Stay ConnectedWelcome to How Haunted? the paranormal podcast where each episode we explore the horrible history, and terrifying ghost stories of one of the most haunted places on planet Earth.
I’m Rob Kirkup. Author, paranormal historian, and ghost hunter from the north-east of England. Allow me to be your guide as we dare to investigate in depth the, often dark and troubled, history of each location, and of course, the chilling tales of the ghosts that reside within.
Part two of a two-part special sees us return to the Wheatsheaf public house in West Boldon, Tyne and Wear made news worldwide in late 2004 when a psychic night for charity was the catalyst for a series of events so incredible, and horrifying, that the Discovery Channel turned it into an episode for their “A Haunting” series, which was watched by over 20 million people.
The pub, which was named the most haunted in the UK in the same year, following these events, held a secret that had been locked away for a century, until Suzanne walked into the pub that night, and blew the whole thing wide open, much to the displeasure of a malevolent spirit which then threatened to kill her.
You'll hear the rest of the horrifying chain of events directly from Suzanne Gill, the psychic at the centre of the events, in the first part of an interview I conducted with her all about that night at the Wheatsheaf, and the weeks and months that followed.
What's more, you'll hear two very scary EVPs which appeared on our Zoom call, just after Suzanne had been telling me how the threatening ghost of Joseph had said he was going to kill her, when the audio wasn't heard at the time, but later was heard on recording equipment. Is this something explained away as a glitch on the audio, or something far darker?
Let's find out together, when we ask How Haunted is the Wheatsheaf pub?
Thanks so much to Suzanne Gill for taking the time to talk to me, you can contact Suzanne and find out more about her books she's written all about the horror at the Wheatsheaf over on her website at https://suzanne-gill-spiritualist.org
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Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
"The Graveyard" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
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Part one of a two-part special sees us heading to the Wheatsheaf public house in West Boldon, Tyne and Wear made news worldwide in late 2004 when a psychic night for charity was the catalyst for a series of events so incredible, and horrifying, that the Discovery Channel turned it into an episode for their “A Haunting” series, which was watched by over 20 million people.
The pub, which was named the most haunted in the UK in the same year, following these events, held a secret that had been locked away for a century, until Suzanne walked into the pub that night, and blew the whole thing wide open, much to the displeasure of a malevolent spirit which then threatened to kill her.
Not only will I tell you what happened at this rather unassuming pub, but you'll hear directly from Suzanne Gill, the psychic at the centre of the events, in the first part of an interview I conducted with her all about that night at the Wheatsheaf, and the weeks and months that followed.
Let's find out together, when we ask How Haunted is the Wheatsheaf pub?
Thanks so much to Suzanne Gill for taking the time to talk to me, you can contact Suzanne and find out more about her books she's written all about the horror at the Wheatsheaf over on her website at https://suzanne-gill-spiritualist.org
Support How Haunted? by subscribing and leaving a review.
If you'd like to become a Patreon for £3 a month, and get yourself early access to episodes and exclusive episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night, visit https://patreon.com/HowHauntedPod
Perhaps you'd rather buy me a coffee to make a one off donation to support the pod, you can do that at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowHauntedPod
Check out the official merch store at how-haunted.dashery.com where you can buy t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, hats, and much more. They come in a vast selection of colours and a wide range of sizes.
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
Background music included in this episode includes:
Horror Story https://youtu.be/VebaguxUJWE
Music in this episode includes:
Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
"The Graveyard" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link : https://youtu.be/hynSTzexVzg
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link :https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU
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An 800-year-old former-inn regularly placed at the top of lists of the most haunted places in the world. A place so dark and dangerous that the once Bishop of Gloucester, the Rev John Yates, is said to have tried and failed to exorcise the building and was quoted in the Western Daily Press as saying it was "the evilest place I have ever had the misfortune to visit.”
A building constructed atop a 5000-year-old Pagan burial ground, and the skeletal remains of a woman and child were found beneath the floor of the inn, along with an iron dagger, leading to suspicions these unfortunate souls may have been killed as human sacrifices. The building is home to all manner of things that go bump in the night, but does it live up to its infamous reputation?
Let's find out together, when we ask How Haunted is the Ancient Ram Inn
Huge thanks to Emma Heard from https://weird-wiltshire.co.uk for joining me to talk about her investigation at the Ancient Ram Inn back in May 2022. You can read her blog all about her night, and see the photos she refers to at https://weird-wiltshire.co.uk/2022/05/24/the-ancient-ram-inn and contact her on Twitter at @WeirdWiltsBlog.
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Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
Background music included in this episode includes:
Horror Story https://youtu.be/VebaguxUJWE
Music in this episode includes:
Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
"The Graveyard" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link : https://youtu.be/hynSTzexVzg
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link :https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU
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Dating back almost 2000 years, the Colosseum stands today as one of the new "Seven Wonders", and is one of the most recognisable, and most visited, landmarks on earth.
For five centuries men, women, and animals were brutally killed in front of a crowd of up to 80,000 in gladiator battles, animal hunts, and executions. Around 400,000 humans and over a million animals were slain here, all for the entertainment of the people of Rome.
Its undeniable that this much bloodshed has forever left its mark on the Colosseum, which is today considered the most haunted building in Rome, if not all of Italy.
Together let's look at the history and hauntings, and find out if it deserving of it's reputation of being a hive of paranormal activity?
