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A television crew encounters a series of inexplicable accidents while filming in the depths of Wookey Hole, a legendary cave system infamous for its eerie apparitions and haunted history. Are these incidents linked to the ghostly figure the director witnessed in the caves a few nights before?

Join me as we delve into the shadowy, death-filled caverns of Wookey Hole with spine-chilling stories of ghosts, curses, and witches, not just in the cave but in the haunted grounds above. Including a terrifying haunting in a nearby cottage.

And stay tuned as I share a genuinely shocking incident I experienced with my family at Wookey Hole, alongside a horrified audience.

Could these phenomena be the work of paranormal forces?

I’m Peter Laws, and it’s time to take one last look at the sunlight. Because we’re about dive deep into the frightening mysteries and dark secrets of

What Lies Beneath

And The Unsettling Paranormal Mysteries of Wookey Hole

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Imagine your home turning into a battleground for the supernatural, where an unseen force wreaks havoc on your daily life. From frightening poltergeist activity with threatening messages scrawled on mirrors to kitchen knives placed in the house as booby traps, this was a relentless and vicious haunting that left a family in trauma for the rest of their lives.

Get ready for a deep dive into the secrets, the horror, and the unexplainable events that left paranormal investigators running in fear. Soon to be adapted by Blumhouse studios as a major horror movie, this time is now for you to…

MEET MR ENTITY

The Terrifying Deborah Moffitt Haunting.

‌Script by Peter Laws & Marcus Lowth

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Since the early 2000s, paranormal content has exploded in popular culture. It seems we can't get enough of ghosts (and hunting for them). What could be behind this enthusiasm for spooky things. Here, I share a theory...that the paranormal is a clever way for us to be religious...without being religious. This is a BONUS VIDEO and is not a paranormal case. It shares a theory on the paranormal, so skip it if you're not interested in the information below...

Including: - What is the state of belief today?

• Why does the paranormal appeal so much?

• How does the paranormal help us with our fears?

• How has paranormal belief been influenced by religion (demons, cryptozoology etc)?

• Why is there such a strong sense of community in the paranormal world?

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Satanic Panic (Episode 2 of 2)

After the mysterious teen Mary brings a series of frightening events to Lockhart, Texas, the action moves north to Childress, when in 1988, another 17-year-old is found death. His name is Tate Rowland. Tate's death would be a catalyst for a disturbing series of events. Yet when yet another body is found, the locals can barely believe who it is, sparking genuine fears that a Satanic Cult was at work in their town. SATANIC PANIC IN TEXAS: The Mysterious Deaths of Tate Rowland and Terrie Trosper.

Special Thanks to Texas Monthly Magazine, for it's brilliantly in-depth article on the case, by Skip Hollandsworth. Read it here:

https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/possessed-by-the-devil/

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A mysterious teenage girl arrives in Lockhart, Texas, in the summer of 1988. Dressed all in black, the local kids think she's a little weird. But soon, they’re scared of her—not only for the frightening and disturbing things she says, but also for the power she seems to tap into during a disturbing session with the Ouija board.

Yet that is only the start, because when an inquisitive fellow teen, follow up her claims, she makes a horrifying discovery in another town to the north.

Prepare yourself for a gripping tale of true crime, the paranormal and claims of devil worship.

I’m Peter Laws…and tonight I give you…

Satanic Panic in Texas: The Mysterious Deaths of Tate Rowland and Terrie Trosper.

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In the world of real estate, every property has a story to tell. But what if that story turns from one of potential profit to unspeakable horror?

Tonight, we conclude the chilling account of a property developer who, found his dream project in an old farmhouse. But then, along with other witnesses, he stumbled on a hidden room and found a malevolent force that lurked within the very walls he sought to renovate.

But this was not just a ghost story. It became a battle for survival.

I’m Peter Laws, and for one final time we open the creaking old door on…

The Fatal-Fixer Upper.

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In the world of real estate, every property has a story to tell. But what if that story turns from one of potential profit to unspeakable horror?

Tonight, we uncover the chilling account of a property developer who, found his dream project in an old farmhouse. But then, along with other witnesses, he stumbled on a hidden room and found a malevolent force that lurked within the very walls he sought to renovate.

But this was not just a ghost story. It became a battle for survival.

I’m Peter Laws, and tonight we open the creaking old door on …

The Fatal-Fixer Upper.

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Discover the intriguing world of disaster predictions with the British Premonitions Bureau from the 1960s. From chilling predictions of coal disasters in Aberfan to plane crashes and Soviet space catastrophes. You’re about to discover one of the strangest and yet genuinely thought provoking projects in the paranormal world, and what might it mean for you and me, today.

Tonight we dust off the files…

Of The British Premonitions Bureau.

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A little cottage in a small English village. What could be more quaint or peaceful as that?

Well, not when you’re in St. Osyth in Essex, which is home to what some have claimed, is the British equivalent of the Amityville Horror house.

They call it The Cage, and it used to be a witch prison. Yet it later became a home. When Vanessa Mitchell purchased the property in 2005, she encountered a horrific series of paranormal events.

For more on this case, read John Frasers book.

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Step into the chilling realm of scary, true mysteries, where the paranormal reigns supreme. From Bigfoot, Sea Serpents, the Yowie and the Owl Man, cryptids capture the imagination of enthusiasts. But amidst the adventure lies darker truths—chilling encounters that leave witnesses with a hideous sense of total doom. What if, beyond civilization, entities exist beyond comprehension? Welcome to a world where the unimaginable lurks. And when they see you, they will never let you go. Prepare to face...'The Nameless Dread'

This episode was written by cryptozoology expert Richard Freeman, and it contains my final reflections. To read Richard's adventures and expeditions to find hidden animals grab his book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventures-Cryptozoology-Deathworms-Not-So-Mythical-Mythological-ebook/dp/B08RW49CBK?ref_=ast_author_mpb

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When her new patient develops a malevolent voice, a private nurse is thrust into a harrowing paranormal mystery.

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Imagine stepping into a place where the veil between our world and the paranormal is at its thinnest. Ground where the echoes of unholy rituals and desecrations linger in the air. That's what we’ll find in the abandoned British church that became a magnet for Black magic in the 1960s. But the tale doesn't end there. Tonight, we delve deeper into the shadows to uncover the terrifying paranormal activity that haunts this cursed ground. And if you dare to stay with me until the end, I'll share a chilling encounter of my own, experienced in the dead of night within the church's forsaken walls.

