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Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees

Mark Rees

Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast: Ghost stories, lore, myths and legends from haunted Wales. Join author and journalist Mark Rees (Ghosts of Wales, Paranormal Wales, The A...

Episodes

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Cardiff Castle: Ghost-Hunting Marquess | Halloween Special | Ghosts & Folklore of Wales podcast 172

Did the world's richest man go ghost hunting in Cardiff? Who is the mysterious figure said to wander between Cardiff Castle's chapel and lib...

28:27Oct 29, 2026

The Ghosts of Powis Castle | Halloween Special | Ghosts & Folklore of Wales podcast 171

Powis Castle is one of Wales’s great medieval-castles-turned-fancy-mansion-house – and it also has a rather impressive collection of ghosts....

33:57Oct 1, 2026

The Haunted Ironworks | Cyfarthfa After Dark | Ghosts & Folklore of Wales Podcast 170

Did the dead ironworkers return to work after dark? Can an ironworks itself be haunted? And what would you make of the sound of machinery co...

23:58Sep 3, 2026

The Fairy Body Snatchers: When Fairies Stole Babies... and the Dead (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees EP169)

Why were fairies said to steal healthy babies? What happened to the children they left behind? And could the fairy folk return at the end of...

27:43Aug 6, 2026

Haunted Hills of Monmouthshire: White Ladies, Haunted Bushes & Death Omens (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees EP168)

Did a ghost haunt the grounds of Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant? Why was a man in a top hat seen walking a Monmouthshire hillside? Can a thorn...

24:53Jul 9, 2026

Welsh Death Omens: Ghost Dogs, Phantom Birds & Strange Warnings (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees EP167)

What do you do when phantom hounds howl outside your home? What does it mean when a bird appears at the window? And are Wales's - and Englan...

32:10Jun 11, 2026

Welsh Giantesses and Warrior Women: The Queen of the Lakes & Other Legends (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees EP166)

Who was the mysterious Queen of the Lakes said to rule the waters of north Wales? How did one Pembrokeshire woman armed with only a pitchfor...

26:40May 14, 2026

Spirits That Move Churches: Welsh Legends of Vanishing Buildings (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees EP165)

Who - or what - was moving the stones in the dead of night? What were those uncanny voices? Why would a church be built in one place… only t...

25:54Apr 16, 2026

Ghosts of Monmouthshire: The Faceless Lady, Phantom Coaches & Tree Spirits (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees EP164)

Who is the faceless figure drifting silently along the banks of the River Wye? What happens if you anger the spirits said to live within an...

22:27Mar 19, 2026

Back After a Break: New Ghosts, New Books & New Series – Paranormal Unpacked! (A Quick Update from Mark Rees) 👻

GHOSTS AND FOLKLORE IS BACK - BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER! 👻 *** PLEASE NOTE: The video version of this episode is available on YouTube onl...

4:07Feb 26, 2026

Christmas Ghosts: Haunted Dinefwr & Llandeilo – Welsh Ghost Stories for the Darkest Nights (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees EP163)

Which Christmas decoration began life as a witch-repelling charm? What haunted Welsh mansion has glowing fog drifting through its corridors...

50:16Dec 18, 2025

Christmas Folklore: The Mari Lwyd – How to Make a Welsh Ghost-Horse (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees EP162)

How do you build a Mari Lwyd? Where do you find a horse skull? How heavy is it really – and how on earth do you dance with one? This Christm...

47:22Dec 4, 2025

Halloween at a Haunted Welsh Castle: The Curse of Pennard Castle (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees EP161)

What happens when you spend Halloween night in one of Wales’s eeriest ruins? Who – or what – haunts the sand-blown walls of Pennard Castle?...

21:06Oct 30, 2025

Halloween Folklore: Ghostly Games & Welsh Spirits on Nos Calan Gaeaf (Ghosts & Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees EP160)

🎃👻 What dangerous games did people play on the night when the veil between worlds was at its thinnest? Who walked the dark lanes of Wales...

21:00Oct 2, 2025

Halloween Ghost Rider: Haunted History, Murder Road & Jack-o'-Lanterns (Ghosts & Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees EP159)

Who is the mysterious Ghost Rider haunting a lonely Welsh road plagued by Halloween Jack-o'-Lanterns? What dark link ties this spectral hors...

24:46Sep 4, 2025

When Death Knocks: Haunted Farmhouse, Uncanny Warnings & Spirit Sounds from America (Ghosts & Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees EP158)

What if death could knock on your door — quite literally — before claiming a life? Would you answer? Would you believe it? And what strange...

21:10Aug 7, 2025

King Arthur’s Stone: Wales’s Most Haunted Tomb? Paranormal Knights and Midnight Rituals (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees EP157)

Why do people report ghostly knights, phantom horses and spectral visions during the full moon in this Welsh beauty spot? What ancient force...

31:47Jul 10, 2025

Secrets of Craig-y-Nos Castle: Wales’ Most Haunted Gothic Mansion? (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees EP156)

Why has Craig-y-Nos Castle drawn ghost hunters, psychics and TV crews for decades? What secrets still linger in its shadowy halls? Find out...

47:54Jun 12, 2025

Ghosts, Goblins & Graveyard Dogs: A Paranormal Lucky Dip (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees EP155)

What kind of spectral creature leaps onto a corpse, rides in the hearse, and disappears into the mourners at the graveside? In this folklori...

26:41May 8, 2025

They Came at Midnight: The Uncanny Changeling Mystery (Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast with Mark Rees EP154)

Who knocks at midnight—and what do they want? Are these visitors of the night bringing gifts or a curse? When a knock came at midnight, the...

26:51Apr 10, 2025