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Nightmare Before Christmas 2024

Christmas is here once again, and in this – the third annual Nightmare Before Christmas special I will once again read real ghost stories from listeners, and there’ll also be a number of very special polterguests dropping by to tell you of their own scary experiences, in their own words.
So, let us get this year’s Nightmare Before Christmas underway.
Thanks so much to Beverley Oxford, Jenny Desira, Richard Knapper, Steve Lindon, Sarah Hions, Emma Johnson, and Kelly for taking the time in send in their stories, as without you taking the time to do this there would be no Christmas special. Thank you.
Also enormous thanks goes to the polterguests who were so generous with their time in speaking to me.
Check out the Paratalk Podcast at www.paratalkpodcast.com or search Paratalk wherever you get your podcasts, to hear more from the wonderful Reeves Cooke.
You can hear more of Nat on her award-winning Weird in the Wade podcast, find out more at weirdinthewade.blog
Thank you to Karin for chatting with me once again. Join her on an investigation at the Jamaica Inn by checking out www.jamaicainn.co.uk
It's always a joy to talk to fan-favourite, and friend of the show, Emma Heard. Be sure to check out her blog at weird-wiltshire.co.uk
Enormous thanks goes to Wayne from Eerie Edinburgh for telling us a fantastic story. Head over to eerieedinburgh.com to find out all about his podcast, spooky stories, and his new books.
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Music in this episode includes:
Carol of the Bells (Creepy Horror Version) by the Dead Currents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqBwuVIQ1TU

December Patreon Teaser - Cresswell Pele Tower (THE SIX HOUR LONG VERSION)

In the 28th Patreon bonus podcast you join me in the remote Northumbrian countryside at a pele tower dating from the 14th century. I join Spiritus Paranormal for a paranormal investigation, and I’m taking you along with me. This is a bumper version of the two-part special which formed episodes 87 and 88 of the podcast back in September. You’re going to hear so, so much more of what happened that night in the longest episode of How Haunted? I’ve created to date.
Tonight lets ask together, just how haunted is Cresswell Pele Tower?
Get access to the full episode, which is OVER SIX HOURS long, right now at https://www.patreon.com/howhauntedpod.
 
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
 
Music in this episode includes:
"Darren Curtis - Demented Nightmare" https://youtu.be/g_O4kS9FP3k
 
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link : https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU
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Ep 95 - The Christmas Spirits

As we enter December and get ever closer to Christmas, which, for many, is a very, very special time of year. This is the perfect time of year, on this cold, dark, winter’s evening to explore twenty different locations the world over which are said to be the haunt of spooks that only make an appearance at Christmas.
As the snow falls gently outside, and twinkling fairy lights illuminate our homes, let’s gather together around the warmth of the fire to delve into the spectral side of Christmas, and ask just how haunted does it get around Christmastime?
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Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
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Perhaps you'd rather buy me a coffee to make a one off donation to support the pod, you can do that at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowHauntedPod
Music in this episode includes:
Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
 
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
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Bonus Episode 15 - The Bedlam Theatre

Originally released for Patreons in November 2023 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
 
In the 15th Patreon bonus podcast we head to Edinburgh, and to a student-ran theatre which dates from the mid-19th century, and before we spent a cold November night there back in 2012, had never before had a paranormal investigation carried out there.
 
But what would happen when my team and I stepped foot inside this ancient inn? In this episode not only will I tell you all about the location and our investigation, but you’ll hear actual audio from the night itself.
 
Tonight, let us once more visit Edinburgh, and ask just how haunted is the Bedlam Theatre?
 
To get episodes such as this sooner, you can become a Patreon for £3 a month, and get yourself early access to episodes, and more exclusive episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night.  To find out more visit https://patreon.com/HowHauntedPod
 
Perhaps you'd rather buy me a coffee to make a one off donation to support the pod, you can do that at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowHauntedPod
 
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
 
Music in this episode includes:
"Darren Curtis - Demented Nightmare" https://youtu.be/g_O4kS9FP3k
 
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
 
Music link : https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU
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November Patreon Teaser - Jedburgh Castle Jail

In the 27th Patreon bonus podcast you join me on location in October of this year, 2024, in the Scottish borders at a jail built in 1823 that would house the very worst of the prisoners in the area.
What would happen when fellow Geordie podcaster, Icy Sedgwick, and I joined a public ghost hunt at this jail built atop the site of a castle that stood here 400 years earlier?
Tonight lets ask together, just how haunted is Jedburgh Castle Jail?
Get access to the full episode, which is OVER FOUR HOURS long, right now at https://www.patreon.com/howhauntedpod.
 
