GhostwatchĀ is a horror mockumentary that aired on BBC on October 31st in 1992 as if it were a real, live paranormal investigation ā mimicking shows like Most Haunted. It starts as a seemingly straightforward Halloween special, with actual BBC presenters Michael Parkinson in the studio, tuning into a āliveā investigation of a haunted houseā¦ but it spirals into something really chilling and intense.Ā
A lot of people missed the āthis is a work of fictionā warning at the start and assumed what was happening on TV was real. I think to this date itās the most complaints the BBC have ever received. Theyāve never aired it again.Ā
Itās the perfect Halloween watch! For the full effect go in blind, start at 9:25pm ā when the show originally aired ā and follow it up with a chaser of spending all night googling the lore š»Ā
I love it so much I made this zine around this time last year!