As with other haunted locations around the world, there is often some underlying story of tragedy or violence behind the reports of paranormal activity. Bellamy Bridge is located near Marianna, Florida, and is one such place. Walk the Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail and it will lead you to a historic steel frame bridge, which happens […]
Perhaps the most famous story of a headless horseman, is Washington Irving’s 1820 short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Despite the famed novel, other tales of headless horsemen have weaved their way into folklore throughout history. Celtic folklore gives us the story of the Dullahan (“dark man”), a headless horseman that was seen as […]
Catherine Howard became the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. Though married to the king, she found him to be repulsive, and instead began a liaison with Thomas Culpeper. This liaison wasn’t kept a secret for long, as rumors began to spread, which eventually made their way back to King Henry. Furious, King Henry had […]
Shepton Mallet Prison was once a notorious jail, known for housing some of the worst criminals in the UK. Now dubbed the UK’s most haunted prison, Shepton Mallet will open it’s doors once again for anyone daring enough to brave a night in a cell that once held dangerous inmates. The prison is steeped in […]
Sir Francis Drake is often regarded as a hero to the English, and a pirate to the Spanish. He reputation in Spain earned him the name El Draque, or the Dragon and the Spanish King Philip ll placed a bounty of 20,000 ducats on his head—the equivalent of $6.5 million today. He would attack Spanish ships, looting […]