Let's, together, ask the question, How Haunted is the Roman Colosseum?
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You can become a Patreon for £3 a month, and get yourself early access to episodes, and exclusive episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night. The first of these episodes is live right now, and features Rob and the team at Chillingham Castle in 2015. To sign up visit https://patreon.com/HowHauntedPod
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Check out the official merch store at how-haunted.dashery.com where you can buy t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, hats, and much more. They come in a vast selection of colours and a wide range of sizes.
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
Background music included in this episode includes:
Horror Story https://youtu.be/VebaguxUJWE
Music in this episode includes:
Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
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One of the best-known landmarks in England, The Tower of London is famed for the Crown Jewels, the Beefeaters, and the Ravens that have stood guard for centuries. It's also famous as being a prison, where torture and execution took place. Left in it's wake is a cast of celebrity ghosts, including Guy Fawkes, Anne Boleyn, a grizzly bear, and something called the Nameless Thing.
Let's together look at the history and hauntings, and ask just How Haunted is the Tower of London?
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You can become a Patreon for £3 a month, and get yourself early access to episodes, and exclusive episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night. The first of these episodes is live right now, and features Rob and the team at Chillingham Castle in 2015. To sign up visit https://patreon.com/HowHauntedPod
Perhaps you'd rather buy me a coffee to make a one off donation to support the pod, you can do that at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowHauntedPod
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Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
Background music included in this episode includes:
Horror Story https://youtu.be/VebaguxUJWE
Music in this episode includes:
Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
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Following on from where episode 3 leaves off, I conducted another paranormal investigation at Chillingham Castle in January 2015, and what a night we had!
This is a sneak peek at the first ever Patreon episode, which is over 90 minutes long, and includes audio from the actual investigation, so you can hear what happened, as it happened.
You can become a Patreon for £3 a month (which is completely flexible and can be cancelled whenever you choose), and get access to this very special episode RIGHT NOW, as well as early access to all the standard episodes.
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"Darren Curtis - Demented Nightmare" https://youtu.be/g_O4kS9FP3k
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
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Chillingham Castle is considered one of the most haunted places on planet earth. The 800-year-old fortress is home to a terrifying cast of ghosts such as the Blue Boy and the castle torturer John Sage.
Let's look at the history, hauntings, and find out what would happen when Rob would lead a small team of ghost hunters into the heart of Northumberland, to spend a night inside one of the scariest places on earth?
Does this imposing castle deserve the infamous reputation it has earned?
Let's find out together when we ask How Haunted is Chillingham Castle?
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You can become a Patreon for £3 a month, and get yourself early access to episodes, and exclusive episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night. The first of these is live right now, and features Rob and the team at Chillingham Castle in 2015 in an unmissable 90-minute episode. To sign up visit https://patreon.com/HowHauntedPod
Perhaps you'd rather buy me a coffee to make a one off donation to support the pod, you can do that at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowHauntedPod
Check out the official merch store at how-haunted.dashery.com where you can buy t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, hats, and much more. They come in a vast selection of colours and a wide range of sizes.
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
Background music included in this episode includes:
Horror Story https://youtu.be/VebaguxUJWE
Music in this episode includes:
Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
"The Graveyard" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link : https://youtu.be/hynSTzexVzg
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link :https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU
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The oldest building in Newcastle-upon-Tyne is the Castle Keep and Black Gate of the Castle Garth. Dating back almost 1000 years, the castle has long been considered to be the most haunted building in the city, with the best known resident being the Poppy Girl.
We will look at the history and hauntings of the magnificent old castle, and what will happen when Rob conducts a paranormal investigation within the stone walls of the ancient fortress?
Let's find out together, when we ask How Haunted is the Castle Keep?
Support How Haunted? by subscribing and leaving a review.
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Perhaps you'd rather buy me a coffee to make a one off donation to support the pod, you can do that at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowHauntedPod
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Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
Background music included in this episode includes:
Horror Story https://youtu.be/VebaguxUJWE
Music in this episode includes:
Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
"The Graveyard" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link : https://youtu.be/hynSTzexVzg
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link :https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU
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With ties to Greyfriars' Bobby and Harry Potter, Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh is a fascinating location.
In this inaugural episode of How Haunted? let's look at the darker side of the graveyard as we look at the dangerous Mackenzie Poltergeist of the Covenanter's Prison.
We'll delve into the history the ghost stories, and what would happen when Rob was able to spend some time all alone in the Black Mausoleum, the site of over 4000 physical attacks by the violent phantom?
Find out when, together, we ask How Haunted is Greyfriars Kirkyard?
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Join me for a Newcastle After Dark ghost walk. A small-group ghost walk exploring real locations across Newcastle after hours (running June to September 2026). Tickets and more info:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1989225437833?aff=oddtdtcreator
If you'd like to become a Patreon for £3 a month, and get yourself early access to episodes and exclusive episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night, visit https://patreon.com/HowHauntedPod
Perhaps you'd rather buy me a coffee to make a one off donation to support the pod, you can do that at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HowHauntedPod
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Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
Thanks to the lovely man that is Tim Hugall for helping build my website, and the wonderful Alex Aldridge for helping me with my podcast logo.
Background music included in this episode includes:
Horror Story https://youtu.be/VebaguxUJWE
Music in this episode includes:
Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
"The Graveyard" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link : https://youtu.be/hynSTzexVzg
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link :https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU
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