Presenting something which sits within the realms of the paranormal or supernatural is naturally going to be hard to present to the scientific community with any type of conviction. Hauntings and their activity are very hit and miss. Sometimes, amazingly reliable and solid witnesses will see something that challenges their beliefs ... whereas other times, a scientific investigation will yield absolutely nothing. So, how do we balance this scale? Can we make a judgement? Join us on this episode, ...
Oct 26, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Short Haunt – Trust Your Instincts Premonitions can be a very frightening subject of the paranormal. We've all read about accounts of everyday people who have seemingly been able to tap into some sort of hidden dimension ... a dimension which seems to be able to feed them images, emotions and other unbelievable details of events which are about to unfold. But these stories just happen to other people ... don't they? Presented by Steven Holloway Produced by Pink Flamingo Home Studios Script edite...
Oct 12, 2024•20 min
Episode 52 – Enfield Poltergeist (Part Two) ‘I was standing there looking at the house when all of a sudden, a couple of books came flying across and hit the window. It was so sudden. I heard the noise because it was so quiet, there was no traffic, and it made me jump. Then after a little while, I saw … Janet. I don’t know if there’s a bed underneath that window, but she was going up and down … in a horizontal position, like as if someone had got hold of her legs and back and was throwing her up...
Oct 05, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 53
Episode 52 – Enfield Poltergeist Part One ‘On Thursday 1st September 1977 at approximately 1 a.m., I was on duty in my capacity as a policewoman, when I received a radio message to 284 Green Street, Enfield. I went to this address where I found a number of people standing in the living room. I was told by the occupier of this house that strange things had been happening during the last few nights and that they believed that the house was haunted.’ (WPC Carolyn Heeps) Do you have an interesting s...
Sep 21, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Short Haunts – Does Darkness Follow? Is it possible for a person to actually manifest paranormal activity into our dimension, giving spirits or entities the energy they require to break through that thin veil into the world that we share? This Short Haunt shines a light on listener Gary’s experiences – who no matter where he visits and lives, he always seems to encounter an entity. Do people like Gary possess an aura, a strange beacon, invisible to us, but shining as bright as a lighthouse beam ...
Sep 14, 2024•21 min
Episode 51 – Don’t Scream Welcome back to Season 6 – and what an episode to start with. This is Libby’s story – when it was first sent to us here at the show, it made us drop everything with fear and urgency – this was a story we had to ell. This is a tale of a happy, loving family who acquired a new yet very old wardrobe – a wardrobe which would house more than just clothes … but something ‘else’. And that ‘else’ was determined to create chaos, terror … ruining everything they held dear. This i...
Sep 07, 2024•59 min•Season 6Ep. 51
Short Haunt – A Gift Passed On This Short Haunt was sent in by Natalie, who tells us about an event in her life which was – and still is – truly remarkable. This is a story of an incredible gift, which may have been passed down to her from generations before – and had an astonishing impact, actually changing the course of a person’s life. Presented by Steve. Produced by Pink Flamingo Home Studios Script edited by Marie Waller Proofreading Voice talent: Martha Cassidy. Do you have an interesting ...
Jul 26, 2024•20 min
Short Haunts - New Build … Dark Past Welcome dear listeners, to our series of 'Short Haunts' – a shot of scary ... just for you. So, grab a hot chocolate, maybe a tea, maybe something stronger … because this is Haunted UK Podcast’s 'Short Haunts’. It’s easy to assume that a newly-built home, with its freshly-painted doors open and ready for new life, could never house something old, supernatural … strange. But could it? Jackie’s story digs into the past, digs into the very foundations of her hom...
Jul 12, 2024•24 min
Episode 50 – Strange Residents and Other Listeners’ Stories Part 5 Join us for our last episode of the season! This is quite an episode – with a great story-telling surprise at the end. In our grand finale of season 5, we have it all: ghosts that aren’t ghosts, mimicking spirits, doppelgängers, cryptids as well as an unnerving return to Cannock Chase. Thank you so much for your support this season – it means so much! So, from me (Steve), Marie and Kyle, we wish you a brief goodbye and thanks unt...
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 50
Short Haunts: Mum… Is That You? Welcome dear listeners, to our series of 'Short Haunts' – a shot of scary ... just for you. So, grab a hot chocolate, maybe a tea, maybe something stronger … because this is Haunted UK Podcast’s 'Short Haunts'. What do you do when a house you always feared suddenly becomes your family home? And what happens when all the fears and intuition you had about the place transpire into a frightening reality? Join us as we tell you listener Cassie’s story – where nothing i...