In Part 1, two boys stumble across Jenny Humberstone's desecrated skeleton...then all hell breaks loose.

In Part 2, we explore the church's paranormal history, including my own very creepy experience there at midnight.

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In 1963, Clophill, England, hit the headlines for a shocking grave desecration that would spread fears of black magic throughout the country. Join me for this in-depth documentary on the true and scary mystery of animal mutilation, necromancy and wandering ghosts.

In part 1, we two boys make a macabre discovery in an old ruined church , which lead to a satanic panic.

In Part 2, we'll explore the paranormal history of the church, including my own very creepy experience there.

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A woman encounters a hideous spectre who committed suicide in the attic room of her pub, The Fox on the Hill, in Camberwell, London. Say goodbye to sleep with more true scary stories and mysteries with Fortean Times columnist and one of the BBC's Uncanny 'experts', Rev Peter Laws.

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Join me for the second in a three-part series exploring chilling tales of hauntings following suicides by hanging. Tonight, a woman encounters a lingering, weeping entity in a cinema. We also include an extra case about a family's tragic mass suicide in India. These stories will send shivers down your spine. Don't forget to subscribe for more spooky content, but please bear in mind that these particular episodes contain details that may be distressing for some viewers.

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Suicide Spirits (Case 1): The Rocking Chair

In this special three-part video series on Frighful, we dive into the terrifying and disturbing world of suicide spirits, beginning with the tragic tale of the haunted rocking chair. Get ready for a chilling ghost story that will send shivers down your spine and make you think twice about the afterlife. Are you brave enough to hear about this truly scary and creepy true haunting? Listen now to find out! Note, that these three episodes will touch on themes that some viewers may find upsetting.

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October 1972: Hawaiian police were called out to a house where three women had experienced some distressing paranormal activity. Yet what happened next, in full view of the police no less, was horrific.

I’m Peter Laws, and tonight I present… The Phantom Strangler: Police Witness a BONE-CHILLING Paranormal Encounter in Hawaii.

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Police discover the mutilated and tortured bodies of two young brothers and their mother. To their horror, they learn that the killers are not strangers. Far from it…they are the 54-year-old father and the 17-year-old daughter who fully believed that the rest of their family were demonically possessed. And that torture and death were the only ways to set them free.

I need to warn you before tonight's episode that we’re exploring a very recent, distressing and ongoing true crime case, bound up with the fear of the supernatural evil. I’m Peter Laws and this is ‘SHOCKING Exorcism Murder! Father & Daughter Kill Family to Drive Out Demons – Italian True Crime.

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https://bitterwinter.org/three-killed-during-an-exorcism-in-italy-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-invented-cult/

https://www.italianinsider.it/?q=node/12302

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13082725/Exorcism-murder-father-hog-tied-sons-16-five-chains-gagged-beat-poker-electrical-cables-bid-rid-Satan.html

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A couple is forced to leave their home in 1995 after a series of terrifying paranormal incidents... Could these incidents really have been caused by attending a theater show led by a psychic medium?

This case is shared in this book.

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The apparent demonic possession of Don Decker – otherwise known as the Pennsylvania Rain Man – is a chilling and bizarre paranormal case. It was so unsettling, that some people began to believe they were literally witnessing the work of the Devil himself.

What’s more, these events were witnessed and corroborated by multiple people, including a prison warden and four police officers. Brace yourself for a fascinating yet scary account of a troubled young man surrounded by dramatic poltergeist activity.

I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, I give you ‘Demonically Possessed? The Shocking Story of the Pennsylvania Rain Man'

Tonights episode was written by Marcus Lowth.

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As wild as it sounds, there are multiple claims from eyewitnesses of grotesque, monstrous-looking creatures, possibly from other worlds wreaking havoc in this one. Creatures that are so disturbing that encounters with them could even be fatal.

The unsettling encounters we will examine feature creatures whose descriptions are, perhaps bizarrely, akin to the Gremlins from the Hollywood movie of the same name. And not only in their physical descriptions but also in their ominous and potentially deadly mischievous nature.

Indeed, in the very early years of aviation, many pilots, including military pilots, would report encounters with mischievous beings in the aircraft while in flight – beings they would call Gremlins. Some of these apparent encounters eventually resulted in fatal crashes.

Over the years, most would treat such talk as nothing but folklore. Could it be, though, that there is more to creatures who look like real-life Gremlins than we might think, if only in part?

Prepare for three cases, that might just make you nervous to turn out the light:

• Clawed to Death in the Cockpit
• The Hopkinsville Horror
• The Luli Oswald Enounter

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The Hinterkaifeck Farm murders are truly frightful and remain unexplained over 100 years after they occurred. As well as the brutal slaying of six people, there were hints of paranormal activity taking place. These unsettling events unfolded in early 1922 at the Hinterkaifeck Farm located in the alpine woods of the German state of Bavaria just outside the town of Groben.

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In 1974, two couples had just graduated from college. George and Tina Martell along with Rick and Anna Delapena were about to start new jobs, but finances were tight…so they decided to pool their money and move into a house together.

The home they found was creaky and old, but it was spacious. What’s more, it came with furniture…including a painting hanging over the fireplace, of a woman by that same fireplace. Surely, this must have been the lady of the house. Anna felt unsettled by the woman’s stare, but they left the portrait up, out of respect.

The house, however, would not respect them. Within a week, they became subject to a barrage of frightening paranormal activity, including physical attack.

Brace yourself for a haunting, which was first discovered by paranormal researcher, Brad Steiger. After interviewing the witnesses, he claimed it was one of the most disturbing case he had encountered.

I’m Peter Laws and this is part one of ‘The Thing in the House’…on Frightful.

*Please note, at one point, an eyewitness describes the entity in their home as being some sort of evil or demonic ‘dwarf'. I’m conscious that this sort of language can be offensive to some listeners, for which I apologise. However, in the interests of accuracy, I wanted to stick with what the eyewitness actually said at the time.Source:'Shadow World' by Brad Steiger.

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In 1974, two couples had just graduated from college. George and Tina Martell along with Rick and Anna Delapena were about to start new jobs, but finances were tight…so they decided to pool their money and move into a house together.

