I had a fantastic time at The Curious Cat Bookshop in Frodsham last night. I loved hearing everyone's spooky stories! Crackers the cat nicely warmed up a few copies of Ghosted, too.

Tibbs is the gift that keeps giving. I'm excited to have a weekend back home, and for my Ghosted events in Frodsham and Mold! ☺️

Just finished listening to the audiobook of this, wonderfully read by its author, @alicevernon10.bsky.social. A lovely open-minded but detailed piece of writing about the history of ghost-hunting, and some of the fads, frauds and hoaxes that make up that world. Perfect for the shortening evenings!

One week to go until my event with Mold Bookshop! It would be great to meet some Mold and Flintshire ghost hunters. 👻 Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-moldbook...

Ready for a new issue? Pre-orders for The Mirror Issue are now open worldwide! ✨🪞✨ Mirror magic, ritual masks, films that cast a spell, doppelgängers and fetches, changelings, evil portraits, spirit traps and much more. 👉🏼 helleborezine.com

The Rise of Spiritualism (and Séances) After the First World War: lithub.com/the-rise-of-...

👻 Ghosted - Alice Vernon A social, historical and scientific exploration of ghost-hunting, and why our fascination with the paranormal is as timeless as the ghosts we hope to find. Read more - www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ghosted-9...

Happy publication day to Ghosted! This book was so much fun to research and write, and I can't wait to go on a ghost hunt again. Thank you to everyone who's ordered a copy! I hope you enjoy reading it...with all the lights on, obviously. 👻 (Note: video plays crackling static sound)

👻 The enduring allure of ghost hunting is explored in a new book published by Dr Alice Vernon today. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/yzs9fxfz @alicevernon10.bsky.social #ghost #ghosts #paranormal #ghosthunting

Out TODAY - this magnificent new book by @alicevernon10.bsky.social. GHOSTED. A brilliant journey into ghost-hunting, historically and today. Why are we so fascinated with the paranormal? Get a copy here to find out: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ghos...

Happy publication day to Ghosted! This book was so much fun to research and write, and I can't wait to go on a ghost hunt again. Thank you to everyone who's ordered a copy! I hope you enjoy reading it...with all the lights on, obviously. 👻 (Note: video plays crackling static sound)

To mark publication of Upon A White Horse, a story for The Guardian about a quest to find an ancient stone where I was photographed as a boy. www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

During Harry Price's infamous ghost-hunts at Borley Rectory, he reports that this gold wedding ring appeared out of nowhere. He wrote: 'We had entered both Blue Room and dressing-room several times during the evening, and it is unthinkable that we should not have seen it or trodden on it.'

Here are some non-fiction book recs for readers who love horror fiction! (I didn't include books about horror movies)

@alicevernon10.bsky.social explores the rise of spiritualism after the First World War: “Séances ceased being a party game or stage act and instead became a beacon of hope for those who were left behind that their sons, brothers and husbands weren’t truly gone.”

'The Victorians had turned death into something of a pageant...The Great War, however, turned death into something sudden, cruel and unknowable.' Having written about Victorian Spiritualism in my last book, Out of the Shadows, I found this idea, & @alicevernon10.bsky.social's essay, so interesting.

I'm thrilled to have an extract from Ghosted on @literaryhub.bsky.social today! The chapter on Spiritualism in the aftermath of WWI really broadened my understanding of ghost-hunting, and made me realise just how much grief is tangled up in our search for spooks. lithub.com/the-rise-of-...

There's a nice little mention of Ghosted in this month's National Geographic Traveller magazine! (I should point out that I didn't literally visit New Zealand or the community in the Alps gripped by demonic possession, since that happened in 1857 and I hadn't yet been born... 😂)

We hope you had a great Labor Day weekend! Now let's kick off September with some new #books! Check out new titles by @stephenking.bsky.social & Maurice Sendak, @authorarundhatiroy.bsky.social, @joannechocolat.bsky.social, @alicevernon10.bsky.social, and more! #BookSky

Thrilled that Ghosted is featured in this - in fine company, too!

GHOSTED is published in hardback in the US today! I really hope you enjoy reading it. And it's out in the UK next week! I haven't been this generally tense since my driving test...

Happy US pub day @alicevernon10.bsky.social 😊

I'm very excited to be doing this event for Ghosted with the lovely gang at Mold Bookshop on 26th September, 7pm, Mold Library. It's my hometown! ☺️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-moldbook...

Learn more about Bev, the haunted doll @alicevernon10.bsky.social bought on Ebay in my newest episode with her! We talk about her new nonfiction book GHOSTED too, about ghost hunting, the historical and cultural context of poltergeists, and more! She was so fun to talk to 😁

Come and learn of Woolton Hall, stay and learn of Bev, the haunted eBay doll. @agathaandrews.bsky.social talks with @alicevernon10.bsky.social about her non-fiction book, GHOSTED and of the ghost hunting community and its history. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

I had the time of my life talking about poltergeists, ghost tourism, and local celebrity Bev the Haunted Doll with @agathaandrews.bsky.social on the wonderful She Wore Black podcast. Listen: www.sheworeblackpodcast.com/2025/08/e176...

