In this special crossover episode, I’m joined by Rob Kirkup from How Haunted? to explore two of Britain’s strangest paranormal cases. I tell the story of George Lukins, the so-called Yatton Demoniac, whose alleged possession led to a notorious exorcism in Bristol in 1788. Rob then takes us to Northumberland for the bizarre case of the Hexham Heads, two mysterious stone heads linked to reports of poltergeist activity, strange creatures and a haunting that became one of the UK’s most unusual supernatural mysteries.Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-haunted-podcast-horrible-histories-real-life-ghost/id1639335870Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/3McuQO9hHdXNTXffXWvAtXResearch for Sarah's story:https://wellcomecollection.org/works/xykqnre6https://wellcomecollection.org/works/rdgxcetfhttps://wellcomecollection.org/works/hxewuwzchttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Authentic_anecdotes_of_George_Lukins,_the_Yatton_doemoniac;_with_a_view_of_the_controversy,_and_a_full_refutation_of_the_imposture_(IA_b30375125).pdfhttps://yattonlocalhistorysociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MYY04finalpdf.pdfhttps://yattonlocalhistorysociety.co.uk/The BOOKBY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesFollow us on YOUTUBEJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEThanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on Sunday!Sarah and Rog xx"Spacial Winds" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/About The Whispering WoodsThe Whispering Woods is a UK paranormal storytelling podcast exploring true ghost stories, unexplained mysteries, haunted history and folklore from around the world.From firsthand paranormal encounters to historical hauntings and centuries-old legends, we bring you atmospheric stories of the strange and unexplained.Enjoyed this episode? Follow The Whispering Woods on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss a story.Explore more episodes and get in touch: https://www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For decades, drivers on the A75 through Dumfries and Galloway have reported people, animals and other figures appearing suddenly in the road before vanishing without a trace. From the Kinmount Straight and the Ferguson brothers’ extraordinary 1962 encounter to later reports of drivers believing they had struck pedestrians who were nowhere to be found, the road has built a reputation as one of Scotland’s strangest stretches of tarmac.The BOOKBUY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch Links:https://www.itv.com/news/border/2013-10-31/itv-borders-hannah-mcnulty-takes-a-trip-on-most-haunted-roadhttps://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/hauntings/a75-kinmount-straight/https://www.paranormalresponsenetwork.org/cases/a75-kinmount-straighthttps://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/np0b9vhttps://www.reddit.com/r/u_sketch1314/comments/u2r4mfhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/cvaqk1https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/reports/roaddata.php?pageNum_paradata=31https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/reports/roaddata.php?pageNum_paradata=28&totalRows_paradata=1153Production:Researched, written and produced by Sarah Powell and Roger Hinchliffe. Hosted by Sarah Powell and Tobie Jones. Stories are sourced from historical records, folklore collections, newspaper archives, contemporary accounts and listener submissions. Sources and acknowledgements are provided where appropriate.Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow.Sarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/About The Whispering WoodsThe Whispering Woods is a UK paranormal storytelling podcast exploring true ghost stories, unexplained mysteries, haunted history and folklore from around the world.From firsthand paranormal encounters to historical hauntings and centuries-old legends, we bring you atmospheric stories of the strange and unexplained.Enjoyed this episode? Follow The Whispering Woods on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss a story.Explore more episodes and get in touch: https://www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2013, three students entered an abandoned school dormitory in Tianjin after a shuttlecock landed inside. One of them, Pan Bowen, turned back to look for his keys and was never seen again. When the other two returned to school, almost nobody seemed to remember Pan at all, and the records they expected to find no longer appeared to contain him. Years later, the story was posted online and became one of China’s best-known modern “glitch in the matrix” mysteries.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:https://www.gcores.com/talks/630222https://www.sohu.com/a/446688094_220034https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/episode/69f61132f93890ea81243ed4https://shouyou.3dmgame.com/gl/242258.htmlhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vol-029-%E4%BA%BA%E9%97%B4%E4%B8%87%E7%89%A9-%E6%B6%88%E5%A4%B1%E7%9A%84%E5%90%8C%E5%AD%A6-%E6%BD%98%E5%8D%9A%E6%96%87%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6%E5%9B%9E%E9%A1%BE/id1846008517?i=1000766070744&l=es-MXSarah xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/About The Whispering WoodsThe Whispering Woods is a UK paranormal storytelling podcast exploring true ghost stories, unexplained mysteries, haunted history and folklore from around the world.From firsthand paranormal encounters to historical