Duncan Wood, born in Oldham, lives in Essex, writer of thoughtful ghost stories that will 'intrigue, disturb and unsettle you' (Essex Chronicle)
Essex, UK
Joined April 2014
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And a third tribute to the great scholar and ghost story enthusiast, M R James, of Cambridge University - a tale set in the depths of rural Norfolk, England, in 1929 ... 'The Organ of Corpusty'
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Another tribute to the great M R James ... 'The Hearties of Adonai'
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Today the Spooky Isles has my musings on life and death as its feature article: spookyisles.com/2015/03/ghos…
See my NEW Kindle book, 'Secret Adventures of #Sherlock #Holmes - Tranche1', co-written with journalist Darryl Webber amazon.co.uk/Secret-Adventur…
My book 'More Ghostly Tales' - including one story performed professionally on stage - is free on Kindle right now.
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Narrated by internationally acclaimed story teller Mike Dodsworth, they'd make a great Christmas present ... audible.co.uk/pd/Fiction/Sel…
The 'M R James Appreciation Society' page on Facebook is full of really interesting spooky tales, photos and James memorabilia ...
A political #satire of ambition, desire, delusion & chaos - also featuring some Great British ghostly commentators! createspace.com/4905488
Branching out from ghostly tales into political #satire, but there are still roles for several spooks! 'Sleepers Awake' will be out soon.
In England, witch crazes seem to have been associated with the lingering of the old religion in certain localities after the reformation.
Surely it's essential to any ghost story that while the impact of the haunting might become clear, the mechanism should remain mysterious?
Working up a #ghost story for the streets of #Chelmsford next #Halloween, based on the infamous local #witch trials - lots of issues there.