Mark Rees’ research into the “Ghosts of Wales” can be read on the Folklore Thursday website The “Ghosts of Wales” are no ordinary ghost stories, and Folklore Thursday is no ordinary website. On Mark Rees’ Folklore Thursday page you’ll find tales of: • A murderer who returned from beyond the grave. • A two-headed phantom […]
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Ghosts of Wales on the Weird Wacky Wonderful Stories Podcast
Mark Rees (author of Ghosts of Wales) was the guest on new episode of the Weird Wacky Wonderful Stories podcast and talked about haunted Wales
NEW BOOK: The Little Book of Welsh Landmarks out now
The Little Book of Welsh Landmarks is available now from all good bookshops. The Little Book of Welsh Landmarks, the second “little book” from Mark Rees, is available now. Following on from The Little Book of Welsh Culture (The History Press, 2016), this was by far the most challenging book that I’ve written to date. […]
Mark Rees records Christmas ghost story special for BBC Radio Wales
Mark Rees, author of Ghosts of Wales, will be talking about corpse candles and death omens on a special episode of festive ghost stories for BBC Radio Wales. Ahead of Christmas, the BBC in Wales are broadcasting a series of creepy specials with each looking at a different supernatural subject. Mark has recorded an episode […]
Halloween premiere for Ghosts of Wales theatre show
Yes, you read that right – Ghosts of Wales is now a theatre show! I’m very pleased to announce that my spooky stories have been adapted for the stage, and premiered in Swansea this October. It’s called Phantoms, and it was the perfect way to count down to Halloween… Where did the idea come from? […]
Photos from Ghosts of Wales – Live! at National Waterfront Museum, Swansea
Photos fromGhosts of Wales – Live! at National Waterfront Museum, Swansea: The now-annual Ghosts of Wales – Live! event brought the spookiness to the Swansea Fringe Festival in October, and here are the photos to prove it!
Folklore Thursday: Read about the two-headed phantom from Ghosts of Wales
Ghosts of Wales: Accounts from the Victorian Archives by Mark Rees on Folklore Thursday: Did I ever tell you about the two-headed ghost which terrorised a Welsh community? No? Well, now you can read all about it in my latest Folklore Thursday article!
New Welsh arts column looks at the rebirth of Wales’ longest-running independent art gallery
I’m pleased to announce that, staring with the July 2018 issue, I will be contributing a regular Welsh arts column to the wonderful magazine The Bay.
POSTPONED: Supernatural Evening: Ghosts of Wales in Carmarthenshire
Important update: This “Supernatural Evening” event has been postponed Sadly, due to reasons beyond of my control, the organisers have been forced to postpone the “Supernatural Evening” that I was due to appear at in Carmarthenshire on Sunday, July 15, 2018. The original details remain below, and I will update this page if / when […]
The Little Book of Welsh Landmarks – a new book from Mark Rees
The Little Book of Welsh Landmarks will squeeze around 300 amazing Welsh places, from world famous attractions to obscure hidden gems – like Chepstow Castle, pictured below – into one “little book”