Hosted by Steven Holloway & Melissa West · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 58 episodes
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Step into the uncanny with Haunted UK Fiction, a horror fiction anthology podcast showcasing original short stories that explore the supernatural, the monstrous, and the unknown. Each episode presents a self-contained tale, drifting through haunted places, distorted realities, ancient fears, and things best left undiscovered — where folklore, speculation, and horror quietly overlap.Perfect for fans of gothic horror, paranormal fiction, and speculative stories, Haunted UK Fiction is designed to unsettle, intrigue, and entertain fans of dark storytelling in all its forms. Created by Steven Holloway (Haunted UK Podcast) and Melissa West (The Skylark Bell). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/haunted-uk-fiction--6761767/support .
Steven Holloway & Melissa West hosts Haunted UK Fiction, a fiction show with 58 episodes published.
Ink & Influence: H.P. Lovecraft | Cosmic Horror and the Infinite Between the stories we tell, there are the stories that shape them. While we prepare for the next season of Haunted UK Fiction, we're taking a moment to st
This is Haunted UK Fiction, original stories of the supernatural, the monstrous, and the unknown. As we wait for our next season, we're delighted to bring you a special bonus story from one of our most beloved storytelle
Join Steve and Melissa as they run through the fatastically scary stories released over the couse of Season 2 of the podcast, and as they discuss the future of Haunted UK Fiction and release details for Season 3. Become
“I rounded the hillock. It did not conceal a tumbledown wall. Instead, to my utter amazement, I beheld a neat littlebungalow standing behind a trim lawn. It was sheltered below a high ridge in the land behind, and betwee
Not all ghost hunts are what they seem... “My companions listen to our guide as she fills us with tantalising fear. Stories of murder and suicide, bodies dismembered or swinging from ropes drip from her scarlet lips with
The conclusion of this eerie, atmospheric story... “She lowered her voice, almost to a whisper and glanced to and fro as if cautious of her surroundings. “I think, perhaps, that you might not be able to endure the experi
Beneath the still waters of The Mosses, something ancient waits... This is part 1 of a 2-part episode. “These marshes and bogs beheld a great abundance of streams which criss-crossed the rough grass in huge spider-web fo
A house that doesn’t behave. A space that won’t stay still. What if reality has rules… and this Willerby house breaks them? "Mauve went round the house with Caitlin pulling down every blind, closing every curtain and tur
A late-night train. A silent passenger. Some journeys shouldn’t be taken alone. “A faint suggestion of an arm could be made out from the folds and depressions in the blanket. Stranger still, Jake ascertained by its stanc
A hospital at night. Empty corridors. The sense of something that shouldn't be there. “ It was 02:17. That hour again — the one that stretched too long, when the lights hummed and even the air seemed to wait... she felt
A collection of 3 strange micro-tales... “A just perceptible sigh came from the thing in his hand, and a dark, rich brown powder appeared. Like smoke, it drifted into the air just past his face and blew towards the fence
When the lines between hauntings, nightmares, and reality blur... ‘What about the noises, Daddy?’…” What begins as a familiar moment, a child unsettled in the night, slowly unravels into something far more sinister and d
A childhood ghost experience ties into an ghostly encounter decades later... “ I cowered beneath the duvet, pulling it up to my nose, my eyes just peeking over the edge as I watched her loom above me. She seemed impossib
A water spirit. An old legend. And a story that may not behave the way you expect… “Nixie… a shapeshifting spirit said to lure the unwary into dark waters.” This April Fool’s special takes a familiar piece of folklore an
Not all nightmares are born of pure imagination... “Tim’s breath caught. He pushed himself upright, heart hammering. Slowly, as if drawn, he reached out a hand. He hesitated and looked around the room, searching for an a
Should people tell their guests about the ghosts lingering in their homes...? “The staircase was just behind the sofa in the open-plan living room and once, a coat hanger tumbled down the stairs unaided. There was nobody
The past does not always stay buried... “ When Lisa tried to leave the village to go shopping, she found the turn onto the main road going to Beckworth blocked. The hedges had grown to an enormous size and intertwined th
A quiet afternoon in a graveyard becomes something lasting and bittersweet... “What struck me about the cemetery, aside from the pounding heat, was the serene atmosphere. There was a keenly felt tranquillity to the place
TriskadeCATphobia: Three Cat tails... er, tales... one superstition. “When I first arrived, the spirits were no more than shadows and mist. As a kitten, I’d pounce and tumble on tendrils of fog. Madame was angry at first
Not every reflection belongs to the person standing before it... “It wasn’t dramatic at first. Just little things. A prickle on the back of her neck whenever she passed the hallway mirror. The way her phone screen someti
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Haunted UK Fiction is hosted by Steven Holloway & Melissa West. The show is categorised under fiction (drama) and has published 58 episodes.
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