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How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on Earth

by Rob KirkupEnglish

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Paranormal podcast exploring haunted places, horrible history, and ghost stories through investigations and narration.

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Ep 141 - The Isle of Wight Part 3: Ghosts of Earth & Sea

In episode 141 our journey across the Ghost Island continues, but now, the hauntings shift from grand houses…

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Ep 112 - Eerie Edinburgh Part 1: Blacket Place and Parliament Square65 min
Episode 112 sees us visit a wonderful city in Scotland, as historic as it is haunted.
Ep 113 - Eerie Edinburgh Part 2: Edinburgh Castle's History33 min
Episode 113 sees us continue our time in Edinburgh and we go deep into the history of a structure that has…
Ep 114 - Eerie Edinburgh Part 3: Edinburgh Castle's Ghosts45 min
Episode 114 brings our trilogy of episodes from Edinburgh to a close.
Ep 115 - Rufford Old Hall68 min
In episode 115 we find ourselves in Lancashire at a building dating back to the early 16th century that was…
July Patreon Teaser - Scaffold Hill Hospital EXTENDED EDITION Part 212 min
In the 35th Patreon bonus podcast you join me for the second part of a paranormal investigation deep within…
August Patreon Teaser - Royalty Theatre Part 112 min
In the 36th Patreon bonus podcast you join me and a fellow Geordie podcaster on location at a theatre in…
Bonus Episode 22 - Middlethorpe Hall Hotel (Lost Audio Special)121 min
Originally released for Patreons in June 2024 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
September Patreon Teaser - Royalty Theatre Part 29 min
In the 37th Patreon bonus podcast you rejoin me and fellow Newcastle-based folklore podcaster Icy Sedgwick…
A Spooky Season Announcement5 min
October is coming and this is going to be the biggest, scariest, most content-filled episode of the podcast…
Ep 116 - Haunted Dolls with Fiona Dodwell46 min
In episode 116 we’re revisiting what some might consider the scariest aspect of the paranormal – haunted…
Bonus Episode 23 - The Edinburgh Dungeon (Lost Audio Special)187 min
Originally released for Patreon supporters in July 2024 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Bonus Episode - Haunted Milton Keynes with Dr Steph Lay36 min
In this bonus episode, to celebrate the arrival of October, we’re heading somewhere which isn’t considered…
Ep 117 - Monster Month: What is a Cryptid?56 min
October is here, welcome to Monster Month.....
Bonus Episode - Ghostlore with Dr Icy Sedgwick42 min
In this bonus episode, we continue Spooky Season in style as I'm joined by a very special guest.
Ep 118 - Monster Month: Cryptids from Across the Globe86 min
In episode 118 we’re picking up where last week’s episode left off, as we look at some of the strangest…
October Patreon Teaser - In Search of the Durham Puma Part 1 & 218 min
In this 38th and 39th Patreon specials, Monster Month continues as in this enormous two part special - both…
Ep 119 - Monster Month: The Loch Ness Monster and Other Soggy Beasts92 min
In episode 119 we continue Monster Month in style by going in search of one of the true behemoths in the…
Ep 120 - The Yeti, Bigfoot and Other Hairy Monsters89 min
In episode 120 we go in search of towering, hairy beasts that are said to stalk the wilderness.
Bonus Episode 24 - York Guildhall (Lost Audio Special)209 min
Originally released for Patreons in August 2024 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Halloween 2025 - Monster Month: The Mothman and the Other Cryptids of West Virginia98 min
Halloween is here...
November Patreon Teaser - The Hunt for the Beast of Bolam Lake10 min
In the 39th Patreon bonus podcast you join me on my way north into the remote wilderness of Northumberland…
Ep 122 - Berry Pomeroy Castle63 min
In episode 122 we head to Devon and into a castle that is known the world over by those with an interest in…
Bonus Episode 25 - Mary King's Close (Lost Audio Special)217 min
Originally released for Patreons in September 2024 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Ep 123 - Poveglia Part 1: The Island of Ghosts40 min
In episode 123 we set sail for a small, abandoned island which is infamous the world over.
Festive Frights : A Christmas Competition and Seasonal Update8 min
To be in with a chance of winning either a copy of my book Ghosts of the North East or one of two haunted…
Ep 124 - Poveglia Part 2: The Witness53 min
In episode 124 we continue to focus on a bleak, isolated island where those infected during the black death…
The Nightmare Before Christmas 2025104 min
Christmas is here once again, and in this – the fourth annual Nightmare Before Christmas special I will once…
December Patreon Teaser - Christmas Ghost Story: A Warning to the Curious by M R James12 min
In this, the 41st Patreon bonus episode, with it being Christmas, we're starting a brand new annual tradition.
Introducing..... the History Goes Bump Podcast53 min
