Midsummer Horror
Folk horror stories & ghostly goings-on for the solstice.
Welcome to Midsummer Horror on BBC Sounds
Don your robes for a brand new Misdummer Horror collection for BBC Sounds
Uncanny: The Torrelaguna House Part 1
Sinister events in Spain in a new Uncanny Summer Special.
1948 report on the midsummer ceremony at Stonehenge
The Ancient Order of Druids gather at Stonehenge for their annual summer solstice ceremony
Episode 1: The House—Assume Nothing, A Belfast Haunting
Summer, 1989 – rumours spread about strange events in a terraced house in West Belfast.
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Black magic comes to Norfolk in 1963
Creepy scenes as ancient sites appear to show signs of black magic in the Norfolk area
Shard by Stewart Roche—Drama on 4
Three friends arrive at an island commune - but there is a price that must be paid.
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The Modern-Day Witches of 1982
In 1982 The Afternoon Show visited some kindly witches to hear their side of the story
1. The Barrowbeck Survey—Voices in the Valley
Maxine Peake kicks off 10 chilling strange tales from the folk-horror author of The Loney.
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Fear in the Furrows
Exploring the darker side of the landscape and the revival of Folk Horror in the arts.
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EF Benson - The Terror by Night
Inexplicable moods and smells mar a friendly reunion. What can it mean? Read by Brian Gear
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Witch: 1. The Spark in the Fire
India Rakusen finds out what it means to call yourself a witch today.
1. BETHLEHEM—DEADHOUSE
Unable to move or speak, you listen as your fate is determined by petty bureaucrats.
England's Darkest Folklore—After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
Dark folk tales from England: from misty peaks, to dark roads, and rough waters.
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Episode 1—Vidya Wade by Timothy X Atack
Maya thinks they've got a ghost. Written by Timothy X Atack; read by Amanda Lawrence.
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1. 63 Wycliffe Road—The Battersea Poltergeist
Strange events start at an ordinary house in South London. Is it a poltergeist?
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Old Mother Leakey: the ghost of Minehead—Secret Somerset
A ghost, a bishop and mysterious shipwrecks around Minehead harbour.
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Four Hauntings and a Phoney Funeral—Secret Kent
Exploring the spooky tales of Scotney Castle.
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The Stolen Body—HG Wells, Ghost Stories by HG Wells
When a researcher experiments with astral projection, an interested party intervenes.
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Chapter 1—The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Henry James’ chilling novella about a governess and two children on a haunted estate.
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Briony—The Hotel
Daisy Johnson's darkly haunting ghost story set in an isolated hotel.
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Night Terrors by Lizzie Nunnery—Weird Tales, Series 3
Victoria can't sleep at night. Then bad dreams haunt her waking hours.
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A Warning To The Curious by M.R. James—Twenty Minutes
Alex Jennings reads M.R. James' ghost story set on the windswept coast of East Anglia.
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The Wicker Man: Learning to love the film that broke us—Outlook
Robin Hardy’s obsessive quest to make this iconic horror movie would devastate his family
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The Wicker Man Verb—The Verb
Ian McMillan presents The Wicker Man Verb - marking 50 years of the iconic film.
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