Hayley Stevens
@theghostgeek.substack.com
🎓 Open Uni MSc Psychology student.
👨💻 I write a science blog about spooky things and solve mysteries for a hobby theghostgeek.substack.com
👨💻 I write a science blog about spooky things and solve mysteries for a hobby theghostgeek.substack.com
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The Ghost Geek | Hayley Stevens | Substack
Ghost Geek (n.) one who writes rational commentary on the spooky parts of life, culture, and the media. Click to read The Ghost Geek, by Hayley Stevens, a Substack publication. Launched 23 days ago.
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That’s a really good piece explaining what set QED apart and highlighting the nature of skepticism in this generation.
Thanks, Hayley!
Thanks, Hayley!
The conference that proved we can achieve great things has come to an end, but the future of the grassroots skeptic movement is just beginning. #QED
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The Past, Present, and Future of QED
The conference that proved we can achieve great things has come to an end, but the future of the grassroots skeptic movement has just begun.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
That’s a really good piece explaining what set QED apart and highlighting the nature of skepticism in this generation.
Thanks, Hayley!
Thanks, Hayley!
Why myth, memory, and mood matter more than we think in historic hauntings, and how ghost hunters can avoid rewriting history
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When Ghost Stories Haunt Themselves
Why myth, memory, and mood matter more than we realise on haunted grounds
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November 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Why myth, memory, and mood matter more than we think in historic hauntings, and how ghost hunters can avoid rewriting history
open.substack.com/pub/theghost...
open.substack.com/pub/theghost...
The conference that proved we can achieve great things has come to an end, but the future of the grassroots skeptic movement is just beginning. #QED
open.substack.com/pub/theghost...
open.substack.com/pub/theghost...
The Past, Present, and Future of QED
The conference that proved we can achieve great things has come to an end, but the future of the grassroots skeptic movement has just begun.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The conference that proved we can achieve great things has come to an end, but the future of the grassroots skeptic movement is just beginning. #QED
open.substack.com/pub/theghost...
open.substack.com/pub/theghost...
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The Past, Present and Future of QED | The Ghost Geek
I genuinely cried writing this. #QEDcon will always have a special place in my brain. Thank you @qedcon.org!
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/the-past-p...
I genuinely cried writing this. #QEDcon will always have a special place in my brain. Thank you @qedcon.org!
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/the-past-p...
The Past, Present, and Future of QED
The conference that proved we can achieve great things has come to an end, but the future of the grassroots skeptic movement has just begun.
theghostgeek.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The Past, Present and Future of QED | The Ghost Geek
I genuinely cried writing this. #QEDcon will always have a special place in my brain. Thank you @qedcon.org!
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/the-past-p...
I genuinely cried writing this. #QEDcon will always have a special place in my brain. Thank you @qedcon.org!
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/the-past-p...
When I'm ill, I find I write better. I've written three pieces in the last 24 hours and was smug because I'm not sick hahaha... and now the cough has started.
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
When I'm ill, I find I write better. I've written three pieces in the last 24 hours and was smug because I'm not sick hahaha... and now the cough has started.
The Past, Present and Future of QED | The Ghost Geek
I genuinely cried writing this. #QEDcon will always have a special place in my brain. Thank you @qedcon.org!
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/the-past-p...
I genuinely cried writing this. #QEDcon will always have a special place in my brain. Thank you @qedcon.org!
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/the-past-p...
The Past, Present, and Future of QED
The conference that proved we can achieve great things has come to an end, but the future of the grassroots skeptic movement has just begun.
theghostgeek.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The Past, Present and Future of QED | The Ghost Geek
I genuinely cried writing this. #QEDcon will always have a special place in my brain. Thank you @qedcon.org!
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/the-past-p...
I genuinely cried writing this. #QEDcon will always have a special place in my brain. Thank you @qedcon.org!
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/the-past-p...
If you enjoy my writing, please be sure to subscribe on my relaunched blog here: theghostgeek.substack.com
The Ghost Geek | Hayley Stevens | Substack
Ghost Geek (n.) one who writes rational commentary on the spooky parts of life, culture, and the media. Click to read The Ghost Geek, by Hayley Stevens, a Substack publication. Launched 23 days ago.
theghostgeek.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
If you enjoy my writing, please be sure to subscribe on my relaunched blog here: theghostgeek.substack.com
I've started writing my thoughts on QED and I've cried twice
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I've started writing my thoughts on QED and I've cried twice
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Latest from The Ghost Geek: Some ghost stories are built on tragedy. Others bury it.
Winchester, Greyfriars, and the uneasy line between immersive storytelling and haunted history.
📑When Ghost Stories Haunt Themselves
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/when-ghost... #Paranormal #PopCulture
Winchester, Greyfriars, and the uneasy line between immersive storytelling and haunted history.
📑When Ghost Stories Haunt Themselves
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/when-ghost... #Paranormal #PopCulture
When Ghost Stories Haunt Themselves
Why myth, memory, and mood matter more than we realise on haunted grounds
theghostgeek.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Latest from The Ghost Geek: Some ghost stories are built on tragedy. Others bury it.
Winchester, Greyfriars, and the uneasy line between immersive storytelling and haunted history.
📑When Ghost Stories Haunt Themselves
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/when-ghost... #Paranormal #PopCulture
Winchester, Greyfriars, and the uneasy line between immersive storytelling and haunted history.
📑When Ghost Stories Haunt Themselves
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/when-ghost... #Paranormal #PopCulture
Spotify just sprung ‘lover, you should’ve come over’ by Jeff Buckley on me.
I’m fine.
I’m fine.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Spotify just sprung ‘lover, you should’ve come over’ by Jeff Buckley on me.
I’m fine.
I’m fine.