hauntings and centuries-old legends, we bring you atmospheric stories of the strange and unexplained.Enjoyed this episode? Follow The Whispering Woods on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss a story.Explore more episodes and get in touch: https://www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode, we share four spooky Reddit stories from first responders.Stories:https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/8weqi6/first_responders_ever_experience_anything/The BOOKBY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesFollow us on YOUTUBEJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEThanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on Sunday!Sarah and Rog xx"Spacial Winds" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/About The Whispering WoodsThe Whispering Woods is a UK paranormal storytelling podcast exploring true ghost stories, unexplained mysteries, haunted history and folklore from around the world.From firsthand paranormal encounters to historical hauntings and centuries-old legends, we bring you atmospheric stories of the strange and unexplained.Enjoyed this episode? Follow The Whispering Woods on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss a story.Explore more episodes and get in touch: https://www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every November, fires are lit across Britain in memory of the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, but the traditions surrounding the Fifth of November go far beyond Guy Fawkes. From the Devil’s Stone at Shebbear and the flaming tar barrels of Ottery St Mary to the seventeen martyrs remembered at Lewes, haunted buildings linked to the plot and older beliefs about fire as protection, this episode explores the darker folklore that has gathered around Bonfire Night.The BOOKBUY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch Links:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/teaching-resources/the-gunpowder-plot/https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/the-monteagle-letter/https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentaryauthority/the-gunpowder-plot-of-1605/https://www.parliament.uk/about/faqs/house-of-commons-faqs/gunpowder-plot/https://www.shebbearvillage.co.uk/people/the-devils-stone/https://www.otterystmary-tc.gov.uk/your-community/events/tar-barrels-4th-nov-2023/https://www.lewesbonfirecelebrations.com/https://www.lewesbonfirecelebrations.com/timeline/https://www.lewesbonfirecelebrations.com/lewes-sussex-protestant-martyrs-reformation-6/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1386169https://www.visitsalford.info/what-to-see-and-do/ordsall-hall/Production:Researched, written and produced by Sarah Powell and Roger Hinchliffe. Hosted by Sarah Powell and Tobie Jones. Stories are sourced from historical records, folklore collections, newspaper archives, contemporary accounts and listener submissions. Sources and acknowledgements are provided where appropriate.Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow.Sarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/About The Whispering WoodsThe Whispering Woods is a UK paranormal storytelling podcast exploring true ghost stories, unexplained mysteries, haunted history and folklore from around the world.From firsthand paranormal encounters to historical hauntings and centuries-old legends, we bring you atmospheric stories of the strange and unexplained.Enjoyed this episode? Follow The Whispering Woods on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss a story.Explore more episodes and get in touch: https://www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In January 1879, a canal labourer travelling through rural Staffordshire claimed that a strange black creature with enormous white eyes leapt onto the back of his horse near a lonely canal bridge. When he tried to hit it with his whip, the lash supposedly passed straight through its body. The encounter became part of local folklore, and the creature would come to be known as the Man-Monkey of Ranton.The BOOKBUY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch Links:https://www.lovegnosall.com/stories/man-monkey-of-bridge-39https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1406777https://www.jstor.org/stable/1253301https://visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/953200https://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/details.aspx?ExhibitionID=1674&ExhibitionPage=1&PageIndex=16&ResourceID=39888&SearchType=3Production:Researched, written and produced by Sarah Powell and Roger Hinchliffe. Hosted by Sarah Powell and Tobie Jones. Stories are sourced from historical records, folklore collections, newspaper archives, contemporary accounts and listener submissions. Sources and acknowledgements are provided where appropriate.Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow.Sarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/About The Whispering WoodsThe Whispering Woods is a UK paranormal storytelling podcast exploring true ghost stories, unexplained mysteries, haunted history and folklore from around the world.From firsthand paranormal encounters to historical hauntings and centuries-old legends, we bring you atmospheric stories of the strange and unexplained.Enjoyed this episode? Follow The Whispering Woods on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss a story.Explore more episodes and get in touch: https://www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For centuries, British folklore has told of people who crossed into another world hidden beneath hills, inside caves or just beyond the edge of an ordinary field. Some returned believing only minutes had passed when years had gone by, others were warned never to eat, drink or take anything with them, and a few were said to come back changed forever. From King Herla and Thomas the Rhymer to Welsh fairy dances and medieval accounts of underground kingdoms, these are the stories of people who were said to enter Fairyland and the strange rules that governed whether they ever came home.