Haunted Earth Films & Television (2025)

06/11/2025

When Sir David Pomeroy returns to his ancestral home in the wilds of Cumberland, he expects to restore a crumbling relic of his family’s past — not to awaken it.
Beneath Pomeroy Hall’s ancient stones lies a dark secret: of a forgotten cruelty committed by his crusading ancestor, Sir Gilbert De Pomeroy.
As the walls breathe with restless souls and shadows take form, Sir David must face the legacy of blood that stains his name.
Joined by a priest and his young assistant, he embarks on a desperate struggle to purge the evil that has waited centuries to be set free. Some houses keep their memories. Pomeroy Hall keeps its dead.

When Sir David Pomeroy returns to his ancestral home in the wilds of Cumberland, he expects to restore a crumbling relic of his family’s past — not to awaken...

05/11/2025

First published in the collection, `More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary` (London: Edward Arnold, 1911)

When Mr Humphreys inherits a country estate called Wilsthorpe from his late uncle, he finds that the property includes an elaborate maze, a temple or pavilion, and a collection of antiquarian curiosities. Curious about his inheritance, Humphreys explores the grounds and becomes intrigued—and later disturbed—by the mysterious maze.

As he investigates, he learns that his uncle had become obsessed with the maze and had died under strange circumstances. Inside the temple, Humphreys discovers a model of the maze and a manuscript referring to occult practices and dark secrets connected to the previous owner. Eventually, supernatural events begin to occur—visions, ghostly presences, and eerie sensations—suggesting that the maze conceals a sinister, possibly demonic power.

By the story’s end, Humphreys narrowly escapes harm, but the haunting sense of the maze’s evil influence lingers.

First published in the collection, `More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary` (London: Edward Arnold, 1911)When Mr Humphreys inherits a country estate called Wilst...

04/11/2025

This eerie short story, first published in 1839 and later expanded into Le Fanu’s famous Victorian Gothic novel Uncle Silas, tells the haunting tale of the Irish peerage. The narrative unfolds through the eyes of the late Countess D——, who shares her family’s dark secrets and tangled history.
The protagonist’s mother died when she was an infant, leaving her upbringing solely to her stern and duty-bound father. Her father, haunted by a family scandal, bears the weight of a suspicion of murder that fell upon his younger brother, Sir Arthur Tyrrell.
A man of extravagance and ruinous vices, Sir Arthur was trapped by gambling, ultimately leading to murder and his downfall.

This eerie short story, first published in 1839 and later expanded into Le Fanu’s famous Victorian Gothic novel Uncle Silas, tells the haunting tale of the I...

01/11/2025

“The Residence at Whitminster” is a short ghost story by British author M.R. James. It was first published in 1919 as part of the anthology "A Thin Ghost and Others." The story unfolds in two different periods: around 1730 and a hundred years later.

In the first part, the story is set in a house adjacent to a church, originally intended to accommodate many clergymen and other personnel working there. During the early 18th century, the clergyman Dr. Thomas Ashton and his wife occupied this house. They cared for two adolescent boys, Frank Sydall and Saul, the latter being the son of an Irish nobleman. Saul, known for his strange behaviour and fascination with old ruins and graveyards, and Frank dabble in the occult. Tragically, both boys die soon afterwards.

In the second part of the story, set about a hundred years later, a new clergyman and his niece move into the house. The housekeeper complains about one unused bedroom being infested with insects. The niece begins to see visions of the two boys who lived in the house a century earlier.

The story is a chilling tale of the supernatural, exploring themes of the occult and the consequences of dabbling in it. It’s considered one of M.R. James’s creepier and more neglected ghost stories.

“The Residence at Whitminster” is a short ghost story by British author M.R. James. It was first published in 1919 as part of the anthology "A Thin Ghost and...

30/10/2025

In 1920s London, kindly couple Amos and Alice Winryder open their quiet home to a neighbour’s daughter, Flossie, after tragedy leaves the child without her parents. But Flossie does not come alone.
Her constant companion, a crude wooden doll named Peggaty, seems to carry a will — and a vengeance — of its own. As misfortune and death begin to follow the family, Amos must uncover the doll’s grim origins before its dark protector claims them all.
A chilling tale of loss, superstition, and the lingering reach of old magic.

This story is written and read by Chris Halton for Halloween 2025.

In 1920s London, kindly couple Amos and Alice Winryder open their quiet home to a neighbour’s daughter, Flossie, after tragedy leaves the child without her p...

