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My Love Affair with the Mysterious

Zoe Strimpel on the 'intoxicating frisson' of ghost stories and wonders what's behind the growing number of freaky stories we produce and consume.

Zoe Strimpel discusses the thrills and psychic satisfactions of the spooky.

She argues that the disorientating nature of contemporary society creates the ideal breeding ground for our resurgent interest in things supernatural.

Producer: Adele Armstrong
Sound; Peter Bosher
Production coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Editor: Bridget Harney

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9 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 Sep 2023 08:48

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  • Fri 8 Sep 2023 20:50
  • Sun 10 Sep 2023 08:48

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