Exploring unusual experiences, folklore and questions they leave behind.
I’m Ashley Knibb, an anomalist, researcher and author. Through investigations, conversations and visits to places with unusual histories, I explore what people experience and consider how we might understand it.
The Royal Oak Investigations
The Eternal Last Call
What began as an investigation into reports at a Swanage pub became more than a decade of strange experiences, witness accounts and changing perspectives. In this book, I share that journey and the questions it raised about people, places, perception and time.
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Cases & Investigations
Accounts from my investigations, witness experiences and the questions they raise.
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Methods & Perspectives
Exploring how we investigate, interpret experiences and question our assumptions.
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Folklore & Unusual Places
The stories attached to landscapes, buildings and the people who encounter them.
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Latest articles…
- Moon, Magick & Mystery 2026
On October 10th, the Moon, Magick, and Mystery event took place at Colchester Castle, blending paranormal discussions with history. Attendees enjoyed talks on past life regression, Welsh folklore, and ghost hunting technology, while reconnecting with old friends. The event fostered meaningful discussions about the paranormal, culminating in an engaging investigation of the castle. - The Royal Oak Investigations: The Box, the Seance, and the Singapore Theory: When a Case Pushes Back
The Royal Oak case challenged everything I thought I understood about the paranormal. What began as an effort to debunk strange events gradually became something far less certain, pushing me into unfamiliar territory shaped by mystery, spirituality, and unsettling personal experience. At the centre of it all was a strange symbolic box—an object born from difficult-to-explain moments that would come to define one of the most unusual chapters of my investigation. - When Murder Meets Mystery: The Red Barn Case
The Red Barn Murder is one of Britain’s most haunting true crime cases, made even stranger by its alleged paranormal twist. When Maria Marten vanished from Polstead in 1827, suspicion soon fell on her boyfriend, William Corder. But it was her stepmother Ann’s disturbing dreams, said to reveal both Maria’s murder and burial place, that turned the case into legend. Was this simply intuition, or something far more mysterious guiding the search for the truth?
Talks & Events…
Join me at talks and events where I share experiences from my investigations, discuss different perspectives and continue the conversation about the paranormal.
Festival of the Unexplained…
6–8 November 2026
I’ll be speaking about the Royal Oak investigations and bringing my books along. If you’re attending, come and say hello.
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