Ghostwatch came about as a result of the untimely demise of a girl called Helena Blunden who died tragically in an Irish mill in 1912. Reports of mysterious events following her death led to the the first Ghostwatch on Halloween 1988 when a group of ghost botherers gathered to do some spirit spotting.

Now, Ghostwatch has evolved into a fully fledged website complete with constant webcam surveillance allowing anyone to scout for ethereal apparitions. Lots of visitors have reported seeing doors opening and closing and hearing freaky footsteps and one peron was properly shocked when their screen started flashing bright colours. Although that’s not spooky, that’s just a screen saver.