Whether you be resident or visitor to the ancient city of York, we sincerely hope that your visit to our humble site will convey something of the atmosphere of the city and its otherworldly denizens.
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If you’re having any difficulty obtaining a copy of Haunted York please be advised that the book is now available directly from the publisher, Halsgrove Books. Fully illustrated and including an abundance of maps for your own guided walk around Europe’s most haunted city. To purchase your very own copy …continue reading Haunted York now available direct from the publisher.
There is a ghostly black hound that haunts the snickets and back streets of York known as a Barguest, the name thought to derive from the north of England pronunciation of ‘ghost’ as ‘guest’ and combined with burh, a fortified settlement; thus we have burh-ghest or ‘town-ghost’. A particularly fearsome …continue reading THE YORK BARGUEST AND THE SWANCLIFFE BLACK DOG
The Hands Resist Him by Bill Stoneham Here’s a spooky coincidence connected to the upcoming Haunted Objects UK event at the Bishopthorpe Sports and Social Club in York. Paranormal Magazine was founded By Lee Steer and Wayne Ridsdel in 2013 and following some TV work for Sky’s Showcase Channel 212 …continue reading THE HAUNTED PAINTING