culture. education. literary studies.
This time of year, my favourite thing to re-watch is the legendary BBC anthology series โA Ghost Story for Christmasโ. Originally broadcast between 1971 and 1978, each episode is a television adaptation of a classic ghost story, very much in the old tradition of wintertime storytelling focused on the supernatural and the otherworldly.ย
The plot revolves around a mother, Anna, who returns to her mysterious hometown of Curon with her teenage twins, Daria and Mauro, after 17 years of absence. As soon as they arrive, strange and unsettling events begin to unfold, deeply connected to the town's troubled past.
โGhostland: In Search of a Haunted Countryโ is an excellent, genre-blending book, that brings together nature and travel writing, literary and cultural history, exploration of the supernatural, plus the added element of memoir. Itโs filled with the sense of love, wonder, and appreciation for Englandโs landscapes and the ghostly tales that quietly echo through its forests, hills and moors.
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