31 October 2023
Tuesday, 7.00 pm. Halloween. Peak conditions. Arrived early in full kit, the long coat and the hat, and was at once complimented on my costume by a hens’ party. I said I was not in costume. They said that was what made it so good.
Inventory of costumes entering The Possession tonight: four exorcists, one with a convincing collar and an unconvincing moustache. Two ghost hunters, both better equipped than I am, which I resented. A bucks’ party dressed as survivors of the first room, bandaged and limping before they had gone in.
Every player wore closed shoes. I noted this because staff checked. The bride-to-be had to swap her sandals for a friend’s spare sneakers, which she said ruined the whole look. She screamed beautifully all the same.
Scream count from the upstairs windows: a new record. Noreen says I should not count screams. I say somebody has to.
— D. Crouch, Northbridge Paranormal Society (President, Treasurer and Members)
