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138. Chased by the ‘beast’! For every sighting reported of a ‘big cat’, another sceptic appears to be born. They scoff at such reports, stating that large exotic cats could never live in the wilds of the UK. Well, try telling that to Roger Fleming, …

137. The Thing That Came In The Night! In folklore, the incubus and succubus are male and female demons said to prey on sleeping victim’s. Such beliefs have often been perceived as nothing more than vivid nightmares, or ‘night terrors’, usually involving a person who, …

136. Angels over London Angels are without doubt some of the most harmonious mythical figures.These symbols of hope however appear to be more than just iconic archetypes, as many witnesses have recorded encounters with such winged wonders throughout the history of the capital. On 8th …

135. The Lincoln’s Inn apparition As ghost stories go, the phantom of Lincoln’s Inn Fields remains one of London’s most bizarre. On February 25th 1913 a group of men standing and chatting near the lodge of the local legal offices were alarmed by a terrifying …

134. Crazy Like A Fox Uxbridge is a large suburban town in northwest London. In 2009 it happened to be the prowling ground of a very unusual creature…or possibly something very normal. Like most beastly headlines, the Uxbridge Gazette’s (28th May) eye-catching ‘Mystery monster spotted …

133. Soho’s death bird Lieutenant James Morgan found the blackout in Soho unsettling. Shadows from war-torn buildings seemed like eerie spectres as he traipsed the street in search of the office of the family lawyer. They’d moved premise,s so this cold November night in 1940 …

132. Jaws! The River Thames was once so polluted that it harboured little life. Now, the river is said to be so clean that many species of creature are said to lurk in its depths. Over the years reports of whales have made national news. …

131. Beware the Stick Man! There are some mysteries within the field of the paranormal which simply defy any explanation. Take for instance the creepy case of the Stick Man. In 2003 a story appeared on the message board of Fortean Times Magazine, from a …

130. Neighbourhood Witch Scheme! On the 25th September 2009 the Daily Mail newspaper reported on actress Phyllida Law, and the fact that from her home at Crediton Hill, West Hampstead she’d had two ornamental gargoyles stolen. The woman, whose daughter is actress Emma Thompson, found …

129. The Faceless Phantom of Langmead Street Even the police stationed outside the house in Langmead Street couldn’t find an answer. They couldn’t explain the strange buzzing noises heard by 26-year-old Cecil Greenfield. They couldn’t find a suspect to arrest for the weird banging noises …