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
 
Music in this episode includes:
"Darren Curtis - Demented Nightmare" https://youtu.be/g_O4kS9FP3k
 
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link : https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU
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Ep 94 - The Haunted Hotels of Northumberland

Join me in the most remote county in England, right here in my native north east as we take a deep dive into a trio of hotels you definitely want to avoid if you want a good night’s sleep. However if you’re aim is to seek out those ethereal entities that lurk in such places in the dead of night, then these hotels will be just perfect for your needs.  
So, let’s ask together, just how haunted are the hotels of Northumberland?
Support How Haunted? by subscribing and leaving a review.
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
You can become a Patreon for as little as £1 a month. You can choose from three tiers and get yourself early access to episodes, and exclusive monthly episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night. You can even get yourself some exclusive How Haunted? merch.
To sign up, and take advantage of a free seven day trial, visit https://patreon.com/HowHauntedPod
Perhaps you'd rather buy me a coffee to make a one off donation to support the pod, you can do that at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowHauntedPod
Music in this episode includes:
Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
 
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
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Ep 93 - Scarborough's Grand Hotel

Join me on a trip to the seaside, as we head to North Yorkshire and check into a hotel that opened in 1867 as the largest hotel in Europe. The hotel has since seen its fair share of highs and lows, and was even targeted by Adolf Hitler during World War II as being perfect for his base in England. Today the hotel is, sadly, a budget hotel but it is still a popular, historic, retreat for those heading to this delightful town.
And of course it’s rumoured to be haunted, but just what eerie phenomena is said to occur within this once great building?
Let’s head to the seaside and ask together, just how haunted is Scarborough’s Grand Hotel?
Support How Haunted? by subscribing and leaving a review.
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
You can become a Patreon for as little as £1 a month. You can choose from three tiers and get yourself early access to episodes, and exclusive monthly episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night. You can even get yourself some exclusive How Haunted? merch.
To sign up, and take advantage of a free seven day trial, visit https://patreon.com/HowHauntedPod
Perhaps you'd rather buy me a coffee to make a one off donation to support the pod, you can do that at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowHauntedPod
Music in this episode includes:
Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
 
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
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Bonus Episode 14 - The Golden Fleece

Originally released for Patreons at Halloween 2023 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Join me, as my team I step foot inside an ancient inn, labelled by many as the most haunted in Britain. We would have a night that none of us would ever forget.
But just what happened when my team and I once again headed to York, the most haunted city in the world, and dared to ask just how haunted is the Golden Fleece?
To get episodes such as this sooner, you can become a Patreon for £3 a month, and get yourself early access to episodes, and more exclusive episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night.  To find out more visit https://patreon.com/HowHauntedPod
 
Perhaps you'd rather buy me a coffee to make a one off donation to support the pod, you can do that at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowHauntedPod
 
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
 
Background music included in this episode includes:
Horror Story https://youtu.be/VebaguxUJWE
 
Music in this episode includes:
"Darren Curtis - Demented Nightmare" https://youtu.be/g_O4kS9FP3k
 
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link : https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU
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Halloween 2024 - Vampire Month: The Vampiric Castles of Transylvania

The culmination of Vampire Month sees us head into the heart of Transylvania, and we will delve deep into the life and death of Vlad III Dracula, a man who undoubtedly influenced Bram Stoker’s decision to place his Dracula here. We will then go in search of ghosts in three gothic castles with ties to not only Vlad, but Dracula himself.
This Halloween night join me in asking just how haunted are the vampiric castles of Transylvania?
Huge thanks to Yvonne and David from the Scottish Ghost Company for talking to me about their night in Bran Castle.
You can find their website at www.thescottishghostcompany.co.uk
The videos they referred to during our conversation can be found here https://www.facebook.com/share/r/bnWW2uL3hJD3NnB6/ and https://www.facebook.com/share/r/LexG3arN4kvs1iKy/
Support How Haunted? by subscribing and leaving a review.
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
You can become a Patreon for as little as £1 a month. You can choose from three tiers and get yourself early access to episodes, and exclusive monthly episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night. You can even get yourself some exclusive How Haunted? merch.
To sign up, and take advantage of a free seven day trial, visit https://patreon.com/HowHauntedPod
Perhaps you'd rather buy me a coffee to make a one off donation to support the pod, you can do that at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowHauntedPod
Music in this episode includes:
Dracula's Coming by Jaccob - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UI4TUqZE54https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhGlBJ6lqcs
Uncertainty by Arthur Vyncke - soundcloud.com/arthurvost
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported

October Patreon Teaser - The Ghost Walk of Berwick-upon-Tweed

In the 26th Patreon bonus podcast you join me for a very special Halloween Patreon episode as I am on location in the Scottish Borders. You will come with me as I walk these ancient streets and ramparts, and tell you the dark history and ghost stories of the most northern town in England. And of course this October is Vampire Month on the How Haunted? podcast, and there are vampires to found here as you’ll hear not one, but two stories of those neck-obsessed creatures of the night.
So join me this Spooky Season, and together let us ask, just how haunted is Berwick-upon-Tweed?
Get access to the full episode, which is pver an hour long, right now at https://www.patreon.com/howhauntedpod.
 
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
 
Music in this episode includes:
"Darren Curtis - Demented Nightmare" https://youtu.be/g_O4kS9FP3k
 
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link : https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU
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