Thank you for taking the time to answer my... â€� H.E. Bulstrode Q&A

Meghan asked H.E. Bulstrode:

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. It has certainly prompted me to see out The Ghost of Scarside Beck'. Did you and your wife experience the presence in the same way or simultaneously? As, perhaps, a good follow up to my initial question, why is it that you are drawn to the supernatural especially if you regard yourself as 'skeptical by inclination'.?

H.E. Bulstrode We did experience it in the same way, and simultaneously. As for why the supernatural interests me as a theme for fiction, much of that appeal probably derives from having grown up in a family where belief in such phenomena was strong. One of my grandmothers used to regularly attend spiritualist churches, and a number of family members were convinced in the reality of ghosts and their own personal experiences of hauntings. From an early age, however, I always wanted hard evidence to back up such beliefs, and there was none.

Ghost stories are one of the oldest genres of fiction, and I've always found them entertaining. They come in many different varieties, and I tend to enjoy those that are rooted in folklore in some way.

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