News and reviews for PJ and The Paranormal Pursuers - The Phantoms of Pittenweem
Read More“What a blessing it is to love books as I love them;- to be able to converse with the dead, and to live amidst the unreal!”
– Thomas Babington Macaulay
News and reviews for PJ and The Paranormal Pursuers - The Phantoms of Pittenweem
Read MoreHere's the sequel to PJ's adventures with the Mackenzie Poltergeist. This time, together with Shuggie, Sunny and Freya, he's forced to deal with the malevolent spirit of Patrick Morton to save the troubled spirits of the Pittenweem Witches.
Read MoreRead about William McGonagall, reputedly Scotland's worst poet, whose rhymes inspired Shuggie in PJ and the Paranormal Pursuers.
Read MoreThe myths and science of Poltergeists.
Read MoreThis was a special Halloween short story I wrote for the Cairneyhill Halloween Gala, tailored for Primary 1-3 age group. I read it to various groups of village children, during a spooky story telling night!
Read MoreExploring the terrible history of the Scottish Witch Trials and witchcraft generally and the moves to commemorate those persecuted, accused, tortured and executed.
Read MoreAn Outlander guide to filming locations in the Kingdom of Fife
Read MoreThis is an article I wrote for the Edinburgh Reporter, which was first published in October 2021 for Halloween. The accompanying image is inside the Covenanters' Prison in Greyfriars Kirkyard and shows the haunted 'Black Mausoleum' where Sir George Mackenzie is said to attack visitors to the site. The original published article can be found here: https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2021/10/for-halloween-tales-from-the-outlanderish-crypt-keeper/
Read MoreExperiencing the "Ginaissance" at the Pickering's Gin Gourmet Masterclass Cocktail and Cheese Experience
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