A Christmas Ghost Story – The Crown Derby Plate Revive the tradition of the Christmas ghost story with “The Crown Derby Plate,” by Marjorie Bowen.
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Chris Woodyard
on
December 15, 2018
in Christmas , Death , Ghosts , Grim and Grewsome , News , Short Story
and tagged A Christmas Ghost Story - The Crown Derby Plate , Christmas ghost stories , Christmas ghosts , Marjorie Bowen , olfactory hauntings , The Crown Derby Plate
The Ghost of Mary, Queen of Scots Wails of Death on Christmas Eve A Christmas ghost story from the Tower of London with an omen of death for Queen Victoria.
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Chris Woodyard
on
December 22, 2016
in Christmas , Death , Fairies and Elemental Spirits , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , News , Prophecies , Social History , Strange Deaths , Victorian
and tagged banshee , Christmas ghost stories , Christmas ghosts , death omen , Queen of Scots Wails of Death on Christmas Eve , Queen Victoria , The Ghost of Mary , Tower of London , Victorian Christmas , Victorian Christmas ghost stories
Was the wailing ghost of Mary, Queen of Scots, heard at the Tower of London on Christmas Eve, 1900, an omen of death for the Royal family?
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Chris Woodyard
on
December 21, 2012
in Christmas , Death , Fairies and Elemental Spirits , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , News , Prophecies , Strange Deaths , Victorian
and tagged Christmas ghosts , death omens , Mary Queen of Scots , royal ghosts , Tower of London
Jack Frost Nipping at Your Nose: Christmas and New Year’s Ghosts Here is a case of Jack Frost Nipping at Your Nose, with a vengeance.
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Chris Woodyard
on
December 18, 2012
in Christmas , Death , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , Grim and Grewsome , News , Strange Deaths , Victorian
and tagged Christmas ghosts , English ghost stories , frozen to death , ghosts , haunted houses , Jack Frost , Jack Frost Nipping at Your Nose: Christmas and New Year's Ghosts , Kent ghosts , mysterious death