Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream.

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• Bolton Percy Gatehouse.
  For my birthday recently, we escaped to Bolton Percy for a few nights in its beautiful 15th-century gatehouse. A tiny Yorkshire village, an incredible historic building and a graveyard practically in the back… Read more: Bolton Percy Gatehouse.
• 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.

• The Ghost Who Came to Tea: Mrs Veal and the Healing Haunting.
  There is a rather good reason to be talking about Mrs Veal right now. This October, Canterbury will host City of Ghosts: The Canterbury Ghost Story Festival, a new festival celebrating the city’s remarkable place in the history of supernatural storytelling. Taking place at St Gregory’s on Saturday 3 October, the festival marks 320 years… Read more: The Ghost Who Came to Tea: Mrs Veal and the Healing Haunting.
• Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990)
  Things have been quiet here lately with the ghosts, because life has been happening elsewhere. 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 doesn’t always come up. The third film on my dissertation list… 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.