

Back to Bluff Creek.

Back to the silence of the forest.

Back to that moment… when something turned… and looked back.

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Because perhaps the truth is not the point.

Perhaps the value lies in the question itself…

And what it awakens in us when we dare to believe…

even just for a moment…

that the world is still wider… deeper… and far more mysterious than we can ever truly know.

Time Between Times – The Spectral Lady of Waterston Road

There are roads we travel every day…

and then there are roads that remember us.

This week on Time Between Times, we journey deep into the quiet, coastal heart of Pembrokeshire… to Waterston Road — a place where the hedgerows whisper, the night air thickens… and something walks when it should not.

Locals speak in hushed tones of the Waterston Lady — a lone, spectral figure drifting along the roadside beneath the moon. Those who have seen her describe a pale glow, a chilling silence… and the dreadful feeling that they were not alone, even after she vanished.

But she is not the only presence bound to this lonely stretch of road.

Because sometimes…

when the mist rolls in from the Milford Haven Waterway…

a phantom carriage is heard before it is seen.

Hooves striking the tarmac.

Wheels creaking through the dark.

A journey that has never truly ended.

Is Waterston Road haunted by a restless spirit… or is it something older?

A place where the past bleeds into the present…

and the veil grows thin.

Step carefully…

and join me.

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Because some roads are best avoided after dark…

and some stories…

refuse to stay buried.

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