Jun 08, 2024•30 min
Short Haunts – Something in the Water Welcome dear listeners, to our series of 'Short Haunts' – a shot of scary ... just for you. So, grab a hot chocolate, maybe a tea, maybe something stronger … because this is Haunted UK Podcast’s 'Short Haunts – Something in the Water'. As we go about our daily work routines, we rarely think about the environment we're working in as somewhere that is haunted, or as a place which has some sort of paranormal manifestation. Maybe we spend too much time immersed ...
May 31, 2024•19 min
Episode 50 - Part 4 - Always Remember to Close the Door and other Listeners Stories The dog went everywhere with us, but there was no way we could get her into the van. It was as if she knew something was very wrong. It was a terrifying journey to the rubbish tip, and once we arrived, we energetically began throwing the items into the trash – but as quickly as we were throwing them away, people began pulling the items back out. Even when we tried to warn them about what these things were capable...
May 24, 2024•55 min•Season 5Ep. 50
Short Haunts: The Shadow in the Cemetery. Welcome dear listeners, to our series of 'Short Haunts’ – a shot of scary ... just for you. So, grab a hot chocolate, maybe a tea, maybe something stronger … because this is Haunted UK Podcast’s 'Short Haunts: The Shadow in the Cemetery. As teenagers, many of us have had experiences which have in some way shaped our lives a little. A memorable holiday perhaps, a special friendship, happy memories of those days when you and your friends would gather and s...
May 10, 2024•22 min
Episode 50 - Part 3 - The Mimic in the House and Other Listeners’ Stories I ran upstairs as I usually did but stopped dead on the top step ... as I heard an elderly woman's voice from behind me say ‘yoo-hoo!’. It sounded friendly enough, but terrifying; slowly, I turned around to see who was there … This is Episode 50 – Part 3 of the Haunted UK Podcast, and it’s time to hear more of your amazing stories. Do you have an interesting story which you'd be willing to share with the show? If so, your ...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 50
Short Haunts: Strangers from the Sky. Welcome dear listeners, to our series of 'Short Haunts’ – a shot of scary ... just for you. So, grab a hot chocolate, maybe a tea, maybe something stronger … because this is Haunted UK Podcast’s 'Short Haunts: Strangers from the Sky. With thanks to our listener Dave who sent us the story of his dad – who has guarded an ‘out of this world’ secret since 1954 – so, listen, take heed … and whatever you do … don’t look up now. Presented by Steve. Produced by Pink...
Apr 26, 2024•20 min
Episode 50 – Part 2 - Experiences of a Witch and other Listeners' Stories Doors began opening and closing by themselves. Loud banging noises were coming from downstairs, as well as the sounds of footsteps from someone who was clearly walking around the rooms below her bedroom … but it was what happen next, that truly frightened her. As clear as any voice she'd ever heard, someone said the name ‘Azazel’ ... the name from her nightmares, then, as she continued to talk to the Ouija board, the planc...
Apr 19, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Episode 50 - Part 1 - The Sinister Flatmate and Other Listeners' Stories Worried she wasn't well, or something had happened to her, I got out of bed and ran down the stairs, calling her name and asking why she'd returned home so soon … only to find no one in the kitchen. The stairs went straight into the kitchen, and her room was next to it; so, I went in looking for her, but already the hairs on the back of my neck were standing on end … This is episode 50 – Part 1 of the Haunted UK Podcast, an...
Apr 05, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 50
Episode 49 - Terrifying Attachments While we were all talking, a horrible feeling swept over me ... we had to go back in there. All of our camera equipment was still inside, and we were also key holders, which meant that we were responsible for the building while we were there. We had to lock up and make sure the building was secure. We all agreed to wait a while and then go back to get our things, lock up and leave. After an hour or so, we cautiously walked back to the room to grab our equipmen...
Mar 22, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Short Haunt: A Medium Most Haunted. Welcome dear listeners, to our series of 'Short Haunts’ – a shot of scary ... just for you. So, grab a hot chocolate, maybe a tea, maybe something stronger … because this is Haunted UK Podcast’s 'Short Haunts: A Medium Most Haunted. Every now and then, a story comes along from a witness who is incredibly level-headed, sceptical and curious to find reasoning and explanation where others have either failed or completely misread the incident. This is such a story...
