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Don’t Scare Claire

Don’t Scare Claire

Looking for paranormal stories, ghostly encounters, and grisly tales from history? Hi! I’m Claire, come sit with me to chat about all things morbid, mysterious and macabre… If you love to get your learnin’ on and prefer the stories behind history’s most chilling paranormal legends, we’re going to be best friends. We’ll get into everything from dark history and real-life haunted houses, to creepy urban legends and the best kinds of bedtime stories - ghost stories.

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35:04

An ANGRY WW2 Pilot Haunts This RAF Air Station

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/05/13

The former RAF Montrose is now the Montrose Air Station Museum, displaying aircraft and artefacts from the site’s military history.But if the ghost stories are to be believed, there could be more than just echoes of the airfield’s past lingering behind… SOURCES 📚 Ghosts In The Air: True Stories Of Aerial Hauntings by Martin Caidin 📚 Peter Underwood’s Guide To Ghosts & Haunted Places by Peter Underwood 📚 Gazetteer of Scottish And Irish Ghosts by Peter Underwood 📚 Shadows

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35:55

Windsor Castle Is CRAWLING With GHOSTS

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/05/07

Windsor Castle is said to be home to multiple royal ghosts, but they’re not the only ones haunting the ancient hallways.From phantom guards to potentially a Horned God, there seems to be more than just the royals hanging around here. SOURCES 📚 The Little Book of Berkshire by Stuart Hylton 📚 Haunted Castles of Britain & Ireland by Richard Jones 📚 Haunted Royal Homes by Joan Forman 📚 Haunted England by Westwood & Simpson 📚 The A-Z of British Ghosts by Peter

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35:22

Episode 93: The Royal Ghosts Of Windsor Castle

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/04/29

Windsor Castle has almost 1,000 years of history, and has seen countless kings and queens throughout its lifetime.Surely, it would make sense why a few of those seem to have stuck around after they’re long gone? SOURCES 📚 Haunted Castles of Britain & Ireland by Richard Jones 📚 Haunted Royal Homes by Joan Forman 📚 Haunted England by Westwood & Simpson 📚 The A-Z of British Ghosts by Peter Underwood 📚 Haunted Berkshire by Roger Long 💻 https://www.rct.uk/ 💻

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42:42

MORE Disneyland Ghost Stories: Frontierland TRAGEDIES

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/04/22

In Part 4 of my Haunted Disneyland series, we’re taking a look at Frontierland, and all the strange goings-on that have been reported there…IN CASE YOU MISSED THEM: Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e924-Ura8qc&t=1189s&ab_channel=Don%27tScareClaire Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXmSRsseFvk&t=266s&ab_channel=Don%27tScareClaire Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLuiGmGWDL4&t=1376s&ab_channel=Don%27tScareClaire SOURCES 📚 The

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50:31

The REAL Exorcism Behind The Movie Is WAY MORE...

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/04/15

Roland Doe was a normal 13-year-old boy, until January 1949. Then, he became the centre of an alleged demonic possession, and endured weeks of exorcisms to free him from the demon.His case was so shocking, that it inspired William Peter Blatty to write his novel, The Exorcist, which went on to become the blockbuster movie. But how much of Regan’s ordeal did Roland Doe (now known as Ronald Hunkeler) go through? And how much can we separate fact from fiction? SOURCES 📚 Exorcism! Driving

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33:00

The FULL STORY Behind The DEADLY Exorcist Movie Curse

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/04/01

The Exorcist is an iconic horror movie, which redefined the genre when it burst onto the scene in 1974. But it’s infamous not only for making audiences around the world faint and vomit. With all the strange goings-on during production, some are convinced that The Exorcist is subject to something more paranormal. A curse. One which may have killed as many as seven people. SOURCES 📚 Castle of Frankenstein 022 (1974) 📚 Hollywood Hex by Mikita Brottman 📚 Photoplay Film Monthly, May

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Episode 89: Oxford Castle and Prison

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/03/25

H.M Oxford Prison shut in 1996, closing a chapter in the castle’s history which had lasted for almost a thousand years.Now part of the prison has been turned into Malmaison Oxford, a boutique hotel, should it come as any surprise that guests are reporting strange paranormal activity in the converted prison cell bedrooms? SOURCES 📚 Hotel Lobbies and Lounges: The Architecture of Professional Hospitality, edited by Anne Massey and Tom Avermaete 📚 Behind Bars – Britain's Most Notorious

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25:18

Can This HAUNTED Painting Make You SICK?

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/03/18

The Hands Resist Him painting is an infamous painting in the paranormal world, with many people claiming that the artwork is haunted.But with rumours of a deadly curse also surrounding the infamous painting, does the backstory give us any clues as to how much of this is true? Check out Beardo Gets Scared’s video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKgpinitMLo&ab_channel=BeardoGetsScared SOURCES 📚 Supernatural: 300 Horror Stories, Mysteries and Urban Legends, By Cael

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28:04

This House Is HAUNTED By Former Owner’s EVIL Deeds

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2025/03/11

Aston Hall in Birmingham is a stately home with a dark past. Rumours about the former owner and man responsible for its construction, Sir Thomas Holte, tell of a mean-spirited man who used violence and terror to keep his staff members in line, with possibly deadly consequences… So it’s no surprise that Aston Hall is now said to be haunted by multiple ghosts from the time of Sir Thomas Holte. SOURCES 📚 Haunted Birmingham by Arthur Smith & Rachel Bannister 📚 Notes and Queries, Volume

