Don’t Scare Claire

Don’t Scare Claire
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Looking for paranormal stories, ghostly encounters, and grisly tales from history? Hi! I’m Claire, come sit with me to chat about all things morbid, mysterious and macabre… If you love to get your learnin’ on and prefer the stories behind history’s most chilling paranormal legends, we’re going to be best friends. We’ll get into everything from dark history and real-life haunted houses, to creepy urban legends and the best kinds of bedtime stories - ghost stories.

  1. FEB 10

    7 TERRIFYING Ghost Encounters In REAL Haunted Homes

    Each of these seven ghost stories comes from a real home, with firsthand accounts of experiences that witnesses still can’t fully explain. From a garden refit that may have angered the long-passed, to unexplained bruises that appeared overnight, each of these stories centres around a home where something didn’t want to be ignored. To my knowledge, these are not creepypasta or fictional horror stories. Every story in this video comes directly from someone’s own claimed experience. Make of them what you will. Have you had an unexplained encounter that you would like to share? Tell me your story for a chance to be featured on the channel 👻 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbPjdRwf2UCYVDNsyN_wI7wk0m1oxIqpPWNWe_nliGZ9cIyQ/viewform COME SAY HI! Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/ THE LEGAL STUFF I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

    22 min

  2. FEB 3

    Episode 123: Bodmin Jail Part 2

    For nearly 150 years, Bodmin Jail was the kind of place you entered through those imposing gates, and prayed you’d one day leave again. Because not everyone did. And perhaps this is the reason why the now-luxury hotel and visitor attraction is said to be haunted by former inmates, staff, and possibly… something far darker. SOURCES 📚 The History Of Bodmin Jail, by Bill Johnson 📚 Haunted Bodmin Moor, by Jason Higgs 📚 Peter Underwood’s Guide To Ghosts & Haunted Places, by Peter Underwood 📚 A Ghostly Almanac of Devon & Cornwall, by Nicola Sly 📚 Haunted Places of Cornwall, by Sheila Bird 📚 The Hanging Pit: The Haunting Of Bodmin Jail, by Richard Estep 📃 The Life of the Death of 'The Fighting Fairy Woman of Bodmin', Helen Cornish, 2013, in Anthropological Journal of European Cultures 💻 https://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/object/24-skeleton/ 💻 https://architecturemagazine.co.uk/2022/02/03/case-study-bodmin-jail-by-twelve-architects/ 💻 https://brian-haughton.com/ancient-mysteries-articles/anne-jefferies-and-the-fairies/2/ 💻 https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/last-man-executed-cornwall-strangled-6150948 📺 Most Haunted, first aired 2005 🎙️ The Paranormal Monkey Podcast interview with Joseph Carter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq9ntAgqYuI&t=2s COME SAY HI! Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/ THE LEGAL STUFF I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

    33 min

  3. JAN 27

    Episode 122: Listener Ghost Stories Vol. 2

    In 2010, Paul & Samantha moved into their new home, a place where they hoped to raise their young daughter in peace. But the house had other ideas. Their family was tormented for two brutal years, with Paul suffering the worst of the evil paranormal activity. This is their real ghost story. COME SAY HI! Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/ THE LEGAL STUFF I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

    35 min

  4. JAN 20

    Episode 121: Bodmin Jail Part 1

    Bodmin jail has stood since 1779, and in that time, it saw almost 150 years of suffering before it closed its doors for good. To this day, people who stay in the now-converted luxury hotel, or visit the attraction, will claim to experience things they can’t explain. Could it be that the prisoners who never got to leave, are making their presence known? SOURCES 📚 The History Of Bodmin Jail, by Bill Johnson 📚 Haunted Bodmin Moor, by Jason Higgs 📚 Peter Underwood’s Guide To Ghosts & Haunted Places, by Peter Underwood 📚 A Ghostly Almanac of Devon & Cornwall, by Nicola Sly 📚 Haunted Places of Cornwall, by Sheila Bird 📚 The Hanging Pit: The Haunting Of Bodmin Jail, by Richard Estep 💻 https://architecturemagazine.co.uk/2022/02/03/case-study-bodmin-jail-by-twelve-architects/ 💻 https://brian-haughton.com/ancient-mysteries-articles/anne-jefferies-and-the-fairies/2/ 💻 https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/last-man-executed-cornwall-strangled-6150948 📺 Most Haunted, first aired 2005 🎙️ The Paranormal Monkey Podcast interview with Joseph Carter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq9ntAgqYuI&t=2s COME SAY HI! Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/ THE LEGAL STUFF I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

    40 min

  5. JAN 13

    Episode 120: Listener Ghost Stories Vol. 1

    These are three creepy haunted house stories, told by the people who actually lived there. Each ghost story comes from a real home, with firsthand accounts of experiences they still can’t fully explain. From shadow figures seen lurking in basements, to unexplained noises echoing through otherwise empty houses, each of these stories centres around a home where something seemed unwilling to leave. These are not creepypasta or fictional horror stories. Every story in this video comes directly from someone’s own experience. Make of them what you will. COME SAY HI! Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/ THE LEGAL STUFF I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