I had a dream last night that I was walking around a haunted abbey in search of its resident ghost, which was the spirit of a mouse named Mr Risotto.

Cheshire pals! I'm doing a book launch for Ghosted at the lovely Curious Cat Bookshop in Frodsham on Thursday 25th September, 7pm. Come and talk about ghost-hunting with me, and hopefully see Crackers the cat. 😺 Tickets: thecuriouscatbookshop.co.uk/product/alic...

Three weeks until GHOSTED is published! Bev the Haunted Doll has had a brief turn as a tombstone-to-tombstone saleswoman, and now she's currently practising her best demonic screech for some podcasts we have coming up. For more info and to pre-order: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ghosted-9...

Three weeks until GHOSTED is published! Bev the Haunted Doll has had a brief turn as a tombstone-to-tombstone saleswoman, and now she's currently practising her best demonic screech for some podcasts we have coming up. For more info and to pre-order: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ghosted-9...

Oh no! I watched a bonkers 1960s Italian film called Theorem recently, where the entire plot is that everyone loses their goddamn mind over Terence Stamp's quiet but absolutely smoking allure and honestly...yes.

Let its never be said that I'm not consistently several years late to the party. 🥳 You can now follow me - and my adventures in graves, ghouls and folklore - on TikTok. I have several weeks of videos already scheduled, so do drop me a follow. www.tiktok.com/@burialsandb...

Ghosted is featured in @libraryjournal.bsky.social's round-up of autumn books! It is 'of note', no less, and in good spooky company. 👻 www.libraryjournal.com/story/Nonfic...

Ghosted is published in one month! It's all getting very exciting. Bev the Haunted Doll is positively crawling the walls. No, really. She's crawling up the walls. Send help. Pre-order: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ghosted-9...

In 1906, French physiologist Charles Richet did some experiments with a spirit-medium named Marthe Béraud, who specialised in materialising, er, 'limbs' out of ectoplasm. His expert drawings of the séances really highlight what interested him most about the case...

I watched The Uninvited (1944) for the first time last night - it's so spooky! But my favourite aspect was the fact that a tiny Cornish coastal village is just absolutely awash with fabulous Edith Head costumes. I noticed the creeping touches of ghostly white lace on the dresses, Edith, I noticed.

It was brilliant to talk to Justin about Ghosted, spooky sleep, and delicious ectoplasm on The Paranormal Monkey podcast last night. Justin is a fantastic host, and it really was a lot of fun. You can catch up on YouTube now!

I'm hugely looking forward to chatting to Justin on The Paranormal Monkey podcast tonight! 😁

👻GHOSTED pre-order offer at Waterstones!👻 From now until Thursday, you can get 25% off pre-ordered copies of Ghosted with the code SUMMER25. Everyone who pre-orders it will be forever blessed by Bev the Haunted Doll. #paranormal #ghosthunting #nonfiction www.waterstones.com/book/ghosted...

I spent my week recording the audiobook for Ghosted, which was a very strange and very fun experience. I realised I've never pronounced 'tumult' properly in my life. Thanks to Ben Carpenter at Rakkit Productions for making the marathon feel manageable! Pre-order: www.audible.co.uk/pd/Ghosted-A...

The university's wildflower project is definitely doing some good. Check out these BMOCs (Big Moths on Campus) I spotted this morning: a Buff Arches, White Ermine and, lingering around the Students' Union after a heavy night, a Swallow-tailed.

I had the time of my life at @thebugfarm.bsky.social today, making friends with a green bean stick insect and Madagascar hissing cockroach AND I saw a hummingbird hawk-moth for the first time among the wildflowers. So many wonderful bugs both inside and out. Living my best Animal Crossing life.

A visit to Dyfi Wildlife Centre is always a treat - this time I saw hundreds of teeny-tiny toadlets. I was fretting about them getting squished because they were so small, and had to make sure several crossed the boardwalk safely. 🐸

My Anticipated Books For Autumn 2025: halfmanhalfbook.co.uk/book-musings...

Tibbs is keeping cool on a very hot #Caturday.

Good to see and first of many, I hope. I'm interested to hear from any ex-Unbound authors in my subject areas. www.thebookseller.com/rights/acid-...

I heard a tawny owl close by in the middle of the night! 🦉 It was so loud it woke me up from an overly complicated work stress-dream, so thank you, tawny owl.

This is a fantastic scheme. I visited Senate House's Harry Price Library last year while doing research for Ghosted - there's so much fascinating stuff there, including the gold ring that mysteriously appeared during the Borley Rectory investigation, and it's highly worth diving into.

For supernaturalists, a chance for a fellowship to use the amazing resources of the Harry Price collection!

No good can come of this. We won't be following suit.