{"id":106,"date":"2026-03-18T17:35:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladyparanormal.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=106"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:35:42","slug":"into-the-uncanny-by-danny-robins-a-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladyparanormal.co.uk\/Blog\/into-the-uncanny-by-danny-robins-a-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Into the Uncanny by Danny Robins – A Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is not a sponsored post, all views are my own. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As many of you already know, I\u2019m a huge<\/em> fan of the Uncanny Podcast\u2014so picking up Into the Uncanny<\/em> by Danny Robins was never really a question. It felt less like choosing a book and more like continuing a journey I\u2019ve already been on for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Personal Journey into the Unknown<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What really stood out to me is how personal this book is. Yes, it\u2019s packed with paranormal cases\u2014but at its heart, this is Robins\u2019 story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We get a real glimpse into who he is: his upbringing without faith, his anxieties, even a panic attack during his university years. And through it all, there\u2019s this ongoing tension\u2014he wants<\/em> to believe\u2026 but can\u2019t quite get there. That sense of searching, of wanting answers but never fully grasping them, is something I think a lot of us in the paranormal world can relate to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a way, that personal quest becomes the thread that ties the whole book together. The cases themselves almost feel secondary at times\u2014like stepping stones in a much bigger, more human story about belief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cases: Familiar but Fascinating<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

That said, there are plenty of cases here to get your teeth into. If you love the podcast, you\u2019ll feel right at home\u2014the book reads almost like a written version of those episodes, drawing heavily from real experiences shared by members of the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The standout for me is the poltergeist case in Rome, set in a medieval apartment on Via di Monserrato. It\u2019s got all the classic signs\u2014objects moving, strange displacements, even a bed seemingly teleporting. Proper spine-tingling stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robins revisits the case at both the beginning and end of the book, which gives it this eerie, circular feel. But without spoiling anything\u2026 don\u2019t expect neat answers. You\u2019re left with more questions than conclusions\u2014and honestly, that\u2019s very on-brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also get:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Strange hauntings in Averham across the \u201980s and \u201990s<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A chilling Ouija board prediction involving death<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • UFO encounters, including the famous case involving Alan Godfrey in Todmorden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    What I really appreciate is that Robins actually visits these locations himself. That boots-on-the-ground approach adds a layer of authenticity you don\u2019t always get in paranormal books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Where It Falls a Little Flat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    As much as I enjoyed it, I\u2019ll be honest\u2014it\u2019s a bit of a mixed bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For someone who goes to such lengths to visit these places, some of the analysis feels a little\u2026 surface level. Take the Alan Godfrey case, for example. It\u2019s fascinating, but there are alternative explanations and deeper discussions out there that don\u2019t really get explored here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The same goes for some of the other cases\u2014they\u2019re intriguing, but I found myself wanting more depth, more digging, more challenge to the narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Overall, Into the Uncanny<\/em> is a really engaging read\u2014especially if you\u2019re already a fan of the Uncanny Podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It\u2019s atmospheric, personal, and full of those \u201cwait\u2026 what?\u201d moments we all love. But if you\u2019re looking for hard conclusions or deeply critical analysis, you might come away a little frustrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For me though? It felt like sitting down with a fellow paranormal enthusiast and swapping stories late into the night\u2014and that\u2019s no bad thing at all. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This is not a sponsored post, all views are my own. As many of you already know, I\u2019m a huge fan of the Uncanny Podcast\u2014so picking up Into the Uncanny by Danny Robins was never really a question. It felt less like choosing a book and more like continuing a journey I\u2019ve already been on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":107,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[11,14,13],"class_list":["post-106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","tag-ghost-story","tag-review","tag-uncanny"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ladyparanormal.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uncanny.jpg?fit=975%2C1500&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladyparanormal.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladyparanormal.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladyparanormal.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladyparanormal.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladyparanormal.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ladyparanormal.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108,"href":"https:\/\/ladyparanormal.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions\/108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladyparanormal.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladyparanormal.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladyparanormal.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladyparanormal.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}