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Apparently, they used the number of paranormal reports. Okay, good. Makes sense. The number of cemeteries. What? Yeah. Not sure if that's relevant. Maybe. Not sure. The number of vacant properties. Huh? These are getting a bit more tenuous. And also the number of houses built before 1918. Double what?

Apparently, they used the number of paranormal reports. Okay, good. Makes sense. The number of cemeteries. What? Yeah. Not sure if that's relevant. Maybe. Not sure. The number of vacant properties. Huh? These are getting a bit more tenuous. And also the number of houses built before 1918. Double what?

Yeah, like, is there some kind of cut-off after 1918 that ghosts no longer appear that I'm not aware of?

Yeah, like, is there some kind of cut-off after 1918 that ghosts no longer appear that I'm not aware of?

It would seem so. Though I am pretty sure that there isn't a cut-off after 1918, as we've seen and heard quite a few haunted places built after then, and in fact we live in one. Anyway, rant over, for now. So, whereabouts did Manchester come on this top 10 haunted cities list? I'll give you a second. Have a guess. Whatever you're thinking, I'm almost certain that you're wrong.

It would seem so. Though I am pretty sure that there isn't a cut-off after 1918, as we've seen and heard quite a few haunted places built after then, and in fact we live in one. Anyway, rant over, for now. So, whereabouts did Manchester come on this top 10 haunted cities list? I'll give you a second. Have a guess. Whatever you're thinking, I'm almost certain that you're wrong.

They didn't come anywhere. They're not on the list. Manchester Evening News published an article about what to do in Manchester on Halloween and suggested that people went to York instead. York! Not that there's anything... We love York, but it's not in Manchester. Indeed. To add insult to injury, York only came second, or more correctly third, as Bradford and Aberdeen took joint first place.

They didn't come anywhere. They're not on the list. Manchester Evening News published an article about what to do in Manchester on Halloween and suggested that people went to York instead. York! Not that there's anything... We love York, but it's not in Manchester. Indeed. To add insult to injury, York only came second, or more correctly third, as Bradford and Aberdeen took joint first place.

And this is not in any way to disparage York, as it's awesome and we really want to head up there ourselves. But surely they could have done an article about a haunted location in Manchester.

And this is not in any way to disparage York, as it's awesome and we really want to head up there ourselves. But surely they could have done an article about a haunted location in Manchester.

It's not like they haven't got any of these loads, including some amazing places like Manchester Cathedral, Strangeways Prison and, of course, Wardley Hall, who some of you may remember from our Screaming Skulls episode.

It's not like they haven't got any of these loads, including some amazing places like Manchester Cathedral, Strangeways Prison and, of course, Wardley Hall, who some of you may remember from our Screaming Skulls episode.

and i know this has been a bit long for a paranormal radar but bear with me the main event is coming i just have one more little story to cover first and this one comes from the literary trust who in partnership with the university of birmingham are having a writer spooky story set in birmingham event culminating in an exhibition of some of the best stories in december

and i know this has been a bit long for a paranormal radar but bear with me the main event is coming i just have one more little story to cover first and this one comes from the literary trust who in partnership with the university of birmingham are having a writer spooky story set in birmingham event culminating in an exhibition of some of the best stories in december

It is only open to residents of Birmingham, and that's Birmingham in the UK, just in case you weren't sure, so we know that only a minority of you will be able to enter, but we thought that it deserved as much publicity as it could get. The stories can be fact or fiction, and they recommend that stories be between 500 and 1500 words and be set in Birmingham.

It is only open to residents of Birmingham, and that's Birmingham in the UK, just in case you weren't sure, so we know that only a minority of you will be able to enter, but we thought that it deserved as much publicity as it could get. The stories can be fact or fiction, and they recommend that stories be between 500 and 1500 words and be set in Birmingham.

so if you're a budding spooky author do check it out and of course we'll put links on the website for you we know there's loads of you that are awesome writers out there so indeed on it we do know particularly there are some very specific very good writers that listen to the show so if you live in birmingham get in on this competition you're a shoe in So, we're finally there. The main course.

so if you're a budding spooky author do check it out and of course we'll put links on the website for you we know there's loads of you that are awesome writers out there so indeed on it we do know particularly there are some very specific very good writers that listen to the show so if you live in birmingham get in on this competition you're a shoe in So, we're finally there. The main course.

The best, or perhaps more accurately, the most tenuous shameless Halloween tie-in we could find. And I say we, because after all of my searching, I didn't find it. Lil did. And I managed to somehow win despite my poor contribution. You did. So well done, Lil. I doff my hat to you because this one is a cracker. This story was actually published last year, but only on the 30th of October.

The best, or perhaps more accurately, the most tenuous shameless Halloween tie-in we could find. And I say we, because after all of my searching, I didn't find it. Lil did. And I managed to somehow win despite my poor contribution. You did. So well done, Lil. I doff my hat to you because this one is a cracker. This story was actually published last year, but only on the 30th of October.