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28:13

The REAL Story Of John Wayne’s GHOST

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/03/04

John Wayne was an icon during the Golden Age of Hollywood, but it seems that perhaps even after death, he’s still making his presence known…SOURCES 📚 The Ghostly Register by Arthur Myers 📚 Peter Underwood’s Guide To Ghosts And Haunted Places by Peter Underwood 📚 Best Tales Of Texas Ghosts by Docia Schultz Williams 💻 https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/remember-the-haunted-alamo.html 💻 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-oct-25-me-peeled25-story.html 💻

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22:57

Episode 85: The Royal Family & The Paranormal

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/02/25

In Part 2 of this haunted Royal Family series, we’re getting into more connections that the Royal Family has with the paranormal!We’re chatting about séances, bad omens, questionable witness statements, and a possible involvement in a super-secret government UFO program? SOURCES 📚 Sounds From Another Room, by Sir Peter Horsley 📚 Whisperers: The Secret History Of The Spirit World by J. H. Brennan 📚 Spare by Prince Harry 📚 The King Of UFOs: Royal UFO Secrets Revealed by Mark

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22:50

Episode 84: Ghosts Witnessed By The Royal Family

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/02/16

It’s no secret that the royal family live in some pretty impressive historical homes. But if the stories are to be believed, they may have been witnesses to some strange ghostly activity over the years. SOURCES 📚 Whisperers: The Secret History Of The Spirit World by J. H. Brennan 📚 Spare by Prince Harry 📚 The King Of UFOs: Royal UFO Secrets Revealed by Mark Christopher Lee 📚 Haunted Royal Homes by Joan Forman 💻

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Episode 83: The Dipping Bridge & Cap Coch, Merthyr Mawr

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/02/02

The Dipping Bridge in Merthyr Mawr, South Wales is home to the local folklore legend of Cap Coch, who allegedly murdered countless travellers as they saught sanctuary at his inn.But did it actually happen? And are the entities reported around the New Inn bridge really the ghosts of Cap Coch and his victims? SOURCES 📚 The Legends of Porthcawl and the Glamorgan Coast by Alun Morgan 📚 Legends & Folklore Of Bridgend & The Vale by Graham Loveluck-Edwards 💻

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39:27

Curses, Conspiracies & Tragedies At The HAUNTED Luxor...

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/01/26

The Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas is an iconic structure, but it’s also got a bit of a reputation… for being haunted, yes, but also — cursed.Where have the stories of this curse come from? Who is haunting this Las Vegas pyramid hotel? And how much of it should we believe? SOURCES 📚 The Haunting of Las Vegas by Janice Oberding 💻 https://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/sep/26/woman-commits-suicide-inside-luxor/ 💻

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29:47

Episode 81: The Atuk Movie Curse

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/01/19

The Atuk movie has gone down in Hollywood history, notorious for being connected to a string of tragic deaths — yet the film didn’t even make it through production. But is there such a thing as the curse of the Atuk movie, or is there something else going on here? ⚠️ Naturally, this one is quite dark, there is a lot of talk about death, and there are also conversations around drug use and suicide, so please only tune in if you feel okay diving into these topics 🖤 SOURCES 📚 The Chris

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33:23

The Ghosts Are WATCHING YOU At These Haunted Ruins

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2025/01/12

Berry Pomeroy Castle is alleged to be one of the most haunted castles in Devon, with numerous ghosts said to haunt the 15th-century castle ruins.There are some dubious origins to some of the most famous ghost stories at the castle, but that hasn’t stopped some people from being convinced that they have witnessed paranormal activity during their visit… With others claiming their paranormal experience didn’t end when they left the ruins. SOURCES 📚 The A-Z of British Ghosts by Peter

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Episode 79: Bramshill House

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2024/12/15

Bramshill House is one of many homes across the country that claim to be the origin of the classic Christmas ghost story, the Mistletoe Bough (also known as the Mistletoe Bride).But aside from this claim to fame, the stately mansion is said to be home to up to 14 other ghosts anyway… SOURCES 📚 Ghosts of Hampshire & the Isle of Wight by Peter Underwood 📚 Paranormal Hampshire by David Scanlan 📚 The Haunted Places of Hampshire by Ian Fox 📚 This Haunted Isle by Peter Underwood 📚

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23:30

Is This The MOST HAUNTED Pub In London?

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2024/12/08

The Grenadier pub in London is infamous as one of the most haunted pubs in the city, with one specific ghost, known as Cedric, held responsible for all of the strange goings-on.What do we know about Cedric? What paranormal activity is he to blame for? And is he the only one lurking in The Grenadier? SOURCES 📚 Haunted West End by Gilly Pickup 📚 Gazetteer of British Ghosts by Adam Underwood 📚 The Haunted Pub Guide by Guy Lyon-Playfair 📚 Haunted London by James Clark 💻

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39:31

Episode 77: Flight 401

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2024/12/01

The crash of Eastern Airlines Flight 401 was a tragic – and avoidable – disaster, taking the lives of over 100 people in 1972.The Lockheed L-1011’s story doesn’t end there though, as there’s a legend which says that parts from the crashed plane were salvaged and installed on other planes, leading to countless reports strange paranormal activity… despite Eastern Airlines trying to silence the witnesses. SOURCES 📚 The Ghost Of Flight 401 by John G. Fuller 💻

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Episode 76: Greyfriars Kirkyard

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2024/11/23

Greyfriars Kirkyard lies in the heart of Edinburgh, a centuries-old cemetery surrounded by the lively hustle and bustle of the city.But the dead may not rest as peacefully as you’d think. Some visitors to the Covenanters' Prison allegedly have the misfortune of crossing paths with a violent, aggressive poltergeist said to lurk in the shadows of the notorious Black Mausoleum. The entity is known as the Mackenzie poltergeist, named after the infamous George Mackenzie – dubbed 'Bluidy Mackenzie' –

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