How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on Earth

How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on Earth

Welcome 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.

Episodes

Ep 142 - The Isle of Wight Part 4: High Strangeness and Modern Anomalies

August 7, 2026 • 47 mins
In episode 142 we reach the final part of our journey across the Ghost Island — and now, the stories become stranger still. The Isle of Wight is not only home to hauntings of history and landscape, but to phenomena that defy every category: phantom villages, impossible pubs, figures half formed, landscapes where time behaves unpredictably, forests that watch, ancient stones that seem to remember, and churches where voices sin...
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Bonus Episode 33 - Berwick-upon-Tweed After Dark

July 31, 2026 • 64 mins
Originally released for Patreons in May 2025 I hope you enjoy this very special episode. In the 33rd Patreon bonus podcast I’m back in the Scottish borders, spending some time in the most northerly English town. This is a place that I have a huge fondness for, so much so, that this is a place I took you on a ghost walk last Halloween. You join me spending time here on a bit of a break, but despite this supposedly being a bit...
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Ep 141 - The Isle of Wight Part 3: Ghosts of Earth & Sea

July 24, 2026 • 38 mins
In episode 141 our journey across the Ghost Island continues, but now, the hauntings shift from grand houses and grim institutions to something deeper and more unsettling: the landscape itself. On the Isle of Wight, the very ground holds memory. Botanic gardens grown over a sanatorium where countless patients drew their final breath. Tunnels beneath the earth where footsteps still echo long after the workers who heard them have go...
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July Patreon Teaser - Washington Old Hall Part 2

July 17, 2026 • 12 mins
In the 48th Patreon bonus podcast, you join me once again right here in Tyne and Wear… on that same windy night back in March 2014… as our investigation inside Washington Old Hall continues. And once again… you’ll be hearing audio from that night that hadn’t been heard by anyone in over twelve years. In Part 1, things had already started to get interesting. There were noises, shadows seen, footste...
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Ep 140 - World Cup Special: The Haunted Football Stadiums of the World

July 10, 2026 • 45 mins
Across living rooms, pubs, and fan zones around the world, people are gathering to watch their nations battle it out for football’s biggest prize. Shirts on, flags draped over shoulders, nerves shredded, hearts pounding....this is the World Cup. But tonight, our attention isn’t on the pitch. Instead, we’re stepping into the quiet places: the tunnels, stands, and forgotten rooms of football’s most intriguing ...
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Ep 139 - The Isle of Wight Part 2: Justice, Punishment & Power

June 26, 2026 • 40 mins
In episode 139 we return to the Isle of Wight, but this time, we leave behind the haunted manors and family tragedies of part one, and step into something colder. This island is shaped not only by folklore and legend, but by the long shadow of justice, imprisonment, military power, and war. Across these hills stand places where authority ruled with an iron hand. Inns marked by murder. Castles that held kings captive. Hospitals fil...
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Bonus Episode 32 - Middlesbrough Town Hall

June 19, 2026 • 108 mins
Originally released for Patreons in April 2025 I hope you enjoy this very special episode. In the 32nd Patreon bonus podcast you join me in Teesside at a location which has served the town of Middlesbrough since 1889. An impressive building which has rose to infamy in recent years for its ghostly inhabitants, most famously that of a man who committed suicide while being held prisoner here. But what would happen when John, Tom and...
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Ep 138 - The Isle of Wight Part 1: Manors, Folklore and Legacy

June 12, 2026 • 37 mins
In episode 138 we head to a place which has been called the “Ghost Island”. This isn’t a reputation rooted not in modern gimmickry but in centuries of verified sightings, folklore, tragedy, and lingering energies. It’s been claimed that this small island off England’s south coast has more paranormal reports per square mile than anywhere else in the UK. This is the first of a very special series of ep...
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June Patreon Teaser - Washington Old Hall Part 1

June 5, 2026 • 8 mins
In the 47th Patreon bonus podcast, you join me right here in Tyne and Wear… on a windy night way back on the 6th March 2014… as I finally get the chance to investigate a place I’d wanted to explore after dark for over a decade. And you’re going to hear audio from that night, audio that hasn’t been heard by anyone in over twelve years. A building with roots stretching back over 800 years… bui...
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Ep 137 - The Convent of Mercy with Rob Davies Part 2

May 29, 2026 • 45 mins
In episode 137, we return to County Cork as we rejoin Rob Davies from the Dead Air YouTube channel—and pick up exactly where we left off. In this second part, Rob takes us deeper into his investigation of the Convent of Mercy, sharing further experiences from inside the building and reflecting on the atmosphere of a place shaped by profound human suffering. We’ll also step back from this single location and get to kno...
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Bonus Episode 31 - Weetslade Country Park

