Ghost Stories, Folklore & City of Ghosts with Thom Burgess

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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The Whispering Woods is a UK paranormal storytelling podcast exploring true ghost stories, unexplained mysteries, haunted history and folklore from around the world.

From firsthand paranormal encounters to historical hauntings and centuries-old legends, we bring you atmospheric stories of the strange and unexplained.

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