Spectrophilia: The Ghost Fetish

<p>If you happen to be a Spectrophiliac, then October must be a particularly exciting time for you.</p><br><p>What is a spectrophiliac? Well, it's a fetish for ghosts (as well as mirrors), so being turned on by anything lurking in the non-physical realm. After all, as the old adage goes, the most important sex organ is the brain.</p><br><p>What are the historic origins of this fetish and phenomenon? And what real life stories can be told of it?</p><br><p>Today features an interview Kate did with Maddy Pelling and Anthony Delaney on our sister podcast, After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal.</p><br><p>Head to their feed&nbsp;<a href="https://pod.link/1705694900" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> to find brand new episodes already out on such mysterious and unsettling topics such as HMS Terror, the origins of Halloween and Murder in Ancient Rome.</p><br><p>This podcast was edited by Siobhan Dale and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians like Kate Lister, Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsley, Mary Beard and more.</p><br><p>Get 50% off your first 3 months with code <a href="https://access.historyhit.com/checkout/subscribe/receipt?code=betwixt&plan=monthly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>BETWIXT</u></a>. Download the app on your smart TV or in the app store or sign up at <a href="http://historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.</p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>