Halloween Special 2022 - Something In The Cellar

Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained

Steven Holloway

Haunted Locations, Ghosts, Society & Culture, Strange Phenomena, Documentary Podcast, Folklore, Documentary, Hauntings, Ufos, History, Paranormal, Unexplained Mysteries

4.5 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

A Victorian house in Smethwick.

A babysitter alone by the fire.

And below the living room floor, a cellar no one wanted to enter after dark.

In this special Haunted Skylark collaboration between Haunted UK Podcast and The Skylark Bell, Steve tells the unsettling true account of a teenage babysitter named David, who agreed to fetch coal from the cellar while his aunt and uncle were out for the evening.

At first, the night seemed ordinary: two children asleep upstairs, the radio playing, a bottle of ale by the fire, and a coal bucket waiting by the cellar door. But when the fire began to fade and David descended the stone steps with only a candle for light, the atmosphere changed. He felt sudden cold, deep dread, and the unmistakable sense that something was watching him from the darkness.

Then came the breath.

Then the laughter.

And when the candle went out, David fled the cellar in terror, only to discover later that his aunt and uncle already believed something was down there — something connected to the tragic death of a young child years before.

Brief, chilling, and perfectly suited to Halloween, this bonus episode blends domestic haunting, local tragedy, witness testimony, and the lingering question of whether some places hold the fear of what happened there long after the living have moved on.

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1:20.1	and you'll also soon be in line for bonus content bite-size episodes.
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2:12.0	So if you want to help the podcast grow to the next level, then pop over to coffee and make your donation. Coffee. Why not buy us one? Now, let's get back to the episode. Hopefully, you've all been following along with the Boo Pod Network's collaborative Halloween spooktacular special.
2:18.8	Our Bridgewater Triangle series encompasses stories from true crime to the paranormal, and will definitely help you get in the mood for all that is creepy and terrifying this Halloween.
2:24.6	Just as a reminder, the running order for this special bonus series is as follows.
2:30.0	First, the Nightcap.
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