True Irish Ghost Stories

I always buy at least one book when I go somewhere on holiday. It's just something I do, to give myself a feel of the place, if I have time to read some of it, or as souvenir, if I don't. Our last trip in Belfast was no exception. I bought True Irish Ghost Stories. Not sure how genuinely true they are, you know I am a sceptic, but this will come in handy during my countdown to Halloween. I find it important to have something Irish during the countdown, as Halloween is originally an Irish holiday. I also hope it will inspire my own spooky writing. Which is one of the reasons why I love to read these "real" accounts of the paranormal.

Poltergeist?

No, no, I am not talking about the movie (one of the first horror movies I saw) but about the phenomenon. Although it really reminded me of the movie. This anecdote could be part of my countdown to Halloween post. Anyway, yesterday morning, I was brushing my teeth upstairs before going to work, when I heard one of the noisy toys of Wolfie starting to play in the living room downstairs. There was nobody downstairs to trigger the darn thing. Thankfully my wife and son did not wake up and I turned off the toy. Now for the record, I do not believe for a second that there were ghosts or that the toy was turned on by any kind of supernatural or paranormal force, but nevertheless it reminded me of Poltergeist.