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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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Episode 75: Thackray Museum Of Medicine

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2024/11/17

The Thackray Museum of Medicine is the largest independent medical museum in the UK, with tens of thousands of artefacts showing the progression of healthcare through the years. But the building itself has its own story to share, having been used as a workhouse and an infirmary before becoming the museum it is today. And perhaps that’s the reason why the Thackray Museum is rumoured to be haunted? SOURCES 📚 Celebrity Ghosts And Notorious Hauntings by Marie D Jones 💻

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The TRUE HORROR Of The HAUNTED Tower Of London

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2024/10/31

The Tower of London is widely regarded as one of the most haunted places in the world, and when you take into account the centuries of history within this castle, it’s not hard to see why.Join me in this special Halloween episode, where I take you through the history of the Tower of London, and all of the strange ghostly reports that have been claimed by Yeomen and visitors. SOURCES 📚 Haunted Britain & Ireland by Richard Jones 📚 A Ghostly Guide To London by Megan Coles 📚 Haunted England

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26:25

TRAPPED With GHOSTS Inside This HAUNTED Smugglers’ Haven

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2024/10/28

The Mermaid Inn in Rye has stood for centuries, serving everyone from royalty to criminals. With all the history that this pub’s walls have seen, it’s no surprise that the Mermaid is rumoured to be haunted, with terrifying stories of paranormal activity reported in more than one guest bedroom. Would you be brave enough to stay the night? SOURCES 📚 Nights In Haunted Houses by Peter Underwood 📚 Haunted Inns of Britain And Ireland by Richard Jones 💻 https://www.mermaidinn.com/ 📺 World’s

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22:33

Are These Madame Tussauds Museums HAUNTED By REAL...

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2024/10/27

Madame Tussauds museums are famous around the world for their lifelike wax models of celebrity figures. But some believe that there’s more than just waxwork figures staring at you when you pay them a visit; as unsettling paranormal activity has been witnessed in multiple attractions. SOURCES 📚 A Ghostly Guide To London by Megan Coles 📚 Haunted Las Vegas by Paul W Papa 💻 https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/apr/28/madame-tussauds-fire 💻

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HORRIFYING Ghostly Guests Inside This HAUNTED 5-Star...

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2024/10/25

The Langham Hotel in London is a luxury destination for travellers, but be careful, because you might be sharing your hotel room with a ghostly guest who never checked out… SOURCES 📚 The Langham: From 1865 by Tom Steele 📚 Haunted Hotels: Eerie Inns, Ghoulish Guests, and Creepy Caretakers by Tom Ogden 💻 https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3258407/boo-ghosts-have-england-jumping 💻 https://drawingmatter.org/john-nash-designs-for-langham-house-ca-1812-1816/ COME SAY HI! Instagram -

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25:55

This Castle’s GRISLY History Led to TERRIFYING...

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2024/10/22

If you’re going out looking for ghosts in the UK, a medieval castle is a great place to start; and with Warwick Castle’s long and bloody history, you may get more than you bargained for.Even the Earl of Warwick’s family, the Grevilles, claimed to encounter unexplainable goings-on while the castle was their family home; and even now the castle is a major tourist attraction, the ghostly residents from centuries ago are still making their presence known. SOURCES 📚 Haunted Castles of Britain and

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Episode 69: Peterborough Museum

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2024/10/21

Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery contains hundreds of thousands of artefacts from history, telling the story of Peterborough and the surrounding area in the past.But some visitors to the museum get a more immersive experience than they bargained for, with countless reports of terrifying paranormal activity spanning back decades. SOURCES 📚 Haunted Peterborough by Stuart Orme 📚 Paranormal Cambridgeshire by Damien O’Dell 💻 https://ourjourneypeterborough.co.uk/ 📺 Interview with Andrew

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Episode 68: Morfa Colliery

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2024/10/18

The Morfa Colliery disaster in Wales on the 10th of March, 1890 took the lives of 87 miners, but the death toll could have easily been far higher. Almost half of the colliers scheduled to work that morning hadn’t come in for their shift, with some claiming that is was because of reports of paranormal activity within the mine in the leadup to the disaster that warned them of impending doom… SOURCES 📚 Haunted Wales: A Guide To Welsh Ghostlore by Richard Holland 📚 Folklore Myths and Legends of

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Episode 67: RAF Cosford & The Haunted Avro Lincoln

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2024/10/17

There’s an AVRO Lincoln B2 bomber aircraft on display at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands in Cosford, and she’s a great example of the aircraft that came into service too later for World War 2. But with RF398 in particular, there are some strange goings on reported around her, leading some people to think that she may be haunted… SOURCES 📚 Haunted Shropshire by Allen Scott-Davies 📚 Some Ghostly Tales Of Shropshire by Christine McCarthy 📚 Peter Underwood’s Guide To Ghosts & Haunted

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The CREEPY Pub Where MULTIPLE GHOSTLY VICTIMS Haunt...

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2024/10/15

The Red Lion Inn in Avebury, Wiltshire is an exceptionally special location for multiple reasons.First of all, it’s the only pub IN THE WORLD, known to be within a neolithic stone circle. But secondly, it’s rumoured to be haunted, with customers and staff reporting strange, ghostly goings-on to this day… SOURCES 📚 Living With Ghosts by Paul Hanrahan 📚 Haunted Wiltshire by Keith Wills 💻 https://www.haunted-britain.com/red-lion-inn-avebury.htm 💻

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CHILLING PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Almost Forced The...

