Stacia Briggs
The Great Stone of Lyng
In the dark, dark wood, there’s a dark, dark path and by the dark, dark path there’s a mysterious stone.
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Stacia Briggs
Oct 20
The Eccles-on-Sea serpent
It was a peaceful evening as they walked along the sands – until, that is, a sea serpent appeared travelling at incredible speed.
Stacia Briggs
Oct 7
The Sheringham Mermaid
The tale of a mermaid who visited the church at Upper Sheringham
Stacia Briggs
Sep 18
The storm-raising witch
The storm-raising witch who was executed in King's Lynn.
Stacia Briggs
Sep 4
The day the Devil visited King's Lynn
Norfolk used to boast the devil's hoof print in King's Lynn, said to be a remainder of his thwarted attempts to steal souls.
Stacia Briggs
Aug 14
"The shade of the great Robsarts still cherishes Raynsthorpe"
Born on June 7 1532, little is known about her early life but a great deal is known about her death at the tender age of 28
Stacia Briggs
Jul 31
The Faines of Hethersett
One of the most unusual tales associated with Shuck is that of the Faines.
Stacia Briggs
Jul 10
The Lantern Man and Wise Woman of Irstead
They are the cold fires waiting on marshy land to lure travellers to a watery grave, the dancing lights that plagued Norfolk and were feared
Stacia Briggs
Jun 26
Ghosts of the past: a Victorian horror that haunted a house of tragedy in Norwich
A Victorian horror that haunted a house of tragedy in Norwich
Stacia Briggs
Jun 12
Dark Echoes of Norwich's Past: The Tragedy of Martha Sheward, Murdered and Dispersed Across the City
A chilling tale echoes through the ages: that of poor Martha Sheward, whose life met a horrific and grisly end in 1836.
Stacia Briggs
May 29
The Spectral Wolf of Southery
Whispers of the supernatural still dance in the Norfolk air in Southery.
Stacia Briggs
May 15
The missing stone of Southery which once marked the gateway to hell
A stone that fell from the sky at Halloween, an erratic parson’s disappearance and naked women looking to be healed.
Stacia Briggs
May 1
Norfolk prepares for Anne Boleyn’s visit
Born at Blickling,Anne Boleyn is said to return on the anniversary of her execution every year
Stacia Briggs
Apr 17
The ghost of Catherine Gurney who haunts Earlham Hall
June marks the anniversary of Catherine Gurney’s – sister of prison reformer Elizabeth Fry – death and is said to be when her ghost appears
Stacia Briggs
Apr 3
Norfolk's Wishing Tree
In the wild landscape of the Brecks, close to the lunar craters of Grime’s Graves and the Ice Age pingo holes, is Barnham Cross Common once
Stacia Briggs
Mar 20
The shapeshifting horror of The Hateful Thing in Geldeston
The shapeshifting horror of The Hateful Thing in Geldeston
Stacia Briggs
Mar 10
The Bacton Wood ghost
Tarred and jammed into a human-shaped cage hanging from a post in Norfolk woodland, William Suffolk's penance for a brutal murder.
Stacia Briggs
Mar 6
A strange discovery at Wainford
At Wainford Maltings in January 1960, something strange was discovered as building work began: four human skulls.
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