Strange Happenings
Here is a selection of articles written by Alison Oborn, other Adelaide Haunted Horizons team members, and some guest writers. We hope you enjoy them and that they give you extra insight into the experiences we create for you.
Gungellan Hotel – is it Haunted?
GUNGELLAN HOTEL - IS IT HAUNTED? Gungellan Hotel, Freeling - Ghosts & Hauntings! By Alison Oborn GUNGELLAN HOTEL HISTORY The Gungellan Hotel, as it is now known, was originally the Railway Hotel and is still registered under this name. It sits in...
JEDBURGH CASTLE JAIL GHOSTS
JEDBURGH CASTLE JAIL Jedburgh Castle Jail - Ghosts & Hauntings! By Alison Oborn History of Jedburgh Castle Jail Jedburgh Castle Jail is a title that is a little misleading as this facility was never a true castle. So just how did this Georgian prison get the term...
MARGAM CASTLE GHOSTS
MARGAM CASTLE Margam Castle - Murder & Ghosts! By Alison Oborn History of Margam Castle Margam Castle sits nestled on an 850-acre country estate roughly 2 miles from Port Talbot, South Wales. It is, in fact, a large Victorian-era country home, built to look like...
Friday 13th Superstitions
FRIDAY 13th SUPERSTITION Friday 13th superstition... do you stay in bed and pull the covers over your head and refuse to face the world? Have you changed your travel itinerary because your flight coincided with this dreaded date? Are you convinced that something bad...
THE GREY NURSE PHENOMENA – HOSPITAL GHOSTS
THE GREY NURSE PHENOMENA - HOSPITAL GHOSTS In Sickness and in Death - the Grey Nurse Phenomena by Kag Allwood The Grey Nurse hospital ghost - she is said to attend your needs with a smile whilst she empties the bedpan or changes your drip. If you need extra care, she...
THE DARK HEDGES GHOSTS
The Dark Hedges Ghosts The Dark Hedges Gives us a Suprise - By Kag Allwood History of the Dark Hedges The Dark Hedges was made famous by the hit HBO TV show ‘Game of Thrones’. It was portrayed as part of Kings Road used by Arya Stark as she escaped from Kings Landing...
Haunted Shepton Mallet Prison
HAUNTED SHEPTON MALLET PRISON SHEPTON MALLET PRISON PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION - By Alison Oborn HMP Shepton Mallet Prison, nestled in a small Somerset Village in England, was originally built in 1610-1625 after King James I decreed that all counties should have their...
Haunted Leap Castle – Ghost Hunt
HAUNTED LEAP CASTLE: BRIEF HISTORY Leap Castle, said to be one of the longest continually inhabited Castles in Ireland is located in Coolderry, County Offaly. Some report it to have been built around 1250 CE. Other reports state it possibly was built in the 15th...
Haunted Ragged School Museum, London – Ghost Hunt
THE HAUNTED RAGGED SCHOOL MUSEUM BRIEF HISTORY The haunted Ragged School Museum sits in the heart of the East End of London. Ragged Schools, or Free Schools, were charitable institutions which gave children of poverty-stricken families the opportunity for basic...
Haunted Adelaide Arcade – Murder, Tragedy & Ghosts!
Welcome to the Haunted Adelaide Arcade on Rundle Mall "I am sorry, I don't believe in such things. But I can tell you now the Adelaide Arcade is haunted..." ~ Paul, who worked in the Adelaide Arcade at night At Haunted Horizons we are very lucky to be able to carry...
Chillingham Castle
HAUNTED CHILLINGHAM CASTLE GHOSTS Paranormal Investigation in search of the Chillingham Castle Ghosts In 2016 we were lucky enough to travel to Chillingham Castle. Having seen it on numerous documentaries and TV Ghost Hunting Shows we were intrigued to see...
Contributing Authors
Alison Oborn,
This Adelaide Author and award-winning tour operator has not only been researching the paranormal for over 30 years but is also a history & heritage enthusiast. She has been a volunteer guide, Information Officer and the official Paranormal Researcher at the Adelaide Gaol since 2002.
Alison also loves a good mystery and authored her book ‘Ghosts of the Past’ on the 10 years of paranormal research that she and her team, Paranormal Field Investigators conducted at the Adelaide Gaol.
She also runs Adelaide’s Haunted Horizons, which operates Ghost Tours and Dark History Tours in the Adelaide Gaol, at Z Ward, National Railway Museum, Tailem Town, Adelaide Arcade, Moonta and Burra.
Kag Allwood: The paranormal has always been a life-long interest of hers, but not something she ever thought of taking up seriously. She now works for Adelaide Haunted Horizons as part of the Management Team. Kag is also a lead guide, event organiser, as well as researches and writes her own tours.
She is an experienced, active paranormal investigator and has investigated numerous known haunted locations throughout the world.