29/10/2025

The Lost Ghost was first published in 1903 in her collection The Wind in the Rose-Bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural, released by Doubleday, Page & Company in New York.

In Mary E. Wilkins Freeman’s eerie short story “The Lost Ghost,” an elderly woman recounts a chilling tale about a little ghost who haunts an old New England house. The spirit is that of a neglected and mistreated child who died alone and frightened — and now wanders, lost and searching for the motherly care she never received in life. Through simple storytelling and quiet dread, Freeman weaves a haunting reflection on loneliness, cruelty, and compassion that lingers long after the ghost’s faint cry fades away.

The Lost Ghost was first published in 1903 in her collection The Wind in the Rose-Bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural, released by Doubleday, Page & C...

27/10/2025

Step into the haunted world of Edith Wharton, where refined drawing rooms hide restless spirits and every whisper carries the chill of something unseen.

This collection features five of Wharton’s most haunting ghost stories, tales of loneliness, guilt, and the supernatural — written with her signature elegance and quiet terror.

Step into the haunted world of Edith Wharton, where refined drawing rooms hide restless spirits and every whisper carries the chill of something unseen.This ...

24/10/2025

Margaret Irwin’s “The Book” was first published in 1930 in The London Mercury and was later collected in the anthology Madame Fears the Dark: Seven Stories and a Play (1935) by Irwin.

Mr Corbett, bored on a foggy November night, decides to go past his usual detective novel and choose something more “solid” from the family dining-room bookcase. He notices one ancient, hefty tome — heavy, fastened with rusted clasps, dust-brown rather than leather, left by his late uncle. As he begins to read it, the atmosphere shifts: the reading becomes disturbing, the book seems to exert a strange power, and what started as a casual choice turns into an unsettling experience. He wakes next morning feeling better — until he realises something odd: the shelf where the book sat never has a gap, even after books are withdrawn. He wonders: what is the secret of the book, and why does the shelf behave so strangely?

Margaret Irwin’s “The Book” was first published in 1930 in The London Mercury and was later collected in the anthology Madame Fears the Dark: Seven Stories a...

22/10/2025

The short story The Co**se Light by Dick Donovan (pseudonym of J. E. Preston Muddock) was first published in London in 1899, in his collection Tales of Terror.

A hard-headed medical man takes up practice in a quiet coastal parish, only to find that the locals dare not pass a derelict “Haunted Mill” at night. One stormy November evening, he rides past it, and what appears to be a glowing co**se lying on the road — accompanied by an unseen clammy touch and a terrified horse — sends him spiralling from scepticism into a desperate investigation of a murderous mystery lurking beneath the uncanny. Blending ghostly motifs and rural intrigue, the story asks: can supernatural phenomena mask a human crime, or must we accept that there are indeed more things in heaven and earth than our philosophy dreams of?

The short story The Co**se Light by Dick Donovan (pseudonym of J. E. Preston Muddock) was first published in London in 1899, in his collection Tales of Terro...

20/10/2025

The three stories are part of a larger collection titled The Shape of Fear, and Other Ghostly Tales, which was first published in 1898. The first edition of The Shape of Fear and Other Ghostly Tales was published in London by Macmillan & Co. in 1898 and in the USA by Bowen-Merrill Company, Indianapolis and Kansas City that same year.

The three stories are part of a larger collection titled The Shape of Fear, and Other Ghostly Tales, which was first published in 1898. The first edition of...

19/10/2025

The House of the Nightmare (1911) by Edward Lucas White is a chilling early 20th-century ghost story first published in The Century Magazine. Set on a desolate country road, it follows a weary traveller who seeks shelter in a secluded house—only to discover a haunting secret that blurs the line between dream and reality.

The House of the Nightmare (1911) by Edward Lucas White is a chilling early 20th-century ghost story first published in The Century Magazine. Set on a desola...

17/10/2025

"Hawley Bank Foundry", was first published in `Sleep No More` (Constable & Co., London, 1948).

Set amid the soot-blackened valleys of England’s industrial heartland, “Hawley Bank Foundry” tells of an engineer who takes over a decaying ironworks with grand plans to revive its former glory. But beneath the clang of the forges and the molten light of the furnaces, something older and malignant stirs — a force tied to the foundry’s violent past and the mysterious fate of a previous owner. As the machinery roars back to life, echoes of the dead seem to rise with it, and the engineer finds that progress itself may awaken powers best left buried in slag and shadow.

"Hawley Bank Foundry", was first published in `Sleep No More` (Constable & Co., London, 1948).Set amid the soot-blackened valleys of England’s industrial he...

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