Paris is known as the City of Light, but it’s seen its fair share of darkness over the centuries. It’s not surprising that Paris ghost stories loiter on the boulevards, amid the tourists and fashionable locals. And they even have celebrity ghosts. Oscar Wilde apparently haunts room 5077 of the Westin Vendome hotel (Brace 2019). […]
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3 creepy tales of the Devil, the helpful dead, and ghosts in Venice
The Jewel of the Adriatic is a gorgeous wonder, filled with masks, bridges, alleyways, and mystery. But there are also ghosts in Venice, often only seen in the brief half-light when daytime gives way to the night. I went to Venice back in August 2017, and paid a visit to the Libreria Acqua Alta. I […]
Shapeshifting Creatures of Folklore: Fairies, Selkies and Ghosts
Shapeshifting is an ancient ability that appears in cultures around the world across the ages. It appears in an array of ‘types’ of shapeshifting. Some creatures can simply shift their form due to a natural ability. Gods often change their form (hello, Zeus), but they can also change the form of others. Look at the […]
4 Weird Ghost Stories Direct From Real Life
Halloween is a perfect time of year to tell ghost stories. Lord knows I have enough weird ghost stories among my free short stories. But I ran a poll on Twitter, and a whopping 90% of the respondents on Twitter wanted me to talk about my own weird experiences, rather than explore a traditional ghost […]
The Not So Holy Ghost: England’s Haunted Churches
Churches in England are often portrayed as quaint, picturesque centres of their community. But given they’re also often one of the oldest buildings in a town or village, it’s hardly surprising that we’d have so many tales of haunted churches too. Some of these tales immortalise previous parishioners, but more usually, the tales commemorate dark […]
Will O’ The Wisp: A Fairy, Ghost or Guardian?
For people of a certain age, Will O’ The Wisp refers to a TV cartoon character voiced by Kenneth Williams. Yet for everyone, the Will O’ The Wisp is a somewhat tricksy figure, an amorphous term from folklore all over the world. We’re going to stick with northern European folklore here, where one of the […]
