It might not be home to Freddie Kreuger but will residents in Shrewsbury’s Elm Street be having nightmares tonight?

As the people of Shropshire prepare to celebrate Halloween we thought we would come up with the county’s very own spooky guide to scary places, eerie street names and things that go bump in the night.

The 1980s horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street won a legion of movie fans and made the street name famous.

But the Shropshire address is much less terrifying than its American equivalent with its residents enjoying a much more peaceful night’s sleep.

However there are plenty of Shropshire places to send a shiver down anyone’s spine this weekend with a house called The Wytches in Quatford, near Bridgnorth, testing buyers’ nerve by going on the market today.

And people taking a walk past Ardmillan House in Oswestry might think they are seeing a double for the famous Addams Family home.

But while admitting their home, with its high tower and perched on the highest point in the town, may look scary, owners, Carolyn and Paolo Lepone say it is anything but spooky.

Isolated

Shropshire has an array of street names which conjure up all sorts of spooky connections from Cemetery Road and Dark Lane through to Huntsman Way.

The Wytches, an isolated bungalow on the edge of Shantry Woods, was built by a married couple in the 1940s. The pair have now both died and remaining family members have put the home up for sale.

Agent Louise Price, of Farlow Estates, said: “It’s quite appropriate that a house with that name is set to become available to coincide with Halloween. It’s in a really spooky location nestling on the edge of the woods, but I’m not sure if it’s haunted.

“It was built after the Second World War when materials were scarce and it does have a strange feel that things could go bump in the night,” she added.

Mr and Mrs Lepone bought their house in 2004 and after spending a year refurbishing it now live their with their four children.

The house was built in 1897 by businessman John Thomas and his large family. Although Ardmillan House is usually not at all spooky, the family are dressing it up next week for son, Marco’s ninth birthday.

“We always do a Halloween party for his birthday and all the children just love coming and seeing the house covered in cobwebs and other spooky things,” said Mrs Lepone.

By Russell Roberts