The home they found was creaky and old, but it was spacious. What’s more, it came with furniture…including a painting hanging over the fireplace, of a woman by that same fireplace. Surely, this must have been the lady of the house. Anna felt unsettled by the woman’s stare, but they left the portrait up, out of respect.

The house, however, would not respect them. Within a week, they became subject to a barrage of frightening paranormal activity, including physical attack.Brace yourself for a haunting, which was first discovered by paranormal researcher, Brad Steiger. After interviewing the witnesses, he claimed it was one of the most disturbing case he had encountered.

I’m Peter Laws and this is part one of ‘The Thing in the House’…on Frightful.
*Please note, at one point, an eyewitness describes the entity in their home as being some sort of evil or demonic ‘dwarf'. I’m conscious that this sort of language can be offensive to some listeners, for which I apologise. However, in the interests of accuracy, I wanted to stick with what the eyewitness actually said at the time.

Source:'Shadow World' by Brad Steiger.

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...1 eerie corn maze...
...9 haunting figures...
...9 spine-tingling tales...
...Will YOU find your way out? This holiday season, step into a labyrinth of shadows and suspense with Shane Waters as your guide. In this chilling collaboration, you'll encounter the hosts of 9 acclaimed true crime podcasts, each offering a dark tale and a life lesson to send shivers down your spine. This is not just a special episode; it's an immersive journey through a maze of twisted paths and unsolved mysteries. So, lift your lantern high and venture into 'Maze of Secrets'...
 ...but be warned...
 ...not everyone makes it to the end… Prepare to get lost in the stories, but find yourself in their lessons. It's an odyssey of crime, mystery, and eerie life lessons that you won't soon forget. This is Shane’s 5th holiday collaboration. If you dare to walk this twisted path with us, you're in for a night you'll never forget. Are you ready? Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:

1. Frightful
2. Marooned
3. Rotten to the Core
4. Murder, She Told
5. Obscura
6. Crimelines
7. Once Upon a Crime
8. The Trail Went Cold
9. Foul Play: Crime Series

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Last time on Frightful, I took you into the Australian Wilderness, a colossal, yet barely populated area which can be both beautiful and terrifying. We have already encountered a series of human horrors…from cruel killers to babies snatched by animals.

But tonight, we head back out into the darkness for one more trip…only this time, the threat may well be harder to understand or define…because there are supernatural mysteries out there in the bush.

I’m Peter Laws and tonight on Frightful we encounter Paranormal Terrors in part 2 of…Scary True Stories from the Australian Outback…

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The Outback is an absolutely vast area of Australia, spanning 5.6 million km squared. It covers about 70% of the content of Australia, it would take up half of the United States if placed on top. It’s mostly flat, and covered with soil that is highly infertile and it’s filled with kangaroos, dingos (Australian wild dogs).

Despite it’s size, there are barely any people. In fact, less than 5% of the Australian population live in the outback. So despite it being a beautiful, astonishing space…there is an inherent sense of threat in this wilderness. To cross it, is to become far more vulnerable than we probably have been before.

Listening to this two part Frightful won’t help.

I’ll be sharing scary true stories of tragic attacks and cruel crime to strange and frightening tales of the paranormal. I’m Peter Laws, and you’re about to hear Scary True Stories from The Australian Outback.

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In December 1952, Peter and Dorothy McEwan left London and moved to the shores of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. To help run the estate they hired another couple to help run the house. Yet on the very first night, their new housekeeper complains of strange footsteps in her room.

It will be only the first stage in a night of terror…as the two couples must uncover the terrifying mystery of The House of the Crawling Woman.

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• Peter McEwan & Jamie McDonald played by Eddie Frizzel
• Dorothy McEwan & Elspeth McDonalds played by Zoe Barke
• James McEwan played by Peter Laws.

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In December 1952, Peter and Dorothy McEwan left London and moved to the shores of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. To help run the estate they hired another couple to help run the house. Yet on the very first night, their new housekeeper complains of strange footsteps in her room.

It will be only the first stage in a night of terror…as the two couples must uncover the terrifying mystery of The House of the Crawling Woman.

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• Peter McEwan & Jamie McDonald played by Eddie Frizzel. 
• Dorothy McEwan & Elspeth McDonalds played by Zoe Barke.
• James McEwan played by Peter Laws.
  
  References:
• https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Extreme_Hauntings/Fp07AwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfH8zp05nHw&t=111

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Is there anything more Frightful than a serial killer stalking your neighbourhood, picking victims at random, abducting, assaulting, mutilating and killing them. What about four killers, doing exactly that…but working together…as a team.

This is one of the most disturbing true crime cases I’ve ever covered for this podcast, and yet it doesn’t seem particularly well known.

Prepare yourself for a two-part episode featuring a brutal, distressing series of ritualistic murders that shocked Chicago in the early 1980s. Be warned, the details in this, will disturb you.

I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, ‘The Chicago Ripper Crew'

TRIGGER WARNING: Both parts contain distressing details of murder and sexual crimes.

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Is there anything more Frightful than a serial killer stalking your neighbourhood, picking victims at random, abducting, assaulting, mutilating and killing them. What about four killers, doing exactly that…but working together…as a team.

This is one of the most disturbing true crime cases I’ve ever covered for this podcast, and yet it doesn’t seem particularly well known.

Prepare yourself for a two-part episode featuring a brutal, distressing series of ritualistic murders that shocked Chicago in the early 1980s. Be warned, the details in this, will disturb you.

I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, ‘The Chicago Ripper Crew'

TRIGGER WARNING: Both parts contain distressing details of murder and sexual crimes.

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When we talk about ghosts on Frightful, it’s normally a scary, threatening experience. The cases we look at tonight and next time are still scary…but there’s a difference. In each of the accounts you’re about to hear, we will meet people at the mercy of very frightening natural circumstances, from tragic car crashes to twisted sex killers lurking in a house…

Yet the dazzling claim in all these cases is that these victims were protected by some sort of supernatural force.

Brace yourself as police files meet the world of the paranormal.

Because I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, we explore accounts when people were ‘Saved…by a Ghost.’

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• Mellissa Oliveri (Margaret G)
• Tracy Nicholas (Pearl)
  
  

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When we talk about ghosts on Frightful it’s normally a scary, threatening experience. The cases we look at tonight and next time are still scary…but there’s a difference. In each of the accounts you’re about to hear, we will meet people at the mercy of very frightening natural circumstances, from tragic car crashes to twisted sex killers lurking in a house…

Yet the dazzling claim in all these cases, is that these victims were protected by some sort of supernatural force.

