As we creep into the weekend, enjoy The Ghost Geek's Friday Files #1. Part scrapbook, part dispatch from the ghost-nerd trenches of all the odd and interesting things I've seen recently... www.theghostgeek.com/p/the-ghost-...

I am unemployed right now and have a “sick note” due to mental health issues I developed as a result of an unethical employer mishandling my ASD diagnosis. A job literally made me too sick to even look for work for the rest of the year. Think on that.

It is literally one degree out and because I can’t regulate my body heat properly, I don’t need a coat.

As we creep into the weekend, enjoy The Ghost Geek's Friday Files #1. Part scrapbook, part dispatch from the ghost-nerd trenches of all the odd and interesting things I've seen recently... www.theghostgeek.com/p/the-ghost-...

Fish have committed credit card fraud

There is a tune I have whistled on and off for over a decade that I've never been able to place. Nobody else has been able to place it. I just watched a random clip of game play from the Sims 2. It's the tune the paper girl whistles. All this time. ALL THIS TIME! IT'S THE GOD DAMNED SIMS!

I’ve just realised I mask during medical appointments, so the doctor never gets a good idea of how much pain or discomfort I’m in.

The Everyday Hauntings of English Heritage - how the spooky experiences of caretakers, guides, and security guards tell us a lot about the role of hauntings in our modern society... #Folklore #Paranormal #Ghosts www.theghostgeek.com/p/the-everyd...

I was just watching a clip of an old Nationwide segment on the Hexham Heads story in the BBC Archive and my sodding cat, right... my sodding cat LEAPT up onto my bed just as a jump scare wolfman appeared on the screen. The volume at which I swore...

CW: Sexual assault The ruling forcing a child to carry the surname of the the man who raped her mother could harm her for life. We can't let it stand - but we need your help to fight it. To support this case 👇 goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...

In case you missed it, I watched the BBC’s NightWatch with Daisy May and Charlie Cooper and think it’s brilliant. I wrote why for The Skeptic: www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/11/the-...

Italy’s great forgotten artist is getting her dues 400 years on Sofonisba Anguissola inspired Caravaggio but has been overlooked by the history books. Two towns in Sicily are looking to put that right by Julia Buckley for The Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

@mercifull.com Hey! Long time no see!

This is me for @skeptic.org.uk on why I actually loved Daisy May and Charlie Cooper's 'NightWatch', and why it's a control group for ghost hunting TV. www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/11/the-...

The BBC’s NightWatch is a control group for Ghost Hunting TV | Hayley Stevens @theghostgeek.com West Country comedy siblings Daisy May and Charlie Cooper's Nightwatch shows how mundane ghost-hunting actually is, when you're not faking it for ratings.

Every year on International Men’s Day I await the photos where men’s employers make them do cute poses making hearts with their hands, or hugging themselves.

If you think Heathcliff is the epitome of a romantic hero, you need to reread the book. That man violently abuses his wife, locks up a teenager away from her dying father and forces her into a bad marriage so he get her money, hangs a dog, abuses his own son, delierately degrades Hareton...

From The Archives: ‘We Will Never Speak Of This Again,’ Says Trump To Mohammed Bin Salman As They Dump Khashoggi’s Body Into New Jersey River https://theonion.com/we-will-never-speak-of-this-again-says-trump-to-moha-1830547181/

I set aside time to study and CloudFlare has taken the Open Uni website down. Noooo...

The Green Man Festival in Bradford on Avon has been cancelled and the Bradford Roots Folk Festival has been put on hold until 2027, which always includes a Wassail. That's tempting fate, that.

The Everyday Hauntings of English Heritage - how the spooky experiences of caretakers, guides, and security guards tell us a lot about the role of hauntings in our modern society... #Folklore #Paranormal #Ghosts www.theghostgeek.com/p/the-everyd...

Stories of real-life ghost encounters from staff at English Heritage sites show how the most interesting hauntings are also the most ordinary. open.substack.com/pub/theghost...

When I was younger, I enjoyed true crime content. I just tried listening to a podcast and the discussion around a young woman being murdered, while a voice actor put on a grisly voice pretending to be the killer, was so upsetting that I had to just stop.

