Alderney: The Devil's Rock Podcast

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A good humoured exploration of the myths, folklore and weird history of a tiny island. Described by one 19thC historian, "One can hardly turn a corner on this island without bumping into a ghost," and this is every bit as true today as it was 150 years ago. The podcast draws on the investigations of its authors, natives of the island, and presents a modern mythology, combining historical research and accounts of mysterious goings-on, sometimes set to ghost story formats. Ghosts, Monsters, Nazis, Treasure, Pirates, UFOs, Earth Lights... This tiny island has it all! And its a REAL PLACE!

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The Alderney Dairy

Jun 07 2023 15 mins  
In this week's episode we follow a strange and unexpected unravelling of events as we look into the building of the former island dairy, now a snooker club located down the Val, in the heart of St Anne, the island's only town. There is a French phrase we noted from our interview and wrote in the book, but did not include a translation, nor can I - clearly - pronounce it, s

The Legend of le Grande Sorcier

May 31 2023 14 mins  
In this week's episode we look at the curious tale a magus who allegedly visited the island many hundreds of years ago, and the location that bears his name. There is a tie-in here with the grimoire 'Le Petit Albert', a book known to have been in possession of the witches of the Channel Islands. click here for the webpage with map locating this encounter -- The informat

The Devil's Chair

May 10 2023 21 mins  
The most gruesome and dramatic of island relics is addressed here: a stone 'chair' out on a ruinous shoreline, to which clergymen were once bound in unholy sacrifice to some dark pagan godforms. And... its really really. This episode is an essay that explore the enigmatic monolith. SPECIAL NOTE: The image that accompanies this episode is a photograph of the Devil's Chai

The Thing in the Offie

May 10 2023 25 mins  
In this episode we hear details of a very real account of dark shadowy occupants of the Off License annex of the island pub, The Coronation. The account has been redrafted into a narrative that nonetheless still contains much of the direct information about this encounter. Postscript: It should be noted, that this spectre has been encountered on numerous times and by numerous diffe

6 - Jack O Lantern & The Backwards Bunny

Apr 28 2023 22 mins  
This week we look at two of spectral occupants of the south-western side of the island... where a labyrinth of confounding paths through endless gorse bushes lures the lost and frail towards a terrible end. -- The information presented in this podcast derives from the investigations surrounding the book 'Alderney: The Devil's Rock' by Lazarus Ravenscroft & Ulysses B

5 - The Alderney Strangler

Apr 18 2023 13 mins  
An all too real account of a spectre encountered by a youthful Ulysses Black, while staying as a guest of an equally youthful Lazarus Ravenscroft. This encounter took place within the strange and labyrinthine warren of bungalows located ‘up Alles es Fees’. Curiously, the place name Alles es Fees means ‘lane of the fairies’. The majority of the information presented in th

4 - Nature in Abomination

Apr 11 2023 25 mins  
A hyperbolic account of a misplaced afternoon spent by the authors visiting St Vignalis Garden in the Bonne Terre, a valley in the western wide of the island of Alderney. warning: some facts may appear exaggerated for narrative effect. The information presented in this podcast derives from the investigations surrounding the book 'Alderney: The Devil's Rock' by Lazarus

The House of the Screaming Lady

Apr 05 2023 8 mins  
In this shorter episode we look at the stories surrounding a specific quaint cottage in Alderney, that has been subject of various pieces of island lore. For those that know the island, it is one of several cottages near the corner of Longis Road and Valongis. By way of an update to the story as featured here, the current occupiers have said they have not encountered the screaming

All's well that ends in the well

Mar 29 2023 17 mins  
A hyperbolic retelling of a traditional ghost story from the Trigale area of Alderney. As with any of these stories, if you recognise the houses in question, please do not disturb the current occupiers. They have enough on their plates just dealing with the phenomenon without the pestering prying of curious persons. If you have any further information about the details of this stor

Introducing Alderney

Mar 29 2023 28 mins  
Starting with the opening chapter from the book Alderney: The Devil’s Rock (2010), author Ulysses Black gives the listener an initial insight into some of the strangeness that surrounds this enigmatic island in the English Channel. The Devil’s Rock project draws on island folklore and mythology, combining it with a weird history of the island, and modern myths and ghost stori