Brace yourself, as police files meet the world of the paranormal.

Because I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frighftul, we explore accounts when people were ‘Saved…by a Ghost.’

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Skinwalker Ranch in Utah is famous for being a paranormal hotspot, but most people focuses on the strange activity reported on the ranch, like strange lights in the sky, mutilated cattle and sightings of weird wolf-like creatures.

Tonight we begin a two part exploration profile of government workers who have not only had unexplained experienced on the ranch, they have brought back paranormal activity with them.

Can paranormal experiences follow us and infect others like a contagion?

I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful we explore ‘The Wolves that Follow You Home - Skinwalker Ranch & The Hitchhiker Effect (Part 2)

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Skinwalker Ranch in Utah is famous for being a paranormal hotspot, but most people focuses on the strange activity reported on the ranch, like strange lights in the sky, mutilated cattle and sightings of weird wolf-like creatures.

Tonight we begin a two part exploration profile of government workers who have not only had unexplained experienced on the ranch, they have brought back paranormal activity with them.

Can paranormal experiences follow us and infect others like a contagion?

I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful we explore ‘The Wolves that Follow You Home - Skinwalker Ranch & The Hitchhiker Effect (Part 1)'

Core Sources:

Skinwalkers at the Pentagon by Lacatski, Kelleher and Knapp (2021)

Hunt for the Skinwalker by Kelleher and Knapp, (2005)

Skinwalker Ranch Insider Program

The Pentagon’s Secret UFO Porgram, the Hitchhiker Effect, and Models of Contagion by Kelleher, Edgescience Journal, (2022)

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[Part 2] This Mother’s Day, join Shane Waters on a chilling adventure featuring 14 podcasters as they share sinister stories of motherhood. Mother’s Day is typically a time to honor the love and sacrifices of mothers, but today we’ll be exploring the twisted tales that lurk behind the shadows. 

It’s an extra special, two parts, more than two-hour, Mother’s Day event. 

Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:

Part 1:

1. Foul Play: Crime Series
2. Music City 911
3. Crimes from the East 
4. Cults, Crimes, Cabernet 
5. A Nefarious Nightmare 
6. Crimelines 
7. The Asian Madness Podcast 

1. Once Upon A Crime 
2. PNW Haunts & Homicides
3. The Trail Went Cold 
4. Coffee & Cases
5. Already Gone 
6. Twisted and Uncorked 
7. Mystery Inc 

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This Mother’s Day, join Shane Waters on a chilling adventure featuring 14 podcasters as they share sinister stories of motherhood. Mother’s Day is typically a time to honor the love and sacrifices of mothers, but today we’ll be exploring the twisted tales that lurk behind the shadows. 

It’s an extra special, two parts, more than two-hour, Mother’s Day event. 

Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:

Part 1:

1. Foul Play: Crime Series
2. Music City 911
3. Crimes from the East 
4. Cults, Crimes, Cabernet 
5. A Nefarious Nightmare 
6. Crimelines 
7. The Asian Madness Podcast 

1. Once Upon A Crime 
2. PNW Haunts & Homicides
3. The Trail Went Cold 
4. Coffee & Cases
5. Already Gone 
6. Twisted and Uncorked 
7. Mystery Inc 

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We conclude our two-part look at ‘The Frightful World of Imaginary Friends’, exploring particularly dark cases of invisible companions who have urged others…to murder.

I also share about my own imaginary friend from childhood.

Core Source:
https://cfz.org.uk/book/invizikids/ (book by Michael Hallowell)

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A young girl returns from pre-school and tells her mother all about her new friend Soosha. She wants a colour backpack like Soosha, and hair ribbons like Soosha. She talks of Soosha every day after school.

The girls mother attend a school event and, out of curiousity, asks a teacher to point out who Soosha is.

The teacher says…'We have no girl called Soosha here.'

Who are these invisible companions who young children speak to - are they harmless figments of a healthy imagination, or something supernatural…even sinister.

I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on this two part episode, we explore ‘The Frightful World of Imaginary Friends.’

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This Easter, join Shane Waters on a whimsical adventure featuring 13 podcasters as they share true stories of con artists and fake deaths. Delve into the magical world of the Enchanted Easterlands, where you’ll encounter peculiar characters and captivating true crime tales. Discover the history and origins of Easter, and experience a journey like no other. 

It’s an extra special, two part, more than two-hour, Easter event. 

Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:

Part 1:

1. Crimelines
2. Rotten to the Core
3. Frightful
4. Mind over Murder
5. The Trail Went Cold
6. The Hidden Staircase
7. Hometown History

1. Wicked Deeds
2. Obscura: A True Crime Podcast
3. Hillbilly Horror Stories 
4. History Goes Bump
5. Judgy Crime Girls
6. Foul Play: Crime Series

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This Easter, join Shane Waters on a whimsical adventure featuring 13 podcasters, including Peter from Frightful, as they share true stories of con artists and fake deaths. Delve into the magical world of the Enchanted Easterlands, where you’ll encounter peculiar characters and captivating true crime tales. Discover the history and origins of Easter, and experience a journey like no other. 

It’s an extra special, two part, more than two-hour, Easter event. 

Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:

Part 1:

1. Crimelines
2. Rotten to the Core
3. Frightful
4. Mind over Murder
5. The Trail Went Cold
6. The Hidden Staircase
7. Hometown History

1. Wicked Deeds
2. Obscura: A True Crime Podcast
3. Hillbilly Horror Stories 
4. History Goes Bump
5. Judgy Crime Girls
6. Foul Play: Crime Series

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After a spate of UFO/UAP sightings in recent years, the military, media and government seem more open to the possibility of extra-terrestrial visitors. Yet most of the reports inspire us to only look up into the heavens and watch the skies.

Tonight, we hear a chilling account from one eye witness, who had a bizarre encounter while travelling by rail from Stratford-Upon-Avon to Swansea, South Wales in the UK. Her story prompts us not to look up at the sky…but rather to our left and right…to who might be sitting next to us on public transport.

I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful we take a terrifying ride…with the Aliens on the Train.

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When I stumbled across a photograph of a mysterious woman on the internet, I was both attracted and disturbed. I had an immediate sense that this beautiful woman had a strange frightening quality.

