Lochmaben Castle is one of Scotland’s most historic strongholds. It's a site tied to the Bruces, medieval warfare, rebellion, and some of the strangest stories to come out of Dumfriesshire.

In this episode, we explore the history of the castle before looking at the modern accounts that have made Lochmaben one of the area’s most talked-about haunted locations.

From the 12th-century tale of a medieval revenant, to legends of a phantom drummer boy, a ghostly horseman patrolling the loch’s edge, and the chilling modern encounter reported by investigator Tom Robertson in 1991, the site has gathered stories across centuries.

This episode takes a closer look at where those stories come from – and what might be behind them.

Tonight’s story comes from my new book Hidden Haunts: Ireland - a collection of lesser-known ghost stories, local legends, and accounts that have rarely, if ever, been written down.

This episode takes us to Woodstown House in County Waterford, a place better known for its famous guests than its ghosts. But behind the grand rooms and local reputation lies something far stranger - a series of experiences shared by several people who lived and worked there.

You’ll hear Chrissie’s account of strange activity in the kitchen, the sense of being watched in the annex apartment, and the night she woke to a cold presence in her room. You’ll hear what the gardener told her on her last day, and the disturbing experiences he had in the very same rooms. And you’ll meet Catherine, whose encounters along the driveway and inside the house suggest that whatever lingers there is far older than any modern history.

These are stories rarely spoken aloud - the kind that drift quietly through a community until they’re finally written down.

If you’d like to read the full chapter, along with many more Irish hauntings that have never appeared in guidebooks or popular folklore,

Hidden Haunts: Ireland is available now on Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/cjxWLFz

Thank you, as always, for watching, supporting the channel, and keeping these overlooked stories alive.

The final chapter in a chilling true story of a haunting that refused to be left behind.

In this concluding episode, we follow John - a down to earth, practical man - as the strange disturbances that began at a remote industrial site grow darker, more personal… and more violent.

What started with flying stones and cryptic messages soon evolved into something far more invasive: objects moved on their own, threatening notes appeared from nowhere, and witnesses began to feel - a presence they couldn’t explain. And then came Jonathon.

A name scratched into plaster. A figure glimpsed from the corner of the eye. A warning, delivered through terror.

John’s journey will take him from poltergeist chaos to something much harder to define - and impossible to forget.

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