In 1944, medium Helen Duncan (1897-1956) became the last but one woman in Britain to be convicted of witchcraft when one of her seances exposed a government attempt to cover up the deaths of 861 sailors. The last execution for witchcraft in England took place in 1684 when Alice Molland of Exter was hanged though the last recorded witchcraft trial … Continue reading →
Black Eyed Children: An Eyewitness Encounter Urban legends referring to Black Eyed Children began to appear in 1998, starting with a newsgroup article by journalist Brian Bethel reporting of a meeting with two unusually confident and eloquent children who attempted to talk him into giving them a ride in his car. Bethel said in his post that he nearly … Continue reading →
The Highgate Vampire … The Hammer Horror film Dracula AD 1972, starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, was, according to author Bill Ellis, inspired by the high profile media (vampire!) circus that was the case of the Highgate Vampire. In the late 60s, Highgate Cemetery in North London was little more than a forgotten overgrown wasteland of derelict tombs and … Continue reading →
Recent review of DAHR on Google Play by Android app user Bryan Miller: “It’s Creepy, Eerie and all together you’ll have a good time listening to it.” Thank you Bryan, it’s good to know I’m ‘hitting the mark’ Steven Dark Host of Dark Arts Horror Radio Broadcasting from Beyond the Grave 24/7/365
Continue reading →Steven Dark and Dark Arts Horror Radio wishes everyone a happy, healthy, prosperous and peaceful New Year and may it be filled with ‘Halloween Horror’ in the nicest possible way. It is perhaps apposite to contemplate the ancient Roman god *Janus*, the double-headed deity who simultaneously looks both ways – back at the past and forwards to the future. He … Continue reading →