In this special episode, I'm joined by writer and screenwriter Thom Burgess for a chat about ghost stories, folklore and a lifelong fascination with the supernatural.
Thom talks about growing up surrounded by the ghostlore of Kent, from the phantom bride of Bluebell Hill to the stories that first frightened and fascinated him as a child, and how that interest eventually found its way into his own writing and the Paramount horror film Passenger.
Along the way, we get into M. R. James, haunted pubs, phantom hitchhikers, the strange ways folklore has moved online and, inevitably, those deeply unsettling Cat in the Hat videos. Thom also shares a couple of his own unexplained experiences, including a very strange night in a Seattle hotel.
We also talk about City of Ghosts: The Canterbury Ghost Story Festival, taking place in Canterbury on 3 October, which brings together more than 300 years of ghost stories, folklore, literature, film and the supernatural.
Links to the festival, tickets and Thom’s work can be found below:
Early Haunts
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Early-Haunts-T-W-Burgess/dp/B0BQ4X2WLF
Malevolents - Click Click
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Malevolents-Click-Thom-Burgess-ebook/dp/B077F4XB87
Ghoster : TW Burgess
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghoster-Thom-Burgess-Toby-Meakins-ebook/dp/B088Q4PKPN
The Eyrie
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eyrie-Thom-Burgess-ebook/dp/B077F17L3B
Hallows Fell
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hallows-Fell-T-W-Burgess/dp/B08W7SPT3C
Manoghosts Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/c/ManoghostsTV
And here is the link for City of Ghosts: The Canterbury Ghost Story Festival:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/city-of-ghosts-the-canterbury-ghost-story-festival-tickets-1998994102171?keep_tld=true
Take care everyone and I'll catch you again tomorrow.
Sarah xx
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