Eerie Encounters

This week we decided that we would take the time to find the scariest stories to see if we could not only creep each other out that you could be spooked too! Listen to Sarah talk about the origins of Halloween and a story about ... BEKs (AHHHHHH!) whilst Nic talks about the Enfield MonsterSarah's Resources:12 Ghost Stories for Halloween 2024 | Scary Ghost Experiences (rd.com)Halloween: Origins, Meaning & Traditions | HISTORYWhy Black Cats Are Associated With Halloween and Bad Luck | HISTORYHalloween in Britain: history and easy pumpkin recipes | Countryfile.comNic's resources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfield_Monsterhttps://www.dreadcentral.com/news/506414/the-mystery-of-the-enfield-monster-horror-irl/https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Enfield_Horror

Prepared to be creeped out by something that many people find mundane. The woods. Nic isn't overly excited by this one as she finds woodland spooky thanks to all the true crime documentaries she watches so sit back and get ready for Nic to be completely freaked out and Sarah to love it!Image: https://medium.com/@titoferdinand19/hoia-baciu-the-most-haunted-woods-in-the-world-bde3b0e887cResources:You tube channel - The Tape Factory - The horrifying legends of Hoia Baciu- the worlds most haunted forest Transylvania Discovery plus- Ghost Adventures - Halloween special - Transylvania▷ The Enigmatic and Haunting World of Hoia Baciu Forest - Hoia Baciu Forest▷ The Mysteries of the Haunted Hoia-Baciu Forest Legends and Stories - Hoia Baciu ForestHaunted Forests Around the World - Business InsiderHoia Baciu travel guide: Inside the creepiest forest in Transylvania | The IndependentVlad the Impaler aka Dracula: Everything You Should Know about the Romanian Legend (romaniaexperience.com)▷ The Mysteries of the Haunted Hoia-Baciu Forest Legends and Stories - Hoia Baciu ForestHaunted forest Hoia-Baciu - Transylvania Hostel (hostelcluj.com)Romania's Hoia Baciu Forest Is The World's Most Haunted Place (thetravel.com)

It has taken us a little while to edit but we got there! We are so sorry this is late we have had to deal with some illness (Alfie the one eyed wonder dog has been unwell) and family dramas. This week we delve into another prison with a number of executions and some interesting ghost stories.References:https://www.sheptonmalletprison.com/news/shepton-mallet-prison-productions-to-date-article-august-2022/Picking Okham: http://rovingcrafters.com/2016/02/01/prisoners-poverty-and-picking-oakum/ The Crank https://www.pegasusacademytrust.org/media/Victorian-Hard-Labour.pdfAbout the Listed Building https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1058425?section=official-list-entryFilming locations https://www.somerset.gov.uk/film_locations/shepton-mallet-prison/History and about the prison https://www.sheptonmalletprison.com/plan-your-day/history/Executions:https://sheptonmallet.nub.news/news/local-news/the-final-justice-the-men-who-met-their-end-at-shepton-mallet-prison-195205https://www.visitsomerset.co.uk/discover-somerset/fascinating-somerset-facts/the-secrets-of-shepton-mallet-prison-during-the-sehttps://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/dark-somerset-wartime-gis-executed-1701295Hauntings:https://www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk/shepton-mallet-prison/https://www.sheptonmalletprison.com/prison-tours/ghost-tour/https://www.sheptonmalletprison.com/paranormal-news/ghost-stories-from-behind-bars-the-white-lady/https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/shepton-mallet-prison/https://adelaidehauntedhorizons.com.au/haunted-shepton-mallet-prison/BookSpirits behind bars. The haunting of Shepton Mallet Prison and the Skirrid Inn. Richard Estep

We have some really interesting stories to share with you from our listeners with an interesting discussion on Gladstone Villa in Wales. Find the YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdJT1CQk444

Sorry this is a little late we had some technical issues.We may have found something that creeps Nic out - Aliens and UFOs! This one is a long episode but Sarah does a deep dive into the strange and unexplained sightings that have been spotted in the air, and it is not just from drunk Dave on the Basingstoke Canal! Listen if you dare but Sarah may be a little traumatised after researching, recording and editing this episode.Episode image: BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66812332Discoveryplus - NASA’s Unexplained files https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/mapped-more-1500-ufo-sightings-28874095https://breakingdefense.com/2022/05/pentagon-pilots-have-reported-11-near-misses-with-ufos/?amp=1https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_the_United_Kingdomhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn09l9w08pgo.amphttps://news.sky.com/topic/ufos-10836https://www.sciencenews.org/article/scientists-serious-ufo-uap-securityhttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/scientists-serious-ufo-uap-securityhttps://www.history.com/news/uk-ufos-mainbrace-natohttps://www.history.com/news/ufos-washington-white-house-air-force-coveruphttps://www.history.com/news/ufos-washington-dc-news-reportshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68547161.amphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-55212336https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/timeline-mysterious-international-monoliths/story?id=111289235

Once again it is over to you to tell us your stories.Today the stories both come from Nic's mum and Sarah tells us the sad story of Hannah Foster who lost her life to a monster.Sarah used this articlehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/nov/25/hannah-foster-background#:~:text=Hannah%20was%20a%20bright%20A,her%20into%20his%20work%20vehicle.Find out more about the memorial academyhttp://hannahmemorialacademy.org/jasons-story/

One of the most well known historical buildings in London the Tower has more than 900 years of history along with some spooky stories associated with past residents and detainees!Nic talks about Beefy 409 and you can find him at: https://www.facebook.com/Beefy409Sources:https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/the-story-of-the-tower-of-london/#gs.czbgbthttps://www.walks.com/blog/tower-of-london-ghosts/https://www.authenticvacations.com/13-ghosts-of-the-tower-of-londonInside the Tower of London programme - channel 5

We are going back underground but this time with trains! Delve into the subterranean goings on. Millions of people have passed through the stations associated with network and the environment itself is spooky. This is a long episode. Nicole got a little carried away with the history of the underground because she found it fascinating. The ghost stories are about 1hr into the episode.Sources can be found on our website: www.eerie-enciunters.co.uk Ep 14.