Darren W. Ritson is a prolific author who has had an interest in the paranormal for most of his life, following some strange experiences he had as a child. He is a Civil Servant who lives in North Tyneside. Darren founded the North East Ghost Research Team in May 2003 after a lifelong interest in the fascinating subject of 'ghostlore'. Darren continues to investigate, write and interview witnesses in his endless quest for answers about ghosts and haunting. He lives on North Tyneside with his long-term partner Jayne and their daughter Abbey. Michael J. Hallowell is a full-time author and columnist who specialises in writing about the paranormal. He has spent over forty years investigating hauntings both old and new and regularly appears on TV and radio. He has contributed to magazines such as Quest, Beyond, Paranormal, Magonia and Vision. His ‘WraithScape’ column in The Shields Gazette has now been running for over a decade. He has interviewed dozens of celebrity mediums and psychics, including Uri Geller, Derek Acorah, Colin Fry and Tony Stockwell, and lectures widely on ghosts, hauntings and the poltergeist phenomenon.