Mar 15, 2024•28 min
Episode 48 – Tales from the Emergency Services Part Two ‘We let our control room know that we had hit a dead end – and that we would update them further when someone arrived. Not more than two minutes later, a tall slender gentleman, dressed in navy overalls, a tan undershirt and dirty unlaced boots slowly made his way up the stairs. Matt eagerly jumped up to introduce himself to – who seemed to be – the groundskeeper, as I updated our control room that someone had arrived to help …how wrong we ...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Short Haunts – Tuning into the Unknown ‘When the piano tuner arrived, he set to tuning the piano, except ... he tuned it remarkably quickly. When he was offered the tradition of the home-cooked meal, he abruptly turned it down, making his excuses and quickly leaving the house; my grandparents were left wondering what they had done to offend him. This was completely out of character for the man who my grandparents thought had become a good friend …’ This is Haunted UK Podcast’s ‘Short Haunts’, an...
Feb 23, 2024•17 min
Episode 47 – The Vertical Plane Part 2 ‘A little rattled, a little unnerved, Ken left to stay at East Green for the night with Debbie – as he left, he noticed a chalk etching on the wall, ‘WHAT ARE YOU SCARED OF? KEN DEB PETER?’ it read. Ken and Debbie quickly made a grab for the door – the truth was he wasn’t sure who or what he was scared of and that was proving a problem. And although Ken may not have known what to be fearful of, he knew this fear was a thing, something tangible that stalked ...
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Episode 46 – The Vertical Plane (Part One) ‘I write on behalf of many. What strange words you speak, although, I must confess that I too have been badly educated …It was a great crime to have stolen my house. L.W.’ The message didn’t spook Ken and Debbie as much as it intrigued them … but it was the beginning of many messages, many strange events which would tear their life apart in a flurry of preternatural terror … This is episode 47 of the Haunted UK Podcast, and this, my good friends, is the...
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Episode 45 – Something in the Void and Other Listeners’ Stories Momentarily he stopped to listen, concentrating to see if he could hear anyone talking. He did this to try and gauge how many people could potentially be in the room ... but it was completely silent. Again, he went to take another step closer, but as he prepared to do so, a chair came flying out of the room. This was then followed by a definite and unmistakable sense of pressure on his shoulders. And so, it couldn’t be denied: there...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Short Haunts: A Girl Called Pep. ‘The house was built around 1880, and the family had only lived there a few weeks when odd things started to happen. Their daughter Elaine formed a habit of talking to herself. At first it just went unnoticed by her parents, but after a while, her mum Brenda, started to notice her daughter talking more and more on her own – she soon realised that Elaine was not in fact talking to herself but to what seemed to be … another person.’ What happens when you move into ...
Jan 19, 2024•30 min
Episode 44 - Tales from the Emergency Services Part 1 As I crossed the threshold of the doorway, I felt something grip the back of my stab vest just underneath my neck and pull me backwards. The force of the pull was strong enough for me to lose my balance and stumble backwards into the room; however, not enough to make me lose my footing entirely. I turned to face the interior of the room once more ... but still found myself alone. At this point my skin began to crawl, and a fear unlike anythin...
Jan 12, 2024•58 min•Season 5Ep. 4
‘Making sure their parents were asleep, the two 17-year-olds quietly left their homes with their tent, sleeping bags and other bits and pieces, and drove to a secluded spot. At around midnight, they'd found the perfect place to camp, so began pitching their tent and getting comfortable. It wasn't long after this that they both thought they heard something moving around in close proximity to their tent … They kept still and quiet, and continued to listen, but this was when the sounds of movement ...
Dec 29, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Short Haunts: Freezing Cold ‘One night I was asked if I would consider moving to frozen as the previous guy had left. I said yes, thinking that the change would be good ... but I could never have imagined what would eventually happen’ … Be prepared to feel a distinct chill in the air, as we make our way down the frozen aisle of a very haunted supermarket in the Midlands … This is Haunted UK Podcast’s ‘Short Haunts’, and this is the tale of ‘Freezing Cold’… Presented by Steve. Produced by Pink Fl...
Dec 22, 2023•17 min
Here at the Haunted UK Podcast we have sifted through hundreds of incredible cases of ghost sightings, strange encounters with mysterious creatures, sightings of dark shadow entities, alleged psychic ability, ancient and modern-day curses, eerie premonitions, haunted houses, poltergeist encounters, time slip stories ... the list goes on ... but there's still one topic of the paranormal which we find absolutely fascinating. One topic, which we've never covered. An avenue of the paranormal which i...
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Over the last few decades, technology has brought almost every corner of our planet to our fingertips. We can ask Alexa what the weather is like in Rome, we can see what the surf is like in Cornwall by logging onto a webcam, and we can even video conference call with loved ones and friends from all over the world on our phones, tablets, Macs and PCs. But whilst all of this technology and connectivity is amazing, the one call or message many millions of us would love to receive will unfortunately...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 1