As I dug deeper, I realised my instincts were right.

Tonight on Frightful we explore the disturbing story of Anne Hamilton Byrne, a cult leader who systematically stole children to create loving community for herself called ‘The Family.' She forced the kids to wear matching tracksuits and bleaching their hair blonde makes for an eerie sight…but this was the least of her horrors.

Brace yourself for tonight’s Frightful, which may be upsetting to some listeners due to references to child cruelty. Yet the story is a fascinating exploration of one of the few female cult leaders.

Meet Anne Hamilton Byrne…better known as ‘The Most Evil Woman in Australia’.

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…12 dates …
…14 love gone wrong stories…
…Will YOU be my Valentine?

This Valentine’s Day, prepare for a unique podcast experience! Shane Waters will introduce 14 crime podcast hosts. Each host brings a new, love gone wrong true story to mix. It’s an extra special, two part, more than two-hour, Valentine event. 

Part 2 of 2.

Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:

In this Part 2 Episode:
1. Sirens
2. The Trail Went Cold
3. Method and Madness
4. True Crime Cases with Lanie
5. Crimelines
6. Love Murder
7. Foul Play: Crime Series

In the Part 1 Episode:
1. Murder She Told
2. True Crime Island
3. Hillbilly Horror Stories
4. Tapes from the Darkside
5. Coffee and Cases
6. Gone Cold – Texas True Crime
7. Live, Laugh, Larceny

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…12 dates …
…14 love gone wrong stories…
…Will YOU be my Valentine?

This Valentine’s Day, prepare for a unique podcast experience! Shane Waters will introduce 14 crime podcast hosts. Each host brings a new, love gone wrong true story to mix. It’s an extra special, two part, more than two-hour, Valentine event. 

Part 1 of 2.

Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:

In this Part 1 Episode:
1. Murder She Told
2. True Crime Island
3. Hillbilly Horror Stories
4. Tapes from the Darkside
5. Coffee and Cases
6. Gone Cold – Texas True Crime
7. Live, Laugh, Larceny

In the next Part 2 Episode:
1. Sirens
2. The Trail Went Cold
3. Method and Madness
4. True Crime Cases with Lanie
5. Crimelines
6. Love Murder
7. Foul Play: Crime Series

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We humans have long relied on animals, not only for food, but for meaningful companionship. Indeed, many of us have developed wonderfully close relationships with all manner of creatures...

Yet sometimes, animals can become the source of the ultimate horror...

I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, we face the 'Worst Animal Attacks Ever'.

(Part 2 of 2)

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(Part 1 of 2) We humans have long relied on animals, not only for food, but for meaningful companionship. Indeed, many of us have developed wonderfully close relationships with all manner of creatures...

Yet sometimes, animals can become the source of the ultimate horror...

I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, we face the 'Worst Animal Attacks Ever'.

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Imagine there was an imposter in your house… It would be terrifying but at least you could call the police, and they could hopefully remove them. But what if the invader couldn’t be seen or heard by others…only you.

Even worse…what if this unwelcome guest utterly loathed you, and wanted nothing more than your death and destruction.

I'm Peter Laws, and tonight we hear of a distressing and little known haunting case from California, 1996. Where a house is not merely haunted by a spirit…it is harassed and terrorised by a malevolent force.

This is Frightful...and The Demon of Fremont (PART 2)

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Imagine there was an imposter in your house… It would be terrifying but at least you could call the police, and they could hopefully remove them. But what if the invader couldn’t be seen or heard by others…only you.

Even worse…what if this unwelcome guest utterly loathed you, and wanted nothing more than your death and destruction.

I'm Peter Laws, and tonight we hear of a distressing and little known haunting case from California, 1996. Where a house is not merely haunted by a spirit…it is harassed and terrorised by a malevolent force.

This is Frightful...and The Demon of Fremont, Part 1

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From the same team that brings you Frightful, we want to introduce you to our new show Mystery Inc.

If you enjoy talking about shady mysteries, Aliens, murder, legends, and of course the occasional tea - then Mystery Inc is the podcast for you! Together brothers Shane and Josh Waters travel in their Mystery Machine Tesla scouting out some of the world’s best mysteries to share them here with you on Mystery Inc - which can be found wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Shane also hosts Foul Play: Crime Series, and Josh is also the host of Rotten to the Core.

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In this Bonus Episode, host Peter Laws shares a very strange experience that he had as a teenager...that came back in his early 20s. Did he witness a ghost, a demon, a cryptid...or was it all just a trick of the mind.

Decide for yourself in tonight's bonus episode - 'My Own Frightful Story'

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Tonight, we return to the frontier town in Springfield, Massachusetts, where witchcraft fever is about to explode. This is the second and final part of my immersive retelling of the little known story of Hugh and Mary Parsons - The Witches of Springfield, 1651 .

Note: I first learned about this case from the excellent and in depth book, 'The Ruin of All Witches' by Malcolm Gaskell. If this podcast intrigues you, do grab the book as it has far more detail. You can find the book here.

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Tonight, I will take you to frontier town in Springfield, Massachusetts. The year is 1651, and strange things are starting to occur…livestock are dying, crops are struggling, and food is starting to spoil. Locals are even having strange seizures, and at night, as they try to sleep, they are haunted by terrifying nightmares. Then, the children of the village start to die…

Are they just going through a terrible season…or might this be the season of the witch.

I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, we head back to the 17th century, to a town that is so gripped with suspicion and fear, they will go to any lengths to keep the evil at bay. This is part one of the little known story of Hugh and Mary Parsons - The Witches of Springfield, 1651 .

Note: I first learned about this case from the excellent and in depth book, 'The Ruin of All Witches' by Malcolm Gaskell. If this podcast intrigues you, do grab the book as it has far more detail.

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(PART ONE)

Tonight, I will take you to frontier town in Springfield, Massachusetts. The year is 1651, and strange things are starting to occur…livestock are dying, crops are struggling, and food is starting to spoil. Locals are even having strange seizures, and at night, as they try to sleep, they are haunted by terrifying nightmares. Then, the children of the village start to die…

Are they just going through a terrible season…or might this be the season of the witch.

I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, we head back to the 17th century, to a town that is so gripped with suspicion and fear, they will go to any lengths to keep the evil at bay. This is part one of the little known story of Hugh and Mary Parsons - The Witches of Springfield, 1651 .

