The scary story features recognisable tropes that children will love, such as a creepy fairground and a haunted house. It navigates epic themes like good versus evil whilst remaining grounded in a world that children will relate to. The text is great for children looking to improve their creative writing and employ scary techniques, and the themes can even inspire children to come up with their own spooky stories. While it seems to contradict the contemporary notion of ghosts as immaterial spirits, there are accounts from the Middle Ages of ghosts being wrestled and restrained until a priest arrived to hear their confession! However, others were less substantial, and were described moving through walls. There were even some cases reported of armies of ghosts fighting one another; sightings were reported at Wandlebury, near Cambridge. We have our most vivid dreams during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Our eyes dart around under closed eyelids and the rest of our bodies are paralysed. Sleep paralysis is the feeling of being conscious but unable to move - as if dreaming with eyes open - and occurs when a person moves through stages of wakefulness and sleep. It's a frightening experience, and can feel like someone is in your room. Pareidolia

If someone hands you an electronic device to sense aghost, then they’re probably doing it to get your money during aghosttour," Hupp said. Danny will also invite viewers to get in touch with their own explanations, and provide case updates in which he explores viewers’ theories on the stories.

Until the emergence and spread of atheism in the 18th century, belief in the soul and an afterlife was almost universal. South and Southeast Asia

It’s not uncommon for me to hear stories like this. As a sociologist, some of my work looks at beliefs in things like ghosts, aliens, pyramid power and superstitions.I am one of two experts on the show, alongside Dr O'Keeffe. We are both paranormal psychologists but where Ciarán considers himself a hardcore sceptic I am more open minded. My job is essentially to answer the question of 'If this is paranormal then what type of paranormal phenomena is it and how does it relate to our current understanding of the supernatural?' The paranormal generally refers to anomalies, or events that may not be real but nevertheless seem to contradict scientific knowledge. The supernatural tends to encompass transcendental concepts that can't be disproved, as they're outside the realm of science. The existence of deities may be considered supernatural, while uncanny phenomena that are difficult to explain may be considered paranormal. The supernatural refers to supposed phenomena that exist outside the laws of nature, such as angels, demons and gods. What’s the difference between paranormal and supernatural? While amateur ghost hunters like to imagine themselves on the cutting edge of ghost research, they are really engaging in what folklorists call ostension or legend tripping. It's basically a form of playacting in which people "act out" a legend, often involving ghosts or supernatural elements. In his book " Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults: Legends We Live" (University Press of Mississippi, 2003) folklorist Bill Ellis points out that ghost hunters themselves often take the search seriously and "venture out to challenge supernatural beings, confront them in consciously dramatized form, then return to safety. ... The stated purpose of such activities is not entertainment but a sincere effort to test and define boundaries of the 'real' world." Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, India - W. A. Chambers, one of the hotel's architects, jumped from a fifth floor balcony. It's believed that his ghost still wanders the halls of the hotel.