Ghosts at the Old Library

Ghosts at the Old Library is a series of ghost stories for Christmas. Commissioned by Levenshulme Old Library, a community-powered arts charity based in South Manchester. The stories all respond to the former Carnegie library building in Levenshulme, the surrounding area or the local community. To find out more please visit levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk

Ghosts at the Old Library is a fiction podcast hosted by Levenshulme Old Library, with 18 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Levenshulme Old Library hosts Ghosts at the Old Library, a fiction show with 18 episodes published.

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  Episode #1

  Items by David Hartley

  Dec 16, 202520 minS4

  <p>A ghost story for Christmas.</p><p>Lottie spends the day trying to fix the small, creeping problems in her family home: draughts, mould, a broken latch, a chair that won’t quite behave as it should. When her son writes his Christmas list, the house itself seems to lean closer.</p><p>Set in Levenshulme, Items is a quiet haunted house story about domestic unease, inheritance, and the way certain places remember who has passed through them.</p><p>David Hartley is a writer and performer based in Manchester. His fiction has appeared in publications including Ambit, Black St...

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  Episode #6

  The Woman in the Park by Lucy Edmiston

  Dec 19, 202420 minS3

  <p>A ghost story for Christmas.</p><p><br></p><p>Mary, a new mother in a new town, seeks solace in her local park. But who is the strange woman who mirrors her lonely walks? As the winter sets in, Mary gradually begins to question her marriage, her sanity, and the hidden connections between her past and this unsettling figure in the snow.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Lucy Edmiston is a writer and poet based in Manchester. Her short story 'Mothers and Daughters' was longlisted for the 2024 Motherhood Uncensored Writing Competition and is due for...

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  Episode #5

  The Letter Box on Cromwell Grove by Reshma Ruia

  Dec 19, 202417 minS3

  <p>A ghost story for Christmas.</p><p>When Ukrainian refugee Olga moves in with the quiet, grieving Wilsons, she finds herself perturbed by the eerie stillness of their home and its strange collection of antiques. As unsettling events unfold, Olga realizes that the house holds secrets she never could have imagined.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Reshma Ruia is a poet, novelist and co-founder of The Whole Kahani, a collective of British South Asian Writers. Her first novel, Something Black in the Lentil Soup, was described in The Sunday Times as ‘a gem of straight-faced comedy’. Her...

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  Episode #4

  Spirit Level by Sophie Parkes

  Dec 19, 202412 minS3

  <p>A ghost story for Christmas.</p><p><br></p><p>A woman, unsettled by the flaws in her new home ‒ dank walls, faulty lights, strange sounds in the rain ‒ finds herself shadowed by a presence that defies logic and drives her to drastic, ritualistic acts. Is the house harbouring something both ancient and inexorable? Or is she merely losing her grip on reality?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Sophie Parkes is a writer of novels, short fiction, and music journalism with a PhD in creative writing and folklore from Sheffield Hallam University. Her hist...

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  Episode #3

  Instructions From the Other House by Abi Hynes

  Dec 19, 202416 minS3

  <p>A ghost story for Christmas.</p><p><br></p><p>Lauren, a mother struggling with sleepless nights, uncovers the dark past of her new home as mysterious disturbances disrupt her children's rest. As eerie messages from a reclusive neighbor hint at lurking dangers, Lauren must confront the unseen forces threatening her family's safety.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Abi Hynes is a drama and fiction writer based in Manchester. Her debut short story collection, Monstrous Longing, was published by Dahlia Press in 2023 and has recently been longlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize. She won...

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