Episode 64: The Ghostwatch Halloween Hoax
On Halloween night of 1992, millions of people across the UK gathered around their TV sets to watch a one-off, highly anticipated television special. ‘Ghostwatch’ looked like the perfect viewing choice for the spookiest evening of the year, but it soon became clear that all was not quite as it seemed. This is the fascinating – and truly tragic – story of the ‘spoof that duped a nation’. Mental health resources UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Mental health resources Global: https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Become a Patreon subscriber! http://www.patreon.com/ThingsAreAboutToGetWeird Our Merch Store! https://thingsareabouttogetweird.teemill.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices