E18 | The Paranormal

It's the final years of the 20th century, and the chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one… apparently. So why is young Tomek going to such extremes to prevent himself from being abducted?

Meanwhile, Tom is being chased up the stairs by a sinister presence. With a bit of luck, Neil Buchanan will show up any minute to dismiss it as nothing more than a swarm of midges.

Keep the lights on for this one as they dive into all things paranormal - from The X-Files and Goosebumps to ghost condoms and haunted trains (sorry, engines).

But nothing made Britain’s collective blood run colder in the ‘90s than a certain glory hole-dwelling spectre named Pipes. Are you brave enough to pay him one more visit?

Seriously though, keep the lights on - because if you're one of those people who likes to fall asleep to podcasts, you won’t want to be lying there in the dark when the Are You Afraid of the Dark? theme tune kicks in around the 40-minute mark…