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2024/10/13

Michelham Priory in East Sussex is tucked away on its very own moated island, providing sanctuary for the Augustinian Canons centuries ago. But nowadays, it's infamous for being the home of multiple ghostly entities, who had set their sights on terrifying the live-in caretaker… SOURCES 📚 Paranormal Sussex by David Scanlan 📚 Britain’s Haunted Heritage by J. A. Brooks 📚 Paranormal Eastbourne by Janet Cameron 📚 Ghost Hunter Walks In Sussex by Rupert Matthews 💻

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This HAUNTED Abandoned School Should NEVER Have Been...

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2024/10/11

The beautiful George Jarvis School looks exactly like a haunted house should, with its imposing size, Victorian Gothic architecture and, of course, the state of disrepair that comes with being neglected in previous years. But the paranormal activity reported within the walls of this derelict school may have more to do with the betrayal of the sole benefactor who was responsible for the school… SOURCES 📚 Lyonshall and Staunton Youth Hostels (PDF) 📚 Living With Ghosts: An Investigation by Paul

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Episode 63: Annison Funeral Parlour

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2024/10/09

The old building that housed the Annison Funeral Parlour has been a vital building to the local community for generations, as the Annison family business evolved throughout the years. Now home to a late-night pharmacy, and, allegedly, a whole host of otherworldly entities and residual hauntings, could the Annison Building be haunted by the ghosts of those who passed through here on their way to their final resting place? SOURCES 💻 https://www.visithull.org/venue/old-annison-funeral-parlour/ 💻

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Episode 62: Drovers Inn

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2024/10/07

The Drovers Inn has stood for centuries, offering travellers in the Scottish highlands hearty food, good drink and a bed for the night. But don’t bank on getting a good night’s sleep when you turn in after last orders, as the Drovers Inn is rumoured to be haunted by multiple ghosts from its past, with countless guests reporting horrifying paranormal activity over the years. SOURCES 📚 Those Innocent Souls by Richard McKenzie 💻 https://www.droversinn.co.uk/ 💻

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DISTURBING Hauntings In The Home Of A SERIAL KILLER

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2024/10/05

Back in the 90s, Fox Hollow Farm in Indiana, was home to a monster named Herb Baumeister, who was responsible for at least 12 murders on the property — although based on the fact that 10,000 fragments of human remains were found, the real number is likely to be higher.When the Graves family moved into the 18-acre property in the early 2000s, they were initially sceptical of the paranormal. That would soon change… ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Naturally, this episode is going to be talking about the dark

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Episode 60: The Ostrich Inn

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2024/10/03

The Ostrich Inn in Colnbrook, Slough, has stood as a welcoming coaching inn for centuries, now serving as an overnight stop for travellers before they head off to the (equally haunted) Heathrow Airport. But there’s also a murderous story attached to the Ostrich Inn, which may have served as the inspiration for the Sweeney Todd story that first appeared in Penny Dreadfuls in the 19th Century. Whether this story is actually true or not, seems not to matter - as regardless of whether you believe in

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Episode 59: Haunted Disneyland Part 3

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2024/09/29

Tomorrowland is one of the themed areas in Disneyland where guests can experience ‘the world of the future!’ But, it seems like it may also be haunted by the ghosts of its past… SOURCES 📚 The Unofficial Guide To Disneyland’s Haunted Kingdom by Aubrey Graves 📚 “The Park” After Dark by Richard Carradine 📚 The Haunted Mansion After Dark by Richard Carradine COME SAY HI! Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/ THE LEGAL STUFF I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including

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Episode 58: Haunted Disneyland Part 2

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2024/09/21

If Disneyland truly is haunted by real ghosts, then you’d think that the Haunted Mansion would be the best place to potentially see a Disneyland ghost, right? Turns out, you might be right — as the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, is rumoured to be extremely haunted. SOURCES 📚 The Unofficial Guide To Disneyland’s Haunted Kingdom by Aubrey Graves 📚 “The Park” After Dark by Richard Carradine 📚 The Haunted Mansion After Dark by Richard Carradine 💻

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Episode 57: Haunted Disneyland Part 1

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2024/09/15

The Disneyland park in Anaheim, California, is well-known as the Happiest Place On Earth, delighting guests with that Disney magic since 1955. But there are some (actually, quite a lot!) who believe that Disneyland is extremely haunted, with one paranormal character featuring almost everywhere: Walt Disney himself. SOURCES 📚 The Unofficial Guide To Disneyland’s Haunted Kingdom by Aubrey Graves 📚 “The Park” After Dark by Richard Carradine 📚 The Haunted Mansion After Dark by Richard

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Episode 56: Robert The Doll

Don’t Scare Claire ·

2024/09/08

Robert the Doll is one of the most famous paranormal artefacts in the world, with stories of his strict rules and warnings of a potential curse being drilled into any visitor who takes a chance at the Fort East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida. But how did Robert the Doll end up in a display case over 100 years after his creation? And why is he surrounded by letters of apology, with more arriving every single day? SOURCES 📚 Robert the Doll: Key West's Haunted Doll by David Sloan 📚 Haunted

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