Hey Megyn Kelly, 14-year-old Eloise would like a word: “If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good… because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.” Sound up! 🔥🔊 1/2

Did you know that in 2026 the law around keeping monkeys as pets is changing? Here, I explore what that means for the British Big Cat folklore... www.theghostgeek.com/p/will-monke...

Did you know that in 2026 the law around keeping monkeys as pets is changing? Here, I explore what that means for the British Big Cat folklore... www.theghostgeek.com/p/will-monke...

I genuinely cannot believe the engagement with my blog in it's new home as The Ghost Geek. I've been going through some stuff, and decided to make this move as a project to focus on. The support has been so lovely.

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If you’re gong to stand outside of someone’s house and argue at almost midnight, the least you can do is ensure your enunciate so that I can understand what you’re arguing about.

There is only one reason Trump directed Bondi to investigate specific names in the Epstein files. It’s so the DOJ can stonewall growing calls for their full release. Not long ago, the DOJ declared there was nothing to investigate. You are witness to the most blatant coverup in American history.

BLOG: Will Monkeys Become Britain's New Big Cats? A rational look at the looming risk of loose primates in post-licensing Britain as 2026 brings changes to the law... #Cryptozoology #BritishLaw #Cryptids www.theghostgeek.com/p/will-monke...

When I was writing about monkeys becoming the new big cats of Britain, I genuinely had a moment where I wondered if I was tempting fate, and one morning in 2026 I'll open my curtains to find a capuchin perched on the roof beneath my window...

People are often surprised when I don’t dismiss out of hand reports that someone has seen a big cat in England. My latest post also lays out why I’m adding capuchins, spider monkeys and friends to that list. “But you’re a skeptic!” Precisely. I follow the data. 🐆

BLOG: Will Monkeys Become Britain's New Big Cats? A rational look at the looming risk of loose primates in post-licensing Britain as 2026 brings changes to the law... #Cryptozoology #BritishLaw #Cryptids www.theghostgeek.com/p/will-monke...

The mental health nurse told me I needed to start getting out of the house and going for walks. So today I went for a stupid walk for my stupid mental health, and it DID make me feel better actually so… fair enough.

Trimming the cats claws and it made him sad so I had to stop because I don’t like being evil 😓

I just remembered going to a first aid training course with a colleague who'd never done one before (I'd done like 6 at that point) and he asked me if we'd be practicing CPR on the other attendees, like we did bandages the day before. I said "I bloody hope not!"

Investigating a case involving some unethical ghost hunters who have linked their crap evidence to the real murders of children. I hate it here.

I love Meta so much. I've had to restart the FB Page for my blog, going from 800+ followers to zero. So, if you like reading what I write, and you have a FB Profile, please consider checking it out? www.facebook.com/theghostgeek

That’s a really good piece explaining what set QED apart and highlighting the nature of skepticism in this generation. Thanks, Hayley!

Why myth, memory, and mood matter more than we think in historic hauntings, and how ghost hunters can avoid rewriting history open.substack.com/pub/theghost...

The conference that proved we can achieve great things has come to an end, but the future of the grassroots skeptic movement is just beginning. #QED open.substack.com/pub/theghost...

The Past, Present and Future of QED | The Ghost Geek I genuinely cried writing this. #QEDcon will always have a special place in my brain. Thank you @qedcon.org! theghostgeek.substack.com/p/the-past-p...

When I'm ill, I find I write better. I've written three pieces in the last 24 hours and was smug because I'm not sick hahaha... and now the cough has started.

The Past, Present and Future of QED | The Ghost Geek I genuinely cried writing this. #QEDcon will always have a special place in my brain. Thank you @qedcon.org! theghostgeek.substack.com/p/the-past-p...

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I've started writing my thoughts on QED and I've cried twice

Latest from The Ghost Geek: Some ghost stories are built on tragedy. Others bury it. Winchester, Greyfriars, and the uneasy line between immersive storytelling and haunted history. 📑When Ghost Stories Haunt Themselves theghostgeek.substack.com/p/when-ghost... #Paranormal #PopCulture

Spotify just sprung ‘lover, you should’ve come over’ by Jeff Buckley on me. I’m fine.