Note: I first learned about this case from the excellent and in depth book, 'The Ruin of All Witches' by Malcolm Gaskell. If this podcast intrigues you, do grab the book as it has far more detail.

Visit us at https://audioboom.com/channels/5089857

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From the same team that brings you Frightful - introducing our podcast Hometown History.

Since 2016, Shane has been traveling to hometowns across America in search of forgotten history. Sure, these places may not be your hometown, but they are someone's and that is what makes them important. Shane travels to these places of forgotten historical significance and shares these stories with you.

We all love hearing the unknown stories of the places we visit when planning a trip - like the Redwoods National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, or Sun Studio. But what about Parker's Cross Roads, Tennessee? Or the Island in Michigan where the only American King ruled? But if you also enjoy traveling vicariously then this is also a podcast for you.

Find Hometown History wherever you get your podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/hometownhistory

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…1 campfire…

…1 dark forest…

…31 bone-chilling stories…

…Will YOU survive the night?

This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Frightful. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play you might want to ask yourself…can you really handle this much murder and mayhem?

So, pull up to the fire and brace yourself for ‘A Nightmare Before Halloween’

…but be warned…

…bad things happen in these woods….

Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:

In this Part 2 Episode:

• True Crime Island [https://tinyurl.com/y6kk2npj]

• Based on a True Story [https://tinyurl.com/37axzn5z]

• The Asian Madness Podcast [https://tinyurl.com/yckkxbjn]

• Sistas Who Kill [https://linktr.ee/Sistas.Who.Kill.Podcast]

• Hometown History [https://link.chtbl.com/hometownhistory]

• Coffee and Cases [https://linktr.ee/coffeeandcases]

• Military Murder [https://tinyurl.com/yc5fxjyh]

• Dystopian Simulation Radio [https://tinyurl.com/khpw786w]

• Cults, Crimes & Cabernet [https://linktr.ee/cultscrimesandcabernet]

• Morbidology [https://tinyurl.com/mshyvxyt]

• Dark Pountine [https://tinyurl.com/ycydanm9]

• Hillbilly Horror Stories [https://tinyurl.com/567vxrkz]

• True Consequences [https://tinyurl.com/39fpfv3h]

• Gone Cold [https://tinyurl.com/ytzxudt8]

• Crime Stories with Nancy Grace & Crime Online [https://tinyurl.com/3dxp47wf]

• True Crime IRL & True Crime Sleep Stories [https://tinyurl.com/ykzwmnxr]

In the last Part 1 Episode:

• Foul Play: Crime Series [https://link.chtbl.com/foulplay]

• Murder She Told [https://tinyurl.com/55473exk]

• Crime Salad [https://tinyurl.com/4pbtdtpc]

• Crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines]

• Frightful [https://link.chtbl.com/frightful]

• Reverie True Crime [https://linktr.ee/paigeelmore]

• Rotten to the Core [https://link.chtbl.com/Rotten]

• The Trail Went Cold [https://tinyurl.com/2zydj3y]

• Once Upon A Crime [https://www.truecrimepodcast.com]

• Criminology [https://tinyurl.com/yvuu9u8d]

• The Peripheral & Generation Why [https://link.chtbl.com/ThePeripheral]

• Live, Laugh, Larceny [https://linktr.ee/Live.Laugh.Larceny.Podcast]

• The Hidden Staircase [https://link.chtbl.com/TheHiddenStaircase]

• True Crime Cases with Lanie & It's Haunted...What Now? [https://linktr.ee/LanieHobbs]

• Obscura: A True Crime Podcast & Disaster [https://link.chtbl.com/obscura]

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…1 campfire…

…1 dark forest…

…31 bone-chilling stories…

…Will YOU survive the night?

This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Frightful. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play you might want to ask yourself…can you really handle this much murder and mayhem?

So, pull up to the fire and brace yourself for ‘A Nightmare Before Halloween’

…but be warned…

…bad things happen in these woods….

Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:

In this Part 1 Episode:

• Foul Play: Crime Series [https://link.chtbl.com/foulplay]

• Murder She Told [https://tinyurl.com/55473exk]

• Crime Salad [https://tinyurl.com/4pbtdtpc]

• Crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines]

• Frightful [https://link.chtbl.com/frightful]

• Reverie True Crime [https://linktr.ee/paigeelmore]

• Rotten to the Core [https://link.chtbl.com/Rotten]

• The Trail Went Cold [https://tinyurl.com/2zydj3y]

• Once Upon A Crime [https://www.truecrimepodcast.com]

• Criminology [https://tinyurl.com/yvuu9u8d]

• The Peripheral & Generation Why [https://link.chtbl.com/ThePeripheral]

• Live, Laugh, Larceny [https://linktr.ee/Live.Laugh.Larceny.Podcast]

• The Hidden Staircase [https://link.chtbl.com/TheHiddenStaircase]

• True Crime Cases with Lanie & It's Haunted...What Now? [https://linktr.ee/LanieHobbs]

• Obscura: A True Crime Podcast & Disaster [https://link.chtbl.com/obscura]

In the next Part 2 Episode:

• True Crime Island [https://tinyurl.com/y6kk2npj]

• Based on a True Story [https://tinyurl.com/37axzn5z]

• The Asian Madness Podcast [https://tinyurl.com/yckkxbjn]

• Sistas Who Kill [https://linktr.ee/Sistas.Who.Kill.Podcast]

• Hometown History [https://link.chtbl.com/hometownhistory]

• Coffee and Cases [https://linktr.ee/coffeeandcases]

• Military Murder [https://tinyurl.com/yc5fxjyh]

• Dystopian Simulation Radio [https://tinyurl.com/khpw786w]

• Cults, Crimes & Cabernet [https://linktr.ee/cultscrimesandcabernet]

• Morbidology [https://tinyurl.com/mshyvxyt]

• Dark Pountine [https://tinyurl.com/ycydanm9]

• Hillbilly Horror Stories [https://tinyurl.com/567vxrkz]

• True Consequences [https://tinyurl.com/39fpfv3h]

• Gone Cold [https://tinyurl.com/ytzxudt8]

• Crime Stories with Nancy Grace & Crime Online [https://tinyurl.com/3dxp47wf]

• True Crime IRL & True Crime Sleep Stories [https://tinyurl.com/ykzwmnxr]

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A child is walking through the streets of a Russian town, when he is approached by a group of men. They are on their way to a funeral...and they demand that the boy comes with them. When he gets there, he'll be forced to do something that will set a ghoulish and shocking course for the rest of his life.