May 22, 2026 • 83 mins
Originally released for Patreons in March 2025 I hope you enjoy this very special episode. In the 31st Patreon bonus podcast you join me on location very, very close to where I grew up. I am at a beautiful country park, which was built upon the wasteland of a colliery which had been abandoned, entirely, 26 years earlier. What would happen when I visited this site after dark, all alone. A site you won’t find in any books, Yo...
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Newcastle After Dark - Ghost Walk Tickets Now Live

May 16, 2026 • 2 mins
Tickets are now live for my new small‑group ghost walk, Newcastle After Dark. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1989225437833?aff=oddtdtcreator Four dates across the summer of 2026, each limited to just 20 people: – Sunday 14th June – Sunday 12th July – Sunday 16th August – Sunday 13th September Full details are in the episode — but if you’re thinking of coming along, I wouldn’t leave it t...
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Ep 136 - The Convent of Mercy with Rob Davies Part 1

May 15, 2026 • 38 mins
For episode 136, we’re heading to County Cork, where a foreboding building still stands—steeped in sorrow, secrecy, and whispered tales of the supernatural. A place shaped by faith, rigid discipline, and deep suffering. For generations, young girls passed through its doors. Many were mistreated, abused, and subjected to lives of fear and control—experiences so harrowing they’re difficult to fully comprehend...
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May Patreon Teaser - Lumley Castle Hotel Part 2

May 8, 2026 • 7 mins
In the 46th Patreon bonus podcast, you join me once again in a 14th-century castle in County Durham. It’s January 2026, and John, Tom, Rich, and I have had a night to remember so far—but there’s so much more to come in the second half of our investigation on this cold winter’s night. What would happen when we spend time in two of the castle’s turrets, areas completely off limits to everyone other than...
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Ep 135 - Spontanous Human Combustion

May 1, 2026 • 79 mins
In episode 135, we’re not exploring a place this time… but something far stranger. A phenomenon that has terrified me since I first encountered it at a young age. One that has left investigators baffled, witnesses traumatised, and victims reduced to little more than ash—often under circumstances so bizarre they seem to defy the laws of nature themselves. Tonight, we’ll look back at some of the most famous ...
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Bonus Episode 30 - Seven Nights in a 15th Century Castle Part 2

April 24, 2026 • 119 mins
Originally released for Patreons in February 2025 I hope you enjoy this very special episode. In the 30th Patreon bonus podcast we continue our adventure in North Yorkshire, back in the late summer of 2024, when I lived in a haunted castle for seven days and nights.   Last time out we had a sample of what this 15th century castle had to offer, but in the final four nights of my time here, things are about to get far more sca...
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Ep 134 - The Pyramid Tomb of William Mackenzie

April 17, 2026 • 45 mins
In episode 134 In this episode, we journey to the heart of Liverpool, to a tomb unlike any other. Built in the 19th century for a man whose wealth and genius were matched only by his ambition, it is said to be a monument not just to life, but to defiance of death itself. Rumours swirl of deals struck with the Devil, of bottles that never empty, and of a restless spirit who refuses to rest. For over a century, this most unusual monu...
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April Patreon Teaser - Lumley Castle Hotel Part 1

April 10, 2026 • 6 mins
In the 45th Patreon bonus podcast, you join me at in County Durham on a cold, snowy night in January 2026 at a castle built in 1398. I am once again joined by Tom, John and Rich for a night at a landmark that has made headlines worldwide for its hauntings. What would happen when we head up to the top of the castle’s turrets, and investigate areas off limits to everyone but us ghost hunters? Would the human pendulum or Ouija...
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Ep 133 - Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem

April 3, 2026 • 33 mins
In episode 133, we descend beneath the shadow of Nottingham Castle to a public house that claims to be the oldest in England. For centuries, this ancient tavern has welcomed crusaders, outlaws, and weary travellers, its walls echoing with laughter, secrets, and the clink of countless tankards. Beneath the timbered rooms, a labyrinth of sandstone caves holds stories of brewing, imprisonment, and whispered legends—some say the ...
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Bonus Episode 29 - Seven Nights in a 15th Century Castle Part 1

March 27, 2026 • 110 mins
Originally released for Patreons in January 2025 I hope you enjoy this very special episode. In the 29th Patreon bonus podcast you join me for the first of a two part special. Let us investigate a castle which dates from some point between 1425 and 1430. With almost 600 years of history, this was once the home of royalty, but for a week at the end of the summer of 2024 is was home to me. Let’s find out what happened on my f...
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