Halloween-themed documentaries for the Halloween obsessed

So, I might be genuinely and seriously interested in ghost stories, legends of the supernatural and the occult as a writer, but Halloween is also a time for a bit of fun: fancy dress parties, trick-or-treating, watching horror movies, decorating the home in fake spider webs.....a fun way to welcome winter, I guess.

This year, with our kids now too old to want to go trick-or-treating or taking their own kids out, we dressed up in witchy outfits and headed to a charity Halloween-themed quiz event, which was great fun.

And in the lead up, we snuggled up with some spiced pumpkin lattes and watched these:

Because Halloween and its origins and customs are perennially interesting:

The Origin of Halloween documentary


Because truth is usually far more terrifying than fiction:

The Real Texas Chainsaw Massacre documentary

Police footage of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre


Because witches are no more frightening than witch-finders:

Witches: A Century of Murder Part 1

Witches: a Century of Murder Part 2


Because old England is pretty spooky:

Ghosts and Witches of Olde England

Because skepticism at the accuracy of the solution is always outweighed by the fascination with Jack the Ripper:

Jack the Ripper: Halloween Special