I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on this Bonus Episode of Frightful, we meet the genuinely horrifying Anatoly Moskvin...The Cemetery Man.

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Welcome to the Frightful Podcast, hosted by Peter Laws

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Welcome to the Frightful Podcast, hosted by Peter Laws

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They call it 'the happiest place on earth', but behind the curtain you'll find a surprisingly morbid history in the Disney theme parks. Join Peter Laws for an immersive exploration of shocking coaster accidents and murder, to roaming ghosts and human remains...

This is the second in a two part special, exploring...

'The Disenchanted Kingdom, and the Frightful Side of the Disney Parks.'

Special thanks to Nat NW for voicing various people in this episode.

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They call it 'the happiest place on earth', but behind the curtain you'll find a surprisingly morbid history in the Disney theme parks. Join Peter Laws for an immersive exploration of shocking coaster accidents and murder, to roaming ghosts and human remains...

This is the second in a two part special, exploring...

'The Disenchanted Kingdom, and the Frightful Side of the Disney Parks.'

Special thanks to Nat NW for voicing various people in this episode.

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They call it 'the happiest place on earth', but behind the curtain you'll find a surprisingly morbid history in the Disney theme parks. Join Peter Laws for an immersive exploration of shocking coaster accidents and murder, to roaming ghosts and human remains...

This is the first in a two part special, exploring...

'The Disenchanted Kingdom, and the Frightful Side of the Disney Parks.'

Special thanks to Nat NW for voicing various people in this episode.

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They call it 'the happiest place on earth', but behind the curtain you'll find a surprisingly morbid history in the Disney theme parks. Join Peter Laws for an immersive exploration of shocking coaster accidents and murder, to roaming ghosts and human remains...

This is the first in a two part special, exploring...

'The Disenchanted Kingdom, and the Frightful Side of the Disney Parks.'

Special thanks to Nat NW for voicing various people in this episode.

-Visit us at itsfrightful.net
-Find us on all podcasting platforms: https://link.chtbl.com/frightful
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From the Frightful team, we wanted to share another podcast we produce called The Hidden Staircase. Give it a listen by searching for The Hidden Staircase wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also find the podcast here: https://link.chtbl.com/TheHiddenStaircase

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From the Frightful team, we wanted to share another podcast we produce called The Hidden Staircase. Give it a listen by searching for The Hidden Staircase wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also find the podcast here: https://link.chtbl.com/TheHiddenStaircase

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Tonight we continue our look at a supernatural mystery from 1977, tied to the brutal murder of a woman. After months of investigation it looked like the police would be unable to solve the crime.

And yet, a frightening series of paranormal events would occur in the wake of her death. A ghostly intervention, that might just allow the police to clear the case after all, and would lead to what became known as 'The Voice from the Grave Trial.'

I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful we conclude our headlong dive into the case of Teresita Basa: The Ghost Who Solved Her Own Murder.

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Tonight we look at a supernatural mystery from 1977, tied to the brutal murder of a woman. After months of investigation it looked like the police would be unable to solve the crime.
And yet, a frightening series of paranormal events would occur in the wake of her death. A ghostly intervention, that might just allow the police to clear the case after all, and would lead to what became known as 'The Voice from the Grave Trial.'
I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful we dive headlong into the case of Teresita Basa: The Ghost Who Solved Her Own Murder.
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We conclude our look at a horrendous case of ritual murder, committed by a Welsh teenager. He was convinced that by drinking the blood of an elderly woman, he would become a vampire. What exactly did he do that night, how was he caught, and more to the point...why would he believe that he could become a vampire.

I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, we open the door to a sleepy, village, that found itself to be the hunting ground of The Vampire Killer of Wales, Matthew Hardman.

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There is a small and quaint village in North Wales that is famous for having the longest place name in Britain. Believe it or not, it's called: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

The only reason I had heard of this village was because of this long name...until 2001, when Llanfair would become known for something much, much darker...a killing so steeped in gothic excess and supernatural ambition that the judge would call it incomprehensible...

I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, we open the door to a sleepy, village, that found itself to be the hunting ground of The Vampire Killer of Wales, Matthew Hardman.

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In this shorter, bonus episode of Frightful, we explore a subtle but spooky 1912 poltergeist case, where a woman's deathbed seems to be haunted.

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We conclude our look at at the curious case of Doreen Irvine. In her book called 'From Witchcraft to Christ', this Christian woman claimed to have once been an important leader in the shadowy world of the occult....

Was her story true? That'll be for you to decide, as we conclude this special two part Frightful, telling the story of "Doreen Irvine - Queen of the Black Witches?"

Features Zoe Holly Barke as the voice of 'Doreen Irvine'.

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I was walking through town one morning when I noticed lots of unspooled audio cassette tape tangled in the railings of a church. Curious, I turned to my friend and said - 'I guess it must be kids messing around.' He shook his head and said, in all seriousness: 'No, that'll be the witches - they record themselves saying curses against churches and wrap them around churches.'

Baffled, I asked him where he got the idea that 'the witches' were plotting against Christians...he pointed me to a book called 'From Witchcraft to Christ', which claimed to be a true story of a Christian woman who had once been an important leader in the shadowy world of the occult....

Was her story true? That'll be for you to decide, as we start this special two part Frightful, telling the story of "Doreen Irvine - Queen of the Black Witches?"

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Four out of five Near Death Experiences (also known as NDE's) are usually positive. People see themselves drifting down a tunnel and they meet lost loved ones, and gain a sense of peace. However, one out of five NDE's are terrifying, where the person is plunged into frightening, disturbing landscapes, sometimes with bizarre malevolent creatures.

Tonight on Frightful, we explore the little discussed world of Negative Near Death Experiences and ask...could they be Glimpses of Hell itself?

Note: This episode contains some disturbing accounts of NDE's.

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Valentines Day, 1945, and a mutilated corpse is found on Meon Hill - an English spot that is notorious for tales of phantom black dogs and witchcraft rituals. The victim is Charles Walton and his murder is hellish. His head almost severed with a bill hook; a pitchfork slammed into his face.

When Scotland Yard despatch the famous Detective Fabian to investigate, he assumes the case will be quickly solved. He is wrong and is thrown into a weird world of pagan ritual, superstition. witchcraft and most of all...secrets.

