Haunted Earth Films & Television (2025)

07/12/2025

Seeking refuge from the suffocating pace of Edwardian London, accountant John Chance retreats to a secluded manor deep in the Suffolk countryside. At first, Freston Manor promises only peace, elegance, and quiet restoration. But when phantom footsteps echo through deserted corridors and whispers of a long-dead squire surface, unease begins to shadow his stay.

As dark secrets emerge—of hidden jewels, broken wills, and bitter betrayal—Chance finds himself entangled in a dangerous mystery where greed, vengeance, and the supernatural converge. What begins as a simple holiday soon becomes a battle for survival, guided by forces both living and dead.

The Shadow at Freston Manor is a haunting Edwardian ghost mystery of love, legacy, and justice beyond the grave.

Seeking refuge from the suffocating pace of Edwardian London, accountant John Chance retreats to a secluded manor deep in the Suffolk countryside. At first, ...

01/12/2025

“The Fenstanton Witch” is a short ghost story written by British author M.R. James. Although James completed the story, he chose not to publish it during his lifetime. It first appeared in print in 1990 in the twelfth issue of the newsletter Ghosts & Scholars. Since then, it has been published in several M.R. James anthologies.
The story is set in the early 18th century and revolves around two faculty members of King’s College, Cambridge. These characters dabble in the occult and believe they are magicians. One night, they venture to the grave of a recently deceased woman rumoured to be a witch. Their goal is to obtain materials for their spells. However, their precautions against demons prove ineffective, leading to eerie and unsettling events. The tale combines elements of witchcraft, the supernatural, and academic intrigue.

“The Fenstanton Witch” is a short ghost story written by British author M.R. James. Although James completed the story, he chose not to publish it during his...

30/11/2025

First published in the Illustrated London News, 28 December 1878, and later collected in Weird Stories (1882).

Behind the overgrown garden and shuttered windows of Walnut-Tree House lies a secret no tenant has dared face. Locals whisper of a child’s ghost drifting through the darkened halls — a silent reminder of a family tragedy long buried. When Edgar Stainton inherits the abandoned mansion, he refuses to believe the tales… until the past begins to stir around him. What injustice haunts the house — and why has it waited for him?

First published in the Illustrated London News, 28 December 1878, and later collected in Weird Stories (1882).Behind the overgrown garden and shuttered windo...

26/11/2025

The Chippendale Mirror by E. F. Benson was first published in Pearson's Magazine, in the May 1915 issue.

When a collector purchases an exquisite Chippendale mirror at a country auction, he expects nothing more than a fine piece of craftsmanship to brighten his home. Instead, he soon realises the mirror possesses a strangely vivid quality—its reflections seem too lifelike, too deep, as though the glass holds more than the room before it.

At first, the oddities are subtle: a flicker of movement behind his shoulder, a rearranged object that hasn’t been touched, a sense that the mirror is watching as much as reflecting. But fascination turns into quiet terror as the atmosphere around the mirror grows charged and oppressive. The reflections begin to show scenes that do not exist, hinting at a past soaked in obsession and malice.

Friends dismiss his unease, but he feels the mirror pulling closer, exerting an uncanny influence over his thoughts. The more he looks into it, the more it seems to reveal—until its true nature finally stirs, threatening to entangle him in whatever dark force has long been imprisoned within the glass.

The Chippendale Mirror by E. F. Benson was first published in Pearson's Magazine, in the May 1915 issue.When a collector purchases an exquisite Chippendale m...

23/11/2025

In the winter of 1944, Allied airmen imprisoned in a remote Luftwaffe camp begin to vanish without trace. Fear grips both prisoners and guards as no tunnel, body, or clue is ever found. When a mysterious old village pastor moves freely through the wire, unnoticed and unharmed, whispers spread that something far older than the war has taken interest in the camp. As the Russians advance and the SS tighten their grip, the prisoners discover that their survival may depend on a power they do not understand—and dare not question.

In the winter of 1944, Allied airmen imprisoned in a remote Luftwaffe camp begin to vanish without trace. Fear grips both prisoners and guards as no tunnel, ...

22/11/2025

The story appears in the collection The Alabaster Hand and Other Ghost Stories, first published by Dennis Dobson Ltd in 1949.

A lone geologist on holiday in the Welsh hills becomes lost in a dense mist. Just as despair sets in, an old man appears, offers a map and disappears into the fog. The succour seems benign—but when the path leads perilously close to a sheer drop, the real nature of the encounter becomes chilling. Benevolence and danger turn out to be far more closely related than the traveller first realises.

The story appears in the collection The Alabaster Hand and Other Ghost Stories, first published by Dennis Dobson Ltd in 1949.A lone geologist on holiday in t...

21/11/2025

Both stories were first published in `Sleep No More` (Constable & Co., London, 1948).

