Ghostwatch Page #7

or nasty.

But this particular day,

it certainly was.

One of the first incidents

that day...

We were eating lunch and...

I think it was mackerel

or something like that.

We both looked down,

this is my half-sister and me,

and saw

what looked like saliva

all over the mackerel.

Of course we couldn't eat it.

And shortly after that,

I found again what looked like

saliva on the front doorstep.

Erm...

I start...

I lost my temper with it.

For the first time,

I say "it."

This presence,

whatever it was...

And I started shouting

and swearing.

And immediately,

again, spit...

What looked like spit

appeared on my shoes.

As if in retaliation.

And either shortly before

or shortly after this...

Literally was disgusting.

(STAMMERING) We found

excrement smeared

on a cupboard door

in the bathroom.

We had already,

in fact found, er,

such things in various parts

of the flat.

This was the first time

we actually found anything

smeared like that on the door.

So it had to be cleared up.

It was really horrible.

And from someone

who believes in ghosts

to someone who's not

quite sure.

Let's join Craig Charles.

Boo!

I bet that scared you,

didn't it?

No, this is not a mask.

This is Craig Charles, live,

you lucky people.

And here we have

the thrill-seekers.

Pillars of the community.

All waiting to see if the

ghost is going to arrive.

Welcome to Fright Night.

Now I'm gonna give you

a little guided tour

of the community.

And we're gonna meet some

people who are pretty upset

about some weird goings-on.

And we're gonna go to a pretty

sinister place.

Let's break into a little bit

of a jog, lads.

Gets me fit, this jog.

That's why I told Michael,

I hate Halloween.

I hate apples.

I hate dud apples.

I hate little kids all dressed

up in... Like the devil.

I'm going to meet this woman,

Yvonne Etherly.

And she's on this piece

of waste ground here, I think.

And then she's gonna tell us

some pretty peculiar things.

Erm, Yvonne Etherly.

Yvonne? Which one...

You're Yvonne.

Okay. Yvonne, can you...

Can you tell me about some

of the things that've been

going on around here?

Well, we live opposite Pam

at number 43,

and one night, ages ago now,

we heard all this banging.

So we went to the front door,

and it was obvious it was

coming from Pam's house.

CRAIG:
So what did you see?

Well, the top window

was smashed,

and Pam and Kimmy

were in the garden crying.

So, we made them a cup of tea.

And they just come in

into ours

whenever they need to,

basically.

CRAIG:
It all sounds

a little bit weird.

What's it like living in

England's Amityville?

Well, it's no joke.

I mean, it's not very funny.

I mean, some really weird

and horrible things

happen around here.

CRAIG:
Well, what kind of

weird things?

Well, there was that

wee girl that went missing.

-Judy Weiland.

-Judy Weiland.

It was in all the papers.

What happened to her?

We don't know. She just

disappeared and then...

Well, I know you're always

reading about people that were

knifed and that sort of thing.

But somebody was knifed around

here that was five years old.

CRAIG:
Five years old?

Okay. Can you tell me a little

bit about this playground?

Yeah.

Shall I go in?

Yeah, yeah. Come on.

Well, it was this summer.

My... My youngest son, Gary,

came running into the house

in a real state.

So, when I calmed him down,

it seemed that they'd been

playing in here,

and they'd found this

dead black Labrador.

Where did they find it?

It was about here.

And how had it died?

Well, it'd been cut open, like

something in a butcher's shop.

Can you imagine the kind of

person that would do

something like that?

Is that all that happened?

Well, it was pregnant.

There were foetuses

scattered all over.

The kids wouldn't play

for weeks.

I should imagine not.

So as you can see, this is a

pretty sinister place.

Now I'm gonna try and find the

guy who tried unsuccessfully

to exorcise Foxhill Drive.

A Mr Arthur Lacey.

Arthur Lacey?

Arthur Lacey.

Come with me, Arthur.

You got involved in your

professional capacity,

I believe.

ARTHUR:
Well, not exactly.

By profession,

I'm a British Royal Guard.

CRAIG:
Ah. But in your

spare time, you're a medium?

ARTHUR:
Well,

I'm a spiritualist.

CRAIG:
A spiritualist.

ARTHUR:
Yes, and through God,

I've been given the task,

when I can,

to help spirits that may

have lost their way.

So, you, erm...

You exorcised Foxhill Drive.

Well, it wasn't

the Ruituale Romanum,

bell, book and candle.

No, I simply went

and prayed with the family.

And offered a guiding light

to whatever poor soul

might need it.

And can you tell us

what happened?

You know how they say that

pigs can sense it before they

get to the slaughterhouse?

Well, I had this

overwhelming sense of evil,

of spiritual decay, is the

only way I can describe it as.

Yeah, I was physically sick

for a week.

I smelt blood on my hands.

Something didn't want me

near it.

Didn't believe it was dead.

So do you believe there is

such a thing as...

I don't know, an evil place?

Well, there are degrees, yes,

shades in all places.

I mean, anyone who buys

a house finds themselves

weighing up these

vibrations subconsciously.

You see, I think that

just as we are the product of

our mothers and fathers

and their mothers and fathers,

I think that places somehow

inherit the genes

in their past too, somehow.

Yeah?

Hey, trick-or-treaters

I think.

-Hey, what's your name?

-Katie.

-And your name?

-Billy.

Billy and Katie.

Sounds a little bit like a...

MICHAEL:
Craig. Craig.

I'm sorry to have to

cut you off there.

In fact, I've just heard that

we've got to go back to Sarah.

Sarah's got something

important for us.

Sarah?

Yes, what is it?

What have you got?

Yeah, we definitely got

something here.

Just look at this.

Now, can you see this?

MICHAEL:

I certainly can, clearly.

SARAH:
Well, there's no way

it could've gotten there.

I thought maybe an old tomcat

had got in or something.

DR PASCOE:
Sarah,

when did you see this?

Well, I took Suzanne

up to bed...

In fact, all of us

went upstairs.

Erm, nobody was

down here at all.

Ten minutes ago,

it wasn't here.

DR PASCOE:
Sarah, have you got

a handkerchief?

Can you see if

the light fitting is working?

Thanks. That's great.

Yeah, we'll do that for you.

Better turn the light

off first, hadn't I?

All right. Okay.

Here we go.

I'll put this. This is strong

enough to hold me.

There we are. (EXHALES)

-DR PASCOE:
Anything?

-Er...

There's nothing dripped off

here, first of all.

DR PASCOE:
No stains

on the ceiling?

Just see, if there's anything?

DR PASCOE:
No?

-Forced concrete.

-SARAH:
No,

this is all completely dry.

DR PASCOE:
So, it couldn't

come from below.

Is there any smell, Sarah?

SARAH:
No, nothing.

DR PASCOE:
Can you smell

the hanky, maybe?

See if there's anything

on that now.

Any odour?

The hanky? (SNIFFS)

No, no, can't smell

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