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The power of place, our fascination with what is not human . . . these have been cornerstones of Beneath the Stream since we began. But so too is the power of the human mind, our perceptions, our telling of stories and perhaps, most of all, the telling of stories to ourselves through culture and memory and the tricks and truths we encounter. The work of author Ed Parnell is a powerful illustration of all of the above. His acclaimed book Ghostland has been described as “Parnell’s moving exploration of what has haunted our writers and artists – and what is haunting him. It is a unique and elegiac meditation on grief, memory and longing, and of the redemptive power of stories and nature.” Ghostland was shortlisted for the PEN Ackerley 2020 Award for memoir. Speaking in the book of his memories he says, “All of it was real, I think”. Ed Parnell’s website https://edwardparnell.com    INTRODUCTORY AND INCIDENTAL MUSIC: Colin Williams singing ‘Breaths’ by Sweet Honey in the Rock Some of the ideas and references we make in this podcast can be found here: M R James https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._R._James  Algernon Blackwood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Blackwood  Stonehenge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge  Garth Marenghi's Darkplace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Marenghi%27s_Darkplace  Boston, Lincs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston,_Lincolnshire  Holbeach Marsh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holbeach_Marsh  New York - Lou Reed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(album)  Fata Morgana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage)  Pilgrim Hospital https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim_Hospital  Illustrated London News https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illustrated_London_News  The Willows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Willows_(story)  The Danube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube  Lakenheath Fen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakenheath_Fen_RSPB_reserve  Golden Oriole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_golden_oriole  Arthur Machen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Machen  Alan Garner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Garner  Weirdstone of Brisingamen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weirdstone_of_Brisingamen  The Moon of Gomrath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_of_Gomrath  Hemmingford Grey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemingford_Grey  Robert Lloyd-Parry http://www.nunkie.co.uk  Waterland, Graham Swift https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterland_(novel)  The Wash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wash  Jodrell Bank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodrell_Bank_Observatory  E F Benson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._F._Benson  Borth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borth  William Hope Hodgson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hope_Hodgson  Folk Horror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_horror  The House on the Borderland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_on_the_Borderland  The Blood on Satan’s Claw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blood_on_Satan%27s_Claw  The Wicker Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wicker_Man  Witchfinder General https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchfinder_General_(film)  Psychogeography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychogeography  The Blair Witch Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Witch_Project  Lapwing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_lapwing  Bella Lugosi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Lugosi  An American Werewolf in London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Werewolf_in_London  Tolkien https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien  Harry Potter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter  The X-files https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files  Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Oh,_Whistle,_and_I%27ll_Come_to_You,_My_Lad%27  Watership Down https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watership_Down