Traditionally, Christmas Eve is a time for families to gather in fevered anticipation of the feasting and gift giving that constitutes Christmas Day itself, at least for the majority of us. Usually, the final Christmas preparations are put in place: presents are wrapped, special secret gifts are removed from a …

Do you believe in ghosts? Poltergeists? The preternatural? The supernatural? Powers beyond the natural? The demi-monde? Life after death? Aliens? Big cats? Alien big cats? BigFoot? Mothman? Slenderman? Qwlman? Mantisman? Black eyed children? Indigo children? If you are of a more sceptical (not necessarily more inquiring) mind you may reply …