About this episode

The episode explores haunted stories from UK folklore and discusses various cultural topics.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get ad-free episodes, early release, and bonus shows⁠ On this episode we dive into stories from UK folklorist and friend of the show Ruth Roper Wylde's "These Haunted Times, Volume 6" available in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Also on this episode: nerdy synchronicities, Paul surviving the World Cup, and the nightmare that is James Herbert's "The Rats" For full shownotes, head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GhostStoryGuys.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brennan Storr

Guest: Ruth Roper Wylde

Topics covered

• haunted stories
• UK folklore
• synchronocities
• horror literature
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• haunted
• folklore
• synchronocities
• World Cup
• James Herbert

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: These Haunted Times, Volume 6, The Rats

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