Nightmarks in London
13 nightmarks documented
The Jeannie Saffin Case — A Woman Allegedly Catches Fire in Front of Witnesses (1982)
A woman sitting in her kitchen allegedly burst into flames before her father's eyes. The open fire was ruled out — the source was never identified.
The Ghosts of Hampton Court Palace
Henry VIII's great palace, where Catherine Howard's screaming ghost runs through the Haunted Gallery and a spectral figure was caught on CCTV.
The Cock Lane Ghost of London
Georgian London's most famous ghost case, where "Scratching Fanny" accused her former landlord of murder through coded knocks.
The Highgate Vampire — London's 1970s Graveyard Panic
In 1970, a mob of vampire hunters stormed London's Highgate Cemetery with stakes and garlic. The media frenzy had created a modern myth.
The Unlucky Mummy and Other Ghosts of the British Museum
The British Museum's 'Unlucky Mummy' coffin lid has been blamed for deaths and disasters since the 1880s — night guards report far more.
The Black Lady of Hall Place
A spectral woman in black haunts the Tudor galleries of this 16th-century manor on the banks of the River Cray.
The Nameless Horror of 50 Berkeley Square
London's most terrifying haunted house — an unknowable horror in the attic room drove witnesses to madness and death.
The Man in Grey at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
London's oldest theatre is haunted by an 18th-century gentleman whose appearances are said to predict hit shows.
The Enfield Poltergeist
Eighteen months of documented poltergeist attacks in a London council house — flying furniture, a levitating child, and a dead man's voice.
The Lady of Bruce Castle
Every November 3rd, the ghost of Lady Constantina leaps from the tower of this North London manor, clutching her phantom infant.
The Ghosts of the Tower of London
Nearly a thousand years of execution and imprisonment have made the Tower of London Britain's most haunted fortress — Anne Boleyn leads the dead.
Spring Heeled Jack's First Attack — Lavender Hill, London (1837)
A figure with iron claws and impossible leaping ability attacked a woman in 1837 London. The Lord Mayor declared it a public menace.
Spring Heeled Jack Breathes Blue Fire at Jane Alsop — Old Ford, London (1838)
A creature that breathed blue fire and had burning red eyes attacked an 18-year-old at her door. Her testimony to magistrates became legendary.