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Brighton is UK's ghost capital

1:40pm Thursday 4th February 2010 in


Brighton and Hove has been named as the UK’s ghost capital.

Murdered publicans, ghoulish monks, and drowned sailors are all said to flit round the city’s streets and twitterns.

Now organisers of the first World Horror Convention said Brighton will be the only UK venue due to its high number of restless dead.

More than 300 horror aficionados will manifest in theThe Albion Hotel in the Old Steine, Brighton, before enjoying ghost walks and readings from star authors.

Members of the convention have already revealed some of the spectres they will be tracking when they visit between March 25-28.

Organisers claim sailors from the 12th Century ship Nicholas that sunk of the city’s can be seen uot at sea and the old brewer from the Black Lion in Black Lion Street, who was burnt at the stake in 1555 is still hanging around in the pub's cellar.

The sold out convention, whose members will fly in from round the world, is themed on 'Brighton Shock! - A Celebration of the European Horror Tradition from Victorian Times to the Present Day.'

Comments(15)

censored says...
1:54pm Thu 4 Feb 10

Idiots brand Brighton 'capital of made-up stuff'

might be a better headline

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lorrie2 says...
1:59pm Thu 4 Feb 10

Drug death capital, ghost capital its all the dead addicts walking around still trying to score!

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oldmarket says...
2:11pm Thu 4 Feb 10

"Organisers claim sailors from the 12th Century ship Nicholas that sunk of the city’s can be seen uot at sea"
Does anybody read this nonsense before putting it uot, as they would say? Is sunk of the city related to Stig of the Dump? Why are Argus headlines usually repeats of the intro? Oh, well, brightened my day, anyway.

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Whitedot says...
2:12pm Thu 4 Feb 10

'Organisers claim sailors from the 12th Century ship Nicholas that sunk of the city’s can be seen uot at sea'

Quality writing and grammar as always.

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Granny says...
2:19pm Thu 4 Feb 10

I think we have more than a few in the council, too. I don't know who my local representative is nor have I have ever had contact with he/she either personally or by communication.

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Cass says...
2:40pm Thu 4 Feb 10

With increased parking charges and restrictions B & H will definately be a ghost town but not quite what the reporters had in mind I'm sure

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Christophe Hawtree says...
3:32pm Thu 4 Feb 10

The figure would be even higher if it included the ghost buses. Those that are announced to appear on the orange boards, and then vanish, never arriving. Perhaps they are a part of that other Argus favourite, sightings of flying saucers. People get on a bus in Portslade with hopes of reaching Churchill Square only to find that they are off beyond the galaxy - where there must at least be a more enlightened Council.

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yorkie44 says...
3:54pm Thu 4 Feb 10

"Murdered publicans, ghoulish monks, and drowned sailors are all said to flit round the city’s streets and twitterns."

Sound like typical drunken stag and hen party nights at the weekend.

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spanos says...
4:01pm Thu 4 Feb 10

Who ya gonna call?

I ain't afraid of no ghost

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another village idiot says...
5:28pm Thu 4 Feb 10

Spooky.......

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Gaz the great says...
6:53pm Thu 4 Feb 10

Am i right in thinking this story is about the council-virtually invisible at all times!

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cheezburger says...
8:15pm Thu 4 Feb 10

The article proclaims Brighton as the UK ghost capital, then completely fails to quantify it with a quote in the article. If anyone from the organisers did say it then of course they would have to come to Brighton. They couldnt very well say Birmingham was the capital and then hold their thing somewhere else.

By the way, the bad photoshop job. Thats a pic of max schreck from Nosferatu, so not even a ghost film.

The festival is interesting enough. No ned to try and introduce nonsense to spice it up.

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TheInsider says...
9:53pm Thu 4 Feb 10

No, no, no.Brighton is the place in the UK where you are most likely to get the willies.

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BringBackGoodGrammar says...
2:13am Fri 5 Feb 10

what a load of fanny.

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MKWirral says...
10:03am Fri 5 Feb 10

Proof reading is obviously not something that the Argus ever consider ....
In this case they probably believe Spoof reading to be sufficient ....
Well Naomi, you don't stand a Ghost of a chance to impress any of the Daily rags .... unless of course it was one of Arthur Daley's.

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