Welcome to the only website devoted to Road Ghosts - in fact, to a very specific category of ghost - the Phantom Hitch-Hiker/Spectral Jaywalker. As a web-companion to a full-length treatment that rigorously examines this global phenomenon from the perspective of the world's foremost example (Blue Bell Hill, England) the contents of this site are necessarily less than exhaustive. For those who view the material here and would like to see the complete work in print, I would appreciate your support and comments on the Guestbook and Feedback pages. If you are a publisher with a possible interest in publishing the full manuscript treatment, further details and contact information can be found on the Publishers link (bottom left) in the navigation column. |
Sean Tudor |
EDITORIAL
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Foreword: Returning visitors will have noted that Roadghosts.com has not been updated since 2004. As you'll tell from this, the site is still live! I can only apologise for the long delay and pledge that updates will be made to the site as soon as possible. There is much to include, with new cases, reviews, and related material - so please keep sending in your accounts, newspaper clippings, book & media references, and comments. They are all appreciated, and I do try to respond to the majority I receive. Sean Tudor (Feb 2007) |
New
visitors - If you are a
new visitor to this site, I recommend beginning with the
introductory Walkin' After Midnight,
which will provide a guide to the site's overall content and
theme.
Originally launched as a web-companion to my work on the case at Blue Bell Hill, Kent (UK), ROADGHOSTS.COM is slowly developing its own style and content that both supports and augments that original work. One of the areas that fell outside the scope of the book project - and which can be more properly accommodated here - was a comprehensive accounting of road ghosts from elsewhere in the UK and beyond. I am therefore pleased to be able to report that increasingly this website is attracting new and original accounts to add to those already documented in the literature. New additions will be announced on this page, or can be accessed via the Cases link here or under Navigation.
A relatively new consideration is to extend the site's scope to acknowledge those road haunts I have termed 'Other' that are thematically similar, but which do not accord with the strict Phantom Hitch-Hiker/Spectral Jaywalker 'script' involving ostensibly human figures that are this site's chief focus.
With the continued contribution of readers' own accounts and the co-operation of like-minded websites and organisations, the aim of this site is to develop into a detailed region-by-region guide to the UK's haunted roads, and to collate similar eyewitness-supported testimonies from across the globe.
Returning visitors may note a change in the layout of the site. Roadghosts.com has been updated to use frames, which I hope will mean it will operate more tidily and efficiently. Please report any broken links or other problems.
On
the subject front, the site has finally undergone a major update, with dozens of new and updated cases, news and features. In particular,
look out for two impressive cases - the A15
at Ruskington, and the A12 between Essex and
Norfolk.
Sean Tudor (May 2004)