Ghosts of Cannock Chase: Terrifying reports of paranormal activity from the UK’s most haunted town (Lee Brickley's Paranormal X-Files)

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But certain contributers have reacted with anger at the less than reverential way Cannock folk have recorded their encounters with the beast. The monk was reported to have been sent to the gallows of the monastery whilst the nun was sealed into the walls of the nunnery alive. The story says that a man named Parson Spencer stepped into her living room and saw Molly, sitting in an armchair by the fire.

He slowed down to take a closer look and was confronted by ‘the biggest bloody dog I have ever seen. The "black-eyed child" has reportedly been spotted by a young couple while camping at Cannock Chase.William said he believed in the idea of a haunted forest after running a pub in Kent with his ex-wife which was also supposedly "haunted". Many independent witnesses claim to have seen a young girl in the auditorium, while the figure of a lonely looking man staring out from one of the balconies towards the stage is often mentioned too. Tales have been passed down through generations about the woman born in 1685, and how she ‘turned beer and milk sour’, and had a blackbird as a companion.

If you're looking to learn more about the paranormal events that happen at Cannock Chase, or you just want to read some spooky ghost stories on a cold, rainy, night, this is the book for you. Reports have heard people say they’ve felt as though they’ve stepped back in time and are being watched.

In recent years there have been a high number of pet disappearances around the cemetery and many animal mutilations have taken place over the past decade (mainly deer). The credibility of the witnesses that have seen her gives weight to the claim that Mary Queen of Scots is indeed haunting Tutbury Castle. If you’re local, there’s a good chance you’ve heard some of the haunted history surrounding Cannock Chase, as the reports of strange happenings have been featured in the press many times. To me, if the animal had died naturally, surely it would take a while for small predators (such as foxes) to dispose of the carcass, or for it to decompose.