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In an hour-long episode, she traversed the pre-Christian origins of the ghost story in literature, gave us a spot of MR James and Charles ...

Gatiss says the BBC is "full of flaws" but argues we must "support" the broadcaster amidst "relentless attempts to kill it." ...

Ghost stories at Christmas, Dr Vernon says, appeal to the side of us that "loves horror and loves being scared while we're in ...

Benson’s mother was Mary Sidgwick, whose brother Henry was a founding member and first president of the Society for Psychical ...

Tobias Menzies also stars in a delightfully creepy adaptation by Mark Gatiss. Plus: Lenny Rush goes in search of Santa. Here’s what to watch this evening ...