0:42 In "World's End," part of his collection "Sleep No More," L.T.C. Rolt presents a haunting narrative that explores themes of premonition and destiny. The story follows a protagonist who is haunted by an eerie foreboding as they navigate an industrial landscape. The atmosphere is thick with suspense as hints of an impending tragedy permeate the setting, ultimately leading to a chilling revelation about fate. Rolt skillfully intertwines the supernatural with the physical world, creating a sense of unease and reflection on human mortality.

9:40 In "The Garside Fell Disaster," L.T.C. Rolt recounts the tragic railway accident that occurred on December 15, 1945, on the Settle-Carlisle Railway. The story unfolds during a severe winter storm, where heavy snowfall leads to critical safety oversights.

Both stories were first published in `Sleep No More` (Constable & Co., London, 1948).0:42 In "World's End," part of his collection "Sleep No More," L.T.C. Ro...

20/11/2025

“The Blue Room” by Lettice Galbraith was published in Macmillan’s Magazine, October 1897 (as an uncredited story later attributed to Lettice Galbraith).

At the Towers, a disused blue tapestry bedroom is whispered to be fatal to any woman who sleeps there. When a rational young guest insists on spending the night to debunk the “ghost,” she discovers that the room’s terror is less a wandering spirit than the deadly legacy of an old act of sorcery—one that only courage, love, and a hidden panel in the bed’s carved post can finally lay to rest.

“The Blue Room” by Lettice Galbraith was published in Macmillan’s Magazine, October 1897 (as an uncredited story later attributed to Lettice Galbraith).At th...

19/11/2025

Here are two short stories from the pen of Louisa Baldwin.

1. 0:42 "Many Waters Cannot Quench Love". First published: The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost Stories. Publisher: Ward & Downey, London
During a quiet stay at a country farmhouse, the sensible solicitor John Horton experiences nothing unusual—until his final night.
Descending the dark staircase, he sees a young woman seated on the steps, bowed in silent, hopeless grief. She does not acknowledge him, nor seem entirely real. He later discovers a terrible tragedy.

2. 22:15 “How He Left the Hotel” First appeared in the periodical The Argosy (September 1894).
Gaslight Lit. Later included in the anthology The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost Stories (1895).

A retired army officer, frail and worsening in health, spends his last days quietly lodged in a London hotel. Late one night, the lift operator watches him step into the elevator and descend as usual—nothing strange, nothing hurried.
But minutes later, the hotel staff received the news: the officer had died in his room before the lift ever moved.
Only then does the operator realise what he actually witnessed—not how the man left his room, but how he left the world.

Here are two short stories from the pen of Louisa Baldwin.1. 0:42 "Many Waters Cannot Quench Love". First published: The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost ...

18/11/2025

"The Shadow in the Corner", was first published in the Temple Bar magazine, London, in December 1879.
When a young housemaid takes a position at gloomy Wildheath Grange, she becomes disturbed by a persistent shadow lurking in the corner of her attic room—a darkness that seems to move, watch, and remember. As her fear grows, the household’s buried secrets edge toward a chilling revelation.

"The Shadow in the Corner", was first published in the Temple Bar magazine, London, in December 1879.When a young housemaid takes a position at gloomy Wildh...

17/11/2025

The story first appeared in Everybody’s Magazine (April 1903).
It was also included later in the collection The Wind in the Rose‑Bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural.

Two sisters, Sophia and Amanda Gill, move into and run the ancestral Ackley house, with a particular room — the large “southwest chamber” — that evokes dread in Amanda. Their newly arrived boarder, Miss Louisa Stark, a stout school-teacher with strong nerves, is placed in that very room — the one recently vacated after Aunt Harriet’s death. Strange things begin: Amanda remembers an old purple gown of the dead aunt in the closet, only to find it gone; Miss Stark notices her brooch changes in the mirror; the room seems to possess its own mood of lingering presence. As the sisters and Miss Stark confront these subtle disturbances, the boundary between the living and the dead—and what clings to space after death—becomes ominously blurred.

The story first appeared in Everybody’s Magazine (April 1903). It was also included later in the collection The Wind in the Rose‑Bush and Other Stories of th...

15/11/2025

The story was first published in The European Magazine in 1821, under the title “The Baron’s Bridal”. Later, it appeared in Arliss’s Pocket Magazine in 1822 as “The Spectre Bride”.

In this gothic tale of terror and temptation, a young nobleman becomes dangerously captivated by a mysterious bride who appears only at night—and never seems entirely alive. Drawn by her beauty yet warned by uncanny signs, he follows her into a world where vows bind beyond the grave. As the truth of her tragic fate slowly emerges, he must confront whether he is being led toward love, madness, or a deadly supernatural snare. “The Spectre Bride” hints at romance but delivers a chilling dance with the otherworldly, where every shadow may hold the face of the promised bride—or her doom.

The story was first published in The European Magazine in 1821, under the title “The Baron’s Bridal”. Later, it appeared in Arliss’s Pocket Magazine in 1822 ...

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