    12 min

  6. 12/16/2025

    Episode 119: Sandringham House Christmas Special

    Sandringham House is where the Royal Family spend Christmas every year, but underneath their festive traditions, there's a long history of tragedy, and unexplained encounters. From kings who died within its walls to staff and even royals themselves reporting unexplained activity, could Sandringham possibly be one of the most haunted royal residences in Britain? SOURCES 📚 Britain’s Ghostly Heritage, by John West 📚 Haunted Royal Homes, by Joan Forman 📚 Supernatural England, by Betty Puttick 📚 Haunted Britain, by Antony Hippisley Coxe 📚 Sandringham Days: The Domestic Life of the Royal Family in Norfolk 1862–1952, by John A. Matson 💻 https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a38208317/queen-elizabeth-weighs-guests-kate-middleton-prince-william-christmas-sandringham/ 💻 https://sandringhamestate.co.uk/our-estate/ 💻 https://www.princemichaelschronicles.com/a-ghost-at-sandringham/ 📺 Crown And Country, first aired 1998 COME SAY HI! Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/ THE LEGAL STUFF I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

    30 min

  7. 12/01/2025

    Episode 118: RMS Queen Mary Part 2

    The Queen Mary is believed by some to be haunted by up to 600 ghosts… And while we have historical records for some, other backstories just don’t quite add up. But from ghostly little girls playing hide and seek, to phantom crew members still doing their jobs long after their shift should have ended, there really does seem to be something paranormal happening on board the Queen Mary. SOURCES 📚 Haunted Queen of the Seas by Nicole Strickland 📚 Ghosts of the Queen Mary by Brian Clune, Bob Davis 💻 https://www.crescentavalleyweekly.com/leisure/04/19/2018/the-legend-of-b340/ 💻 https://navyhistory.au/ss-queen-mary-the-loss-of-hms-curacoa-1942/2/ 💻 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-06-11-vw-4030-story.html 💻 https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/editors-corner/rms-queen-mary-corporate-haunting 💻 https://skepticalinquirer.org/2013/07/the-queen-mary-is-not-haunted-but-i-understand-why-you-think-she-is/ 💻 https://www.queenmary.com/ 💻 https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-british-liner-queen-mary/ 💻 https://www.nytimes.com/1943/10/01/archives/disaster-averted-by-the-queen-mary-great-liner-nearly-capsized-in.html 💻 https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/08/a8083208.shtml 🚢 Stories from The Queen Mary’s ghost tours: https://www.queenmary.com/ 📺 Most Haunted: Season 6, Episode 17 📺 Dead Famous: Season 1, Episode 6 📰 Greenock Telegraph, 6th June 1934 Special thanks to Rachael Goddard for helping out with the research on this one! COME SAY HI! Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/ THE LEGAL STUFF I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

    37 min

  8. 11/25/2025

    Episode 117: RMS Queen Mary Part 1

    Before the ghost tours and the paranormal reports, the RMS Queen Mary had already lived through a history so dramatic, that it's no wonder she's said to be haunted. From a luxury ocean liner, to a WW2 troopship, this legendary ship accidentally sank a Royal Navy cruiser, survived a 92-foot rogue wave, and hosted world leaders, celebrities, and soldiers before her retirement to Long Beach, California. If you only know of the ghost stories about the Queen Mary, you've only heard half the story! SOURCES 📚 Haunted Queen of the Seas by Nicole Strickland 📚 Ghosts of the Queen Mary by Brian Clune, Bob Davis 💻 https://www.crescentavalleyweekly.com/leisure/04/19/2018/the-legend-of-b340/ 💻 https://navyhistory.au/ss-queen-mary-the-loss-of-hms-curacoa-1942/2/ 💻 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-06-11-vw-4030-story.html 💻 https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/editors-corner/rms-queen-mary-corporate-haunting 💻 https://skepticalinquirer.org/2013/07/the-queen-mary-is-not-haunted-but-i-understand-why-you-think-she-is/ 💻 https://www.queenmary.com/ 💻 https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-british-liner-queen-mary/ 💻 https://www.nytimes.com/1943/10/01/archives/disaster-averted-by-the-queen-mary-great-liner-nearly-capsized-in.html 💻 https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/08/a8083208.shtml 🚢 Stories from The Queen Mary’s ghost tours: https://www.queenmary.com/ 📰 Greenock Telegraph, 6th June 1934 Special thanks to Rachael Goddard for helping out with the research on this one! COME SAY HI! Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/ THE LEGAL STUFF I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

    25 min
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Looking for paranormal stories, ghostly encounters, and grisly tales from history? Hi! I’m Claire, come sit with me to chat about all things morbid, mysterious and macabre… If you love to get your learnin’ on and prefer the stories behind history’s most chilling paranormal legends, we’re going to be best friends. We’ll get into everything from dark history and real-life haunted houses, to creepy urban legends and the best kinds of bedtime stories - ghost stories.

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  • Creator
    Don’t Scare Claire
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
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