Tag Archives: Sheffield

Sheffield Hallam University to host 40th contemporary legend conference

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Dr David Clarke

It’s official folks: legend scholars are coming home to Steel City! The 40th conference of the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (ISCLR) will be held at Sheffield Hallam University, 26-30 June 2023. The conference is ‘coming home’ because the … Continue reading →

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Dead Flows the Don

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Dr David Clarke

Dr David Clarke of Sheffield Hallam University appeared on a BBC Radio 3 documentary about the River Don. In the Sheffield Telegraph he traces the myths and legends of the river as it flows through Sheffield: One of my earliest … Continue reading →

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Britain’s X-traordinary Files

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Dr David Clarke

My latest book opens The National Archives’ own ‘X-files’ to shine a spotlight on many formerly secret official accounts of uncanny phenomena and other unsolved historical mysteries. From mediums employed by the police to help with psychic crime-busting to sea … Continue reading →

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Scared to Death – book launch

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Dr David Clarke

Who was Spring-heeled Jack, the agile bogeyman that terrorised Sheffield and escaped pursuers by making gigantic leaps? What were the eerie sounds in the sky known as the Gabriel Hounds? And why did people believe the ghost of a ‘white lady’ … Continue reading →

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Spring-heeled Jack is back

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Dr David Clarke

2012 is shaping up as a leap year in more ways than one. Back in February I posted news of the return of the Victorian bogeyman Spring-heeled Jack. A mysterious leaping figure scared a family as it vaulted over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boydell & Brewer, Cambridge University Press, Epsom bypass ghost, Karl Bell, Mike Dash, penny dreadfuls, Sheffield, spring-heeled jack, Terror of London, Victorian bogeyman | 2 Comments

Mystery Booms

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Dr David Clarke

It’s a familiar story. Police and emergency services inundated with phone calls from concerned members of the public who have heard or seen something unfamiliar in the sky. Last month it was a spectacular fireball meteor. This month it was … Continue reading →

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