After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

England's Darkest Folklore

Apr 28, 2025
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ANECDOTE

Childhood Warning of Haunted Pool

  • Maddy Pelling shares a childhood story about a mysterious, still pool on a peak near her hometown where livestock won't drink.
  • She recalls warnings not to swim there due to something lurking beneath the water's surface.
INSIGHT

Jenny Greenteeth: Water Spirit Warning

  • Jenny Greenteeth is a cautionary water spirit from North Midlands folklore used to warn children away from dangerous stagnant waters.
  • She symbolizes both natural danger and Victorian-era anxieties about cleanliness and morality.
ANECDOTE

Guy Trash Black Dog and Sightings

  • The black dog known as Guy Trash or Bar Guest appears in English folklore as a threatening or protective spirit.
  • Maddy recounts her own mysterious sighting of a strange dog-like creature with fox features in Howarth, Yorkshire.
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