Something a little bit different, this isn't an episode of How Haunted?
Bonus Episode 26 - The Ghost Walk of Berwick-upon-Tweed65 min
Originally released for Patreons in October 2024 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
New Year's Evil 202593 min
As we bid farewell to 2025 and begin an exciting new year, allow me to bring you one final dose of How…
Ep 127 - Listeners' Questions IV39 min
In episode 127, we kick off 2026 by tackling the questions that you want answering, whether they be related…
January Patreon Teaser - 48 Hours with Two Haunted Dolls Night 111 min
In the 42nd Patreon bonus podcast, you join me doing something I had vowed never to do again.
Ep 128 - Is the North or South of England More Haunted?63 min
In episode 128, we confront a question sent in by a listener: is the north or the south of England more…
Bonus Episode 27 - Jedburgh Castle Jail253 min
Originally released for Patreons in November 2024 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Ep 129 - York House with Dr Steph Lay44 min
In episode 129, we return to a city of secrets—a place built on modern ideals, yet haunted by whispers of…
February Patreon Teaser - 48 Hours with Two Haunted Dolls Night 211 min
In the 43rd Patreon bonus podcast, you join me on the second of two nights staying in a historic hotel all…
Ep 130 - Tracey's Story: The Haunted Georgian Farmhouse Part 146 min
In episode 130 I am joined by a guest who has one hell of a story to share.
Bonus Episode 28 - Cresswell Pele Tower (THE SIX HOUR LONG VERSION)367 min
Originally released for Patreons in December 2024 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Ep 131 - Tracey's Story: The Haunted Georgian Farmhouse Part 243 min
In episode 131 we return to Tracey’s Georgian farmhouse, where the past refuses to stay quiet and the story…
March Patreon Teaser - Jedburgh Castle Jail (2014 Investigation)8 min
In the 44th Patreon bonus podcast, you join John, Rich, Tom, and I back on a summer’s night in 2014.
Ep 132 - Llandoger Trow35 min
In episode 132, we step through the crooked doorway of one of Britain’s most storied pubs — a timber-framed…
Bonus Episode 29 - Seven Nights in a 15th Century Castle Part 1111 min
Originally released for Patreons in January 2025 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Ep 133 - Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem33 min
In episode 133, we descend beneath the shadow of Nottingham Castle to a public house that claims to be the…
April Patreon Teaser - Lumley Castle Hotel Part 17 min
In the 45th Patreon bonus podcast, you join me at in County Durham on a cold, snowy night in January 2026 at…
Ep 134 - The Pyramid Tomb of William Mackenzie45 min
In episode 134 In this episode, we journey to the heart of Liverpool, to a tomb unlike any other.
Bonus Episode 30 - Seven Nights in a 15th Century Castle Part 2119 min
Originally released for Patreons in February 2025 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Ep 135 - Spontanous Human Combustion80 min
In episode 135, we’re not exploring a place this time… but something far stranger.
May Patreon Teaser - Lumley Castle Hotel Part 27 min
In the 46th Patreon bonus podcast, you join me once again in a 14th-century castle in County Durham.
Ep 136 - The Convent of Mercy with Rob Davies Part 139 min
For episode 136, we’re heading to County Cork, where a foreboding building still stands—steeped in sorrow…
Newcastle After Dark - Ghost Walk Tickets Now Live2 min
Tickets are now live for my new small‑group ghost walk, Newcastle After Dark.
Bonus Episode 31 - Weetslade Country Park84 min
Originally released for Patreons in March 2025 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Ep 137 - The Convent of Mercy with Rob Davies Part 246 min
In episode 137, we return to County Cork as we rejoin Rob Davies from the Dead Air YouTube channel—and pick…
June Patreon Teaser - Washington Old Hall Part 18 min
In the 47th Patreon bonus podcast, you join me right here in Tyne and Wear… on a windy night way back on the…
Ep 138 - The Isle of Wight Part 1: Manors, Folklore and Legacy38 min
In episode 138 we head to a place which has been called the “Ghost Island”.
Bonus Episode 32 - Middlesbrough Town Hall108 min
Originally released for Patreons in April 2025 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
Ep 139 - The Isle of Wight Part 2: Justice, Punishment & Power40 min
In episode 139 we return to the Isle of Wight, but this time, we leave behind the haunted manors and family…
Ep 140 - World Cup Special: The Haunted Football Stadiums of the World46 min
Across living rooms, pubs, and fan zones around the world, people are gathering to watch their nations…
July Patreon Teaser - Washington Old Hall Part 212 min
In the 48th Patreon bonus podcast, you join me once again right here in Tyne and Wear… on that same windy…
Ep 141 - The Isle of Wight Part 3: Ghosts of Earth & Sea39 min
In episode 141 our journey across the Ghost Island continues, but now, the hauntings shift from grand houses…

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