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.28460407https://www.hoap.co.uk/explore_fairy_traditions.pdfhttps://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Science_of_Fairy_Tales/Chapter_7https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55025/55025-h/55025-h.htmhttps://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Child%27s_Ballads/37https://academic.oup.com/book/59910/chapter/512173459https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/tmr/article/view/41568https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/prehistory-fairy-realmhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.28460467Sarah xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/About The Whispering WoodsThe Whispering Woods is a UK paranormal storytelling podcast exploring true ghost stories, unexplained mysteries, haunted history and folklore from around the world.From firsthand paranormal encounters to historical hauntings and centuries-old legends, we bring you atmospheric stories of the strange and unexplained.Enjoyed this episode? Follow The Whispering Woods on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss a story.Explore more episodes and get in touch: https://www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content note: This episode includes childhood abuse and neglect, starvation, and a graphic description involving a dead animal.Happy Halloween!!! Welcome to Day 31 of 31 Days of Halloween 2026.In today's episode we share 1 spooky story to get you in the mood for Spooky Season.A special thank you to sophiethetoad for allowing us to share their story!Stories:https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/1rel4uv/my_neighbour_used_to_peek_at_me_over_her_fence/The BOOKBY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesFollow us on YOUTUBEJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEThanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again tomorrow!Sarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/About The Whispering WoodsThe Whispering Woods is a UK paranormal storytelling podcast exploring true ghost stories, unexplained mysteries, haunted history and folklore from around the world.From firsthand paranormal encounters to historical hauntings and centuries-old legends, we bring you atmospheric stories of the strange and unexplained.Enjoyed this episode? Follow The Whispering Woods on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss a story.Explore more episodes and get in touch: https://www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content note: This episode includes a threat with a firearm and suicide by gun.Welcome to Day 30 of 31 Days of Halloween 2026.In today's episode we share 1 spooky story to get you in the mood for Spooky Season.Stories:https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/s/QIIAYzqqs7The BOOKBY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesFollow us on YOUTUBEJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEThanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again tomorrow!Sarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/About The Whispering WoodsThe Whispering Woods is a UK paranormal storytelling podcast exploring true ghost stories, unexplained mysteries, haunted history and folklore from around the world.From firsthand paranormal encounters to historical hauntings and centuries-old legends, we bring you atmospheric stories of the strange and unexplained.Enjoyed this episode? Follow The Whispering Woods on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss a story.Explore more episodes and get in touch: https://www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Day 29 of 31 Days of Halloween 2026.In today's episode we share 4 spooky stories to get you in the mood for Spooky Season.Stories:https://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreepy/s/qWgbu1zagRhttps://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreepy/s/uaT7doZK0Khttps://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreepy/s/GbrogU2WLdhttps://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreepy/s/wbQ3d9okcCThe BOOKBY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesFollow us on YOUTUBEJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEThanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again tomorrow!Sarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/About The Whispering WoodsThe Whispering Woods is a UK paranormal storytelling podcast exploring true ghost stories, unexplained mysteries, haunted history and folklore from around the world.From firsthand paranormal encounters to historical hauntings and centuries-old legends, we bring you atmospheric stories of the strange and unexplained.Enjoyed this episode? Follow The Whispering Woods on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss a story.Explore more episodes and get in touch: https://www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.