I'm Peter Laws, and we're about to head up to the mist shrouded hills of Shakespeare Country, for a frightful mystery: The Pitchfork Witch Murder...the longest unsolved killing in the history of Warwickshire.

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Maritime history is filled with frightful stories, but few are as creepy as tonights tale, where two lighthouse keepers encounter a morbid nightmare on a tiny cluster of offshore rocks.

I'm Peter Laws, and tonight we'll be sailing together, back to the windswept terror of 1801...and 'The Horror at Smalls Rock Lighthouse'.

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Funerals aren’t exactly fun (though you might say that depends on who died). For most though, a funeral service offers a heady cocktail of emotions. They can be heartbreaking, comforting, awkward or even inspiring. But when was the time you went to one which was horrifying or disgusting or full-on dangerous?

Well, get your black jacket on, because I'm Peter Laws...and tonight on Frightful, you’ve been invited...to The Worst Funerals Ever!

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In 2015 a Korean family flew to Europe, with hopes of a bright future. They wanted a good education for their children and they might even start a new family business together...none of them could have imagined, that in a mere six weeks, they would kill one of their own in a Frankfurt hotel.

Tonight on Frightful, we check in to a truly chilling case of Death by Exorcism, in a German Hotel.

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Lake Anjikuni, Canada, Winter of 1930 - a trapper is baffled to discover an Inuit village was totally empty of it's people. Closer inspection uncovered mysterious and frightening details, from missing corpses to lights in the sky.

I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, you and I will brave the harsh arctic wind of a lonely eerie landscape to search for...The Village That Vanished.

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In the 1980s/ and 1990s, parents feared that Satan might suck their otherwise 'normal' sons and daughters may into drugs, suicide and even murder. Were they overly panicked by the media and church preachers...perhaps. Yet there were still genuine cases of teenagers who brutally killed others, in the 'name of Satan.'

I'm Peter Laws and tonight on Frightful as we explore the Satanic Panic and the disturbing world of Teen Murders, asking if the devil really was the force that turned happy teens into ice-cold killers.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes descriptions of animal and human mutilation and murder.

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When a family in Brazil experience bizarre, paranormal activity in their home, it leads to one of the most destructive poltergeists on record. The haunting centres on an 11 year old girl, Maria Jose Ferreira. The case lasts two years, and by the end of it, Marie will be dead.

I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful we explore the tragic events that led to Maria's death, and ask...could she really have been the victim of a...Killer Poltergeist?

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Our phones. They keep us connected with loved ones, with work colleagues, with the world. Well what if these little miracle boxes have a, much further reach than we thought? Tonight on #Frightful, we dial in to some chilling real life cases, where people have received...Phone Calls from the Dead.

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When police discovered a body near the shrine of Saint Death, they were shocked to see that the victim had been decapitated, and his heart carved out from his chest. Surely this bizarre crime was a one off? No, it wasn't

Join Peter Laws as he explores a string of horrific ritualistic murders in Argentina.

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'The People in the Wall'

When a young couple inherit a large house in the 1970s, they hope to make it their forever home. But they soon discover that 'the barn' is haunted, and becomes a doorway to a horrendous act of religious sadism.

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Central Park is of the most beautiful places in New York. It was designed as a rare green haven amongst the steel and concrete bustle of the city.

Surely if there was any place to relax in the Big Apple...it'd be here.

Well, not so fast, because you and I are about to take a night stroll, through 'The Frightful Side of Central Park'.

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A creepy 17th Century haunting which began with the taking of a musical instrument from a beggar.

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(Part 2) A disturbing case of mass suicide and murder at the hands of The Order of the Solar Temple. A Creepy Cult case from Quebec & Switzerland, 1994.

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(Part 1) A disturbing case of mass suicide and murder at the hands of The Order of the Solar Temple. A Creepy Cult case from Quebec & Switzerland, 1994.

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Based on my time researching in Transylvania a few years ago, I share what I learned from the daughter of a village wise woman...that the monsters of this Romanian country aren't so much vampires...but the terrifying 'Strigoi'.

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A walk through some of the most well known (and lesser known) urban legends from schools and workplaces involving...awful accidents.

I could potentially do a few more of these Urban Legends episodes in the future, that gather modern folk tales and legends under a heading. As many of them are a little too short for one episode.

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For some people, it is the most terrifying prospect of them all. A fate even worse than death...of opening one's eyes into the cramped, cold blackness of a buried coffin. And yet, cases of premature burial are not only found in the fictional works of gothic writers like Edgar Allen Poe.

Shockingly, history is littered with incidents of real cases in which people have been....

Buried alive.

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A shocking case of exorcism and murder from 70s Britain.

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When passersby stumbled upon his body on an Australian beach resort in 1948, no-one ever imagined that his case would continue to baffle generations of people worldwide.

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The special telepathic connection that twins share has been a source of fascination for decades but for June and Jennifer Gibbons, it simply wasn’t enough. They needed their own language – one that would allow them to shut out the rest of the world so that they could exist in their own, small bubble.

As the years passed, however, this incomprehensible shared language turned into something so terrifying and so sinister that outside observers began believing that one twin was actually possessing the other.

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They say that a dog is like a best friend. Faithful, loving, inquisitive. And boy, do they like our company. You can leave the house for five minutes, maybe to grab something from the store. Yet when you return the dog greets you like you've been gone five years.

Dogs just want to be with us...
to touch us...
to look at us.

Dogs are fiercely devoted to humans.

Maybe, a little too much.

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Throughout England, there is a fringe tradition of putting skulls on display in private houses. If you ask the owners, this is not voluntary. They do it because they have to - the skulls themselves demand it. They say that if they remove these skulls, their houses will fill with poltergeist activity - murmuring, knocking, and above all screaming. Hence the popular name for these displays - screaming skulls.

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I often use sites like TripAdvisor to plan trips and decide which local sites and museums are worth visiting. Sometimes the reviews are overly critical, or overly kind. Sometimes they’re snobbish or just plain mean. But one time in particular, they were just…puzzling. The reviews weren’t reviews at all. They were apologies. One after another, a bit playful in some cases, but in others you could sense real regret, even fear.

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Can objects desire to harm people? This is the story of the Little Bastard, known as the car that killed famous actor James Dean.

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