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Karl Bell, The Conversation

London’s fire-breathing demon and Beijing’s ghostly night bus: Where do urban legends come from?

They create hidden geographies in our cities and enrich our experience of them.

Karl Bell, The Conversation
· Aug 01, 2020 · 11:30 pm
Victorian scientists came up with an explanation for ghosts, but the public was never convinced

Sometimes the unknown is more appealing than the truth – and it has kept ghost hunters in business for generations.

Karl Bell, The Conversation
· Nov 05, 2019 · 11:30 pm