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BBC comedy Ghosts to be made into film

16+ hour, 44+ min ago  (363+ words) The award-winning BBC comedy Ghosts is to be made into a feature length film. Actors Lolly Adefope, Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe will all feature in the family adventure Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House. It has been written and…...

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NHS called in exorcist after frightened hospice staff reported seeing ghosts

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (439+ words) An NHS trust contacted an exorcist after staff reported seeing ghosts, including a "girl in a red dress" at a Norwich hospice. The site was previously used as a children's hospital, and after a series of paranormal incidents, staff fear…...

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A Ghost In Your Ear at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs review: brilliantly spooky stuff

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (188+ words) And the scares? Again, it would be a shame to spoil them, but they are extremely potent and even those that can be anticipated induce horripilation (a lovely word one rarely gets to use, it describes hair stirring on a…...

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Paranormal Activity: Is this the scariest show on the West End?

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (493+ words) If you enjoy the deliciously creepy feeling of your hair stirring on your tightening scalp in anticipation of terror, Paranormal Activity is the show for you. Based on the titular film franchise that began in 2007 with a low budget feature…...

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These are the five most haunted places in London

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (871+ words) With Halloween approaching, this is a good time to check out London's history as a backdrop to thousands of ghost stories and spooky chronicles. This weekend and beyond, London is hosting a spine-chilling array of club nights, quizzes, and immersive…...

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Blue plaque to be unveiled for ‘queen of the ghost stories’

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (560+ words) A blue plaque is to be unveiled in Co Antrim for one of the most successful authors of the Victorian era. Charlotte Riddell, known as the "queen of ghost stories, will be remembered at the event in her hometown of…...

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Annabelle doll’s real-life handler dies suddenly at 54 during paranormal tour

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (446+ words) The longtime handler of the infamous Annabelle doll that inspired The Conjuring film franchise has died at the age of 54 while on tour with the haunted toy. Dan Rivera, a lead investigator with the New England Society for Psychic Research…...

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Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted commissioned for season 5

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (393+ words) Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted is going to return for series five - with a list of notable names finding out if their homes have supernatural spirits behind their walls. Discovery+ have just announced the fifth series is going to…...

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‘Unsung’ pioneering actress and director Esme Church honoured with blue plaque

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (643+ words) An "unsung" actress and director who founded a theatre school that taught future stars including three-time Bafta winner Billie Whitelaw has been honoured with a blue plaque. The recognition in Bradford, where she ran the Northern Theatre School, will allow…...

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Are psychics a scam? What happened when I went to visit one

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1198+ words) Eilidh Dorgan found out unexpected things about herself (and her cat) when she went to see top author and podcast host Megan Firester They say you shouldn't meet your heroes - and although Anthony Bourdain is dead and Keith Richards won't…...