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• Creekside ghosts in Faversham.
  I lived in Canterbury for almost ten years, but somehow never properly explored neighbouring Faversham beyond the occasional quick visit. Going back recently and finally spending real time there made me realise how… Read more: Creekside ghosts in Faversham.
• York after ghosts.
  So after what felt like several consecutive lifetimes spent writing about ghosts, grief, spectrality, and haunted cinema, I finally handed in my dissertation a few weeks ago. I’ll have much more to say… Read more: York after ghosts.
• Pluckley Lovely.
  A birthday weekend in England’s Most Haunted Village probably isn’t everybody’s idea of a romantic getaway, but for us it was the perfect choice. Ghost mum and dad recently escaped to Pluckley for… Read more: Pluckley Lovely.

• Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990)
  Things have been quiet here lately, because life has been happening elsewhere — work, writing, the slow accumulation of days that ask for attention before reflection. Everything Haunted is still very much alive, though, and this felt like a good place to begin again. When people talk about ghost stories, Anthony Minghella’s Truly, Madly, Deeply… Read more: Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990)
• No Ordinary Deaths.
  Welcome back! It is a brand new year and 2026 is already off to a positive start. I can’t wait to keep you all updated on what I have planned. Let’s just say it is going to be a busy year for Everything Haunted, but for now I have to tell you about a book.… Read more: No Ordinary Deaths.
• If you have ghosts at Christmas.
  It is Christmas and of course I am still thinking about ghosts. This time of year is full of memory. We return to the same songs, the same films, the same small rituals, often without thinking about it. Decorations come out of boxes they’ve lived in for years. Stories get retold. Old habits resurface. For… Read more: If you have ghosts at Christmas.