All The Terrible Things

I was recently interviewed by stand up comedian, Jane Postlethwaite, for her Paranormal Queer Comedy podcast All The Terrible Things. I think it was hands down one of the most enjoyable podcast interviews I’ve ever done and this evident in the fact that we spoke for so long that the interview was released across two episodes! Listen to Episode 1:   Listen to Episode 2:  Jane has a open-minded, genuine curiosity about all things spooky and that shines through in the episodes where she chats about the paranormal with a range of guests. Previous episodes of the podcast include interviews with Ken Summers, as well as Darren Mann from the Paranormal Database. You can find the podcast and subscribe for future episodes it the many places you get your podcasts from! Jane and I discussed a whole range of things including skepticism, paranormal media, interesting cases, psychic mediums, ghost hunting…

YouTube Debunkers Risk Spreading Misinformation If They Don’t Fact-Check Themselves

YouTube is filled with low-quality videos of ghost hunters claiming to capture paranormal activity, often relying on poorly filmed or faked footage. As this trend has grown over the years, it has been accompanied by the rise of YouTube Debunkers, offering alternative explanations and debunking the so-called evidence presented by these ghost hunting channels. Beardo visits 30 East Drive In August 2024, the BeardoGetsScared debunking channel, shared a video of his ghost hunt at 30 East Drive, a UK site famed for its supposed poltergeist, the Black Monk of Pontefract. Curious to see a debunker’s approach, I watched the video but was left disappointed. Beardo reported that his team felt “freaked out” upon arrival but used a Trifield meter to find strong EMF readings from the boiler upstairs. From examining the video, it looks like he is using a £30 device from Amazon which measures electric and magnetic fields, as well…

A Skeptic’s Guide to Ghost Hunting for Bristol Skeptics Society

On September 9th I will be delivering an updated version of my public talk A Skeptic’s Guide to Ghost Hunting for the relaunch of Bristol Skeptics Society! It’s the first time I’ve delivered this talk in years, after recently graduating from The Open University. During the 7 years of study I had to focus my spare time on studying so delivering public talks was not always a possibility. As such, A Skeptic’s Guide to Ghost Hunting will be filled with new and updated material, offering fresher insights into the weird world of Ghost Hunting. It’ll also be where I debut the findings of my dissertation which explored the predictive power of science education for paranormal beliefs. Come along to the Wardrobe Theatre Bristol on September 9th!

Yorkshire Ghost Hunters Startled By Reflection

A group of Rotherham-based ghost hunters called Lost Souls Paranormal has approached the media to report that they’ve caught on camera a spooky reflection at a haunted museum, challenging anyone skeptical to visit for themselves. Yahoo News reports that the team, fronted by Darren Ross and Susan Booth, visited the “poltergeist house” in Rawmarsh on August 17 for an investigation. Darren Ross took several photos of an alleged haunted mirror and said he was shocked when he looked through the images at home. Upon inspecting the photos’ the group noticed that Susan’s face looked distorted in the reflection of one of the mirrors. Darren is quoted: It doesn’t look like my mum at all – you can’t even see her eyes in the photo. We were all so shocked when we zoomed in and noticed it. My mum was really scared when she saw it. Looking at the photo, it…