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How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunt Rob Kirkup
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Welcome to How Haunted? a weekly 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.
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Ep 78 - Derby Gaol Part 1
This time out you join me in the city of Derby which is apparently the best place in the world to drink real ale, it’s the home of Rolls Royce, as well, of course, this episode’s location. Dating back to 1756 this place witnessed the very worst of humanity, and as a result it believed to be home to all manner of things that go bump in the night.
Lets’ ask together, as I’m joined by the Richard Felix, who owns this historic landmark, and we ask just how haunted is Derby Gaol?
Huge thank you to Richard Felix for joining me and you can find his website over at www.richardfelix.co.uk.
Support How Haunted? by subscribing and leaving a review.
You can become a Patreon for as little as £1 a month. You can choose from three tiers and get yourself early access to episodes, and exclusive monthly episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night. You can even get yourself some exclusive How Haunted? merch.
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
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
Music in this episode includes:
Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link :https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU || SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/DQQmmCl8crQ || Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtP || Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV
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Ep 77 - Flodden Field
This time you join me in the remote Northumberland countryside, and I literally mean join me, as I recorded this episode on location at the site of the bloodiest battle in the history of England. This loss of life, a little over 500 years ago, appears to have left its mark on this land, as the sights and sounds of battle, and of death, are experienced here all too often.
Let's ask together just how haunted is Flodden Field?
Support How Haunted? by subscribing and leaving a review.
You can become a Patreon for as little as £1 a month. You can choose from three tiers and get yourself early access to episodes, and exclusive monthly episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night. You can even get yourself some exclusive How Haunted? merch.
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
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
Music in this episode includes:
Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link :https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU || SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/DQQmmCl8crQ || Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtP || Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV
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April Patreon Teaser - Preston Tower
In the 20th Patreon bonus podcast you join me on location at a 14th century pele tower in Northumberland, constructed during uncertain times when England was at war with Scotland, and being so close to the border required this tower to be fortified.
But what would happen when, all alone, I stepped foot inside this tower? Would I hear the footsteps and voices heard here all too often, or perhaps I would be unfortunate enough to encounter the Preston Hound? Also you'll hear all about what happened to a listener when they visited during the summer of 2023.
So tonight, join me as together we ask, just how haunted is Preston Tower?
Get access to the full episode right now at https://www.patreon.com/howhauntedpod.
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
Music in this episode includes:
"Darren Curtis - Demented Nightmare" https://youtu.be/g_O4kS9FP3k
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link : https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU
SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/DQQmmCl8crQ
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Bonus Episode 10 - The Cammo Estate
Originally released for Patreons in June 2023 I hope you enjoy this very special episode.
A grand estate built around a house built in 1693, and destroyed by fire in 1977 is said to be the haunt of shadowy figures belonging to those who knew the building so well in life. The stable block, added in 1811, is one of the more active areas. Why this is the case we’ll likely never know.
Phantom lights float around the house, and whispering is heard deep in the woodland. Dogs howl and bark within the grounds in the dead of night, and can be heard for miles around.
Would I encounter any of these phantoms when my team and I investigated this estate back in the spring of 2012?
Let's find out together.
Tonight, join me for a very special episode, as we return to Edinburgh and ask just how haunted is the Cammo Estate?
To get episodes such as this sooner, you can become a Patreon for £3 a month, and get yourself early access to episodes, and more exclusive episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night. To find out more 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
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 - Demented Nightmare" https://youtu.be/g_O4kS9FP3k
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link : https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU
SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/DQQmmCl8crQ
Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtP
Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV
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Ep 76 - The Ghost Trail of County Cork Part 3
This time you join me for the final part of our trilogy of episodes situated in Ireland, as we visit a further ten locations in this wonderfully scary county, with stops along our ghost trail including a fort, a castle, a stone circle, a hotel, a cathedral, and even a petrol station.
Let's ask together for the third, and final time, just how haunted is County Cork?
The service station videos I refer to at the first location in this episode can be found here https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/fresh-video-ghost-mayfield-service-16937103
Support How Haunted? by subscribing and leaving a review.
You can become a Patreon for as little as £1 a month. You can choose from three tiers and get yourself early access to episodes, and exclusive monthly episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night. You can even get yourself some exclusive How Haunted? merch.
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
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
Music in this episode includes:
Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link :https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU || SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/DQQmmCl8crQ || Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtP || Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV
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Ep 75 - The Ghost Trail of County Cork Part 2
This time out you join me for part two of our trilogy of episodes situated in Ireland, this time we visit a further twelve locations in this most picturesque, yet terrifying, of counties, with stops along our ghost trail including a school, an asylum, a gaol, and if you need a pint of Guiness, or something stronger, to calm your nerves you’ll be pleased to hear we’re stopping at plenty of pubs along our route.
Lets’ ask together, once again, just how haunted is County Cork?
The video from 2017 at Coláiste Éamann Rís school can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpWebxw_Zho and there are many other videos to be found online debating the veracity of it. This article on Snopes.com is well worth five minutes of your time https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ghost-on-camera-hallways-ireland-school/
Support How Haunted? by subscribing and leaving a review.
You can become a Patreon for as little as £1 a month. You can choose from three tiers and get yourself early access to episodes, and exclusive monthly episodes where Rob will conduct ghost hunts and you'll hear the audio from the night. You can even get yourself some exclusive How Haunted? merch, and join me on a paranormal investigation via livestream.
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
Find out more about the pod at https://www.how-haunted.com and you can email Rob at Rob@how-haunted.com
Music in this episode includes:
Darren Curtis – Lurking Evil: https://youtu.be/3i0aVnpeppw
" HORROR PIANO MUSIC " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"
Music link :https://youtu.be/xbjuAGgk5lU || SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/DQQmmCl8crQ || Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtP || Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV
Customer Reviews
Really Enjoyable Podcast
Cannot say anymore other than I look forward to every release that Rob comes up with. Great podcast, enjoyable, interesting, and head and shoulders above some of the others. And U.K. based. Keep up the outstanding work.
Really well done, spooky podcast
Really entertaining show - it’s great to learn more about the history of all these interesting locations (predominantly northern England and Scotland - reflecting Rob’s base in North-east England) - Rob gives a rundown of the history and ghost tales of each place, and sometimes he and his friends have visited the location and conducted ghost hunts of their own. For these episodes Rob reads accounts of how the ghost hunts went, which is an enjoyable addition and sets this podcast a little apart from a lot of the paranormal podcasts available. Crucially Rob is a good, lively storyteller and knows how to keep the story interesting. Of course, there’s a lot of stories about the poor souls who’ve died in these locations and therefore why the place is haunted. There’s a lot of grisly episodes from medieval times with some truly terrible stories. Sometimes there’s a little too much detail of the gore and particularly the suffering for me so I tend to fast forward a little bit at these times! But the rest is so good it’s worth it even for ultra-sensitive souls like me!
Narration
May well have some interesting accounts to share with the listener but unfortunately they are narrated at such speed it makes the podcast for the greater part manifestly inaccessible. Slow down, just slow down please, it’s not a race, and will allow others not of your native accent to be able to engage. I understand nervousness and perhaps a lack of professional training and or experience can hinder a person’s ability to deliver a compelling story but by merely slowing down the orator will be 90% of the way there. Try it, perhaps spend a day at the local crown court to see how professionals use various vocabulary skills to engage juries.