Didn’t clock that this was 8% when I bought it. I just like Belgian beer and liked that there was a gnome on the label 🫣
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Didn’t clock that this was 8% when I bought it. I just like Belgian beer and liked that there was a gnome on the label 🫣
I've moved and my blog is now called The Ghost Geek! For those who missed it on Halloween (apt), this is where I explore the spooky parts of life, culture, and the media through psychology, critical thinking, and decades of solving ghost mysteries as a (boo hiss) skeptic.
theghostgeek.substack.com
theghostgeek.substack.com
The Ghost Geek | Hayley Stevens | Substack
Ghost Geek (n.) one who writes rational commentary on the spooky parts of life, culture, and the media. Click to read The Ghost Geek, by Hayley Stevens, a Substack publication. Launched 9 days ago.
theghostgeek.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I've moved and my blog is now called The Ghost Geek! For those who missed it on Halloween (apt), this is where I explore the spooky parts of life, culture, and the media through psychology, critical thinking, and decades of solving ghost mysteries as a (boo hiss) skeptic.
theghostgeek.substack.com
theghostgeek.substack.com
Latest from The Ghost Geek: Some ghost stories are built on tragedy. Others bury it.
Winchester, Greyfriars, and the uneasy line between immersive storytelling and haunted history.
📑When Ghost Stories Haunt Themselves
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/when-ghost... #Paranormal #PopCulture
Winchester, Greyfriars, and the uneasy line between immersive storytelling and haunted history.
📑When Ghost Stories Haunt Themselves
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/when-ghost... #Paranormal #PopCulture
When Ghost Stories Haunt Themselves
Why myth, memory, and mood matter more than we realise on haunted grounds
theghostgeek.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Latest from The Ghost Geek: Some ghost stories are built on tragedy. Others bury it.
Winchester, Greyfriars, and the uneasy line between immersive storytelling and haunted history.
📑When Ghost Stories Haunt Themselves
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/when-ghost... #Paranormal #PopCulture
Winchester, Greyfriars, and the uneasy line between immersive storytelling and haunted history.
📑When Ghost Stories Haunt Themselves
theghostgeek.substack.com/p/when-ghost... #Paranormal #PopCulture
In maybe 2008/9, I investigated the haunting of an ancient pub whose cellar could only be reached via a wooden ladder and I swear I walked into this very cobweb down there. I still remember the fresh horror to this day. To. This. Day.
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black.
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
In maybe 2008/9, I investigated the haunting of an ancient pub whose cellar could only be reached via a wooden ladder and I swear I walked into this very cobweb down there. I still remember the fresh horror to this day. To. This. Day.
I'm going through some things rn but trying to be optimistic and positive. Tonight, I bought a Lucky Dip for the National Lottery, and my numbers included: 01, 43, and 48 (and others)
The numbers drawn were 02, 03, 42, 45, 46, 47 and bonus was 44.
The universe can, frankly, fuck right off.
The numbers drawn were 02, 03, 42, 45, 46, 47 and bonus was 44.
The universe can, frankly, fuck right off.
November 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I'm going through some things rn but trying to be optimistic and positive. Tonight, I bought a Lucky Dip for the National Lottery, and my numbers included: 01, 43, and 48 (and others)
The numbers drawn were 02, 03, 42, 45, 46, 47 and bonus was 44.
The universe can, frankly, fuck right off.
The numbers drawn were 02, 03, 42, 45, 46, 47 and bonus was 44.
The universe can, frankly, fuck right off.
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Someone just showed me a Doctor Who meme that said ‘if a silence looks away from a weeping angel, does the angel move closer or forget the encounter?’ and I need a Doctor Who nerd to tell me the answer or I’m not going to be able to sleep tonight.
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Someone just showed me a Doctor Who meme that said ‘if a silence looks away from a weeping angel, does the angel move closer or forget the encounter?’ and I need a Doctor Who nerd to tell me the answer or I’m not going to be able to sleep tonight.
Today I have woken up and remembered that I have:
1. A pair of walking boots
2. Legs that work
and:
3. The Kennet and Avon Canal is right on my doorstep
4. I used to love walking it for hours and hours and hours…
I think I’m going to do more of that. For my brain and stuff.
1. A pair of walking boots
2. Legs that work
and:
3. The Kennet and Avon Canal is right on my doorstep
4. I used to love walking it for hours and hours and hours…
I think I’m going to do more of that. For my brain and stuff.
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Today I have woken up and remembered that I have:
1. A pair of walking boots
2. Legs that work
and:
3. The Kennet and Avon Canal is right on my doorstep
4. I used to love walking it for hours and hours and hours…
I think I’m going to do more of that. For my brain and stuff.
1. A pair of walking boots
2. Legs that work
and:
3. The Kennet and Avon Canal is right on my doorstep
4. I used to love walking it for hours and hours and hours…
I think I’m going to do more of that. For my brain and stuff.
Ugh these are stunning!
My TV Crime Penguin Postcard series is now available as a choose-your-own quintet. Get your bunch of fives here: colemandesign.co.uk/tv-crime-pen...
November 6, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Ugh these are stunning!
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Ive never been slow to criticise the Reach plc media for their awful clickbait headlines. But this is another level. They know exactly what they're doing with this headline, and it is horrible, divisive and dangerous. Shame on them.
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Ive never been slow to criticise the Reach plc media for their awful clickbait headlines. But this is another level. They know exactly what they're doing with this headline, and it is horrible, divisive and dangerous. Shame on them.
Okay real talk. I need a grown up to tell me what matcha actually tastes like because I’m curious but scared and too old to be this ridiculous
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Okay real talk. I need a grown up to tell me what matcha actually tastes like because I’m curious but scared and too old to be this ridiculous
Look at him 😭😭